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Canada should move towards integration with Europe instead of the U.S.
About the authorBruce CampbellBruce Campbell is former Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Adjunct Professor, York University, Faculty of Environmental and Urban…
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Coal association gets free pass on election advertising while public interest groups chilled
Just when I thought the situation with BC’s third party advertising rules couldn’t get any more ridiculous, this comes in from the “Are You Kidding…
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Study of Income Inequality in Canada—What Can Be Done
Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Download 181.7 KB8 pages On April 30, 2013, CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan was among…
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Reality check on government spending: Is the overspending fear-mongering justified?
Both main parties in this election campaign are accusing the other of being big spenders. The BC Liberals claim the BC NDP is making election…
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Assessing BC’s fiscal health: unpacking the spin on BC’s deficits, debt and spending
As happens in elections, the claims and accusations are flying about “who is the better fiscal manager.” The Liberals created a “Spend-O-Meter” purporting to show…
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The call for a BC poverty reduction plan: where have the parties landed
The CCPA is a founding member of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition (PRC), which for over four years now has been advancing the call for…
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Vancouver child poverty rate is second-highest in Canada
The story of child poverty in Canada is very much an urban story. One out of every 10 children living in urban areas was poor…
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Policy and Poverty in Manitoba – Budget 2013
It was a welcome change to hear politicians of all stripes talking about poverty in the lead up to the 2013 provincial budget and in…
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Final election fact sheet: Enhancing social support for seniors living in BC
We have completed the last of our series of three fact sheets on seniors issues in preparation for the upcoming election! This fact sheet highlights…
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Beyond the economy: Where are BC’s major parties on health care and our aging population?
We have been surprised, to say the least, at the lack of public discourse around health care during this election period. As a top-of-mind issue…
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Debt Free BC?
It is pretty clear that the election-inspired promise of a debt free BC is not to be taken seriously. There is no credible market analysis…
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Sociology: I Can’t Quit You
True confession time, people. I commit sociology. And not just as a one-off. You might say—all right, I will say it—that I’m a repeat offender. In fact,…
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Polozogistics: Nine Thoughts About the Choice of the New Bank of Canada Governor
1. He’s Number Two: Stephen Poloz was widely acknowledged in economic and political circles as the second-best choice for the top job at the Bank of…
