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December 9, 2023

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    Platform Crunch: CBC funding is a wedge issue in Canada’s federal election

    About the authorTrish HennessyTrish is the Director of the Think Upstream project and a senior communications strategist with the CCPA National Office. She is focused…

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    Austerity doing Ontario more harm than good: report

    CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT. TORONTO – Ontario’s experiment with austerity in 2012 is contributing to an economic slowdown that demands a different…

    March 18, 2013
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    Austerity’s Impact in Ontario Download 558.47 KB36 pages This report shows that Ontario hasn’t returned to pre-recession economic health. Austerity measures are compounding the problem,…

    March 18, 2013
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    In 2013, for the first time in Canadian history, retirees will outnumber young people entering the workforce. Immigration is a sensible way to offset population…

    March 18, 2013
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    BC has plenty of room to raise taxes

    We have argued previously that British Columbians are open to tax increases, and that the province would be well advised to increase revenues so that…

    March 18, 2013
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    As we approach tax filing time, here’s a little context regarding your BC income taxes… One of the problems plaguing debates about taxes in BC…

    March 15, 2013
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    Fast Facts: Nine Appeals and Seven Months Later

    Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship is not living up to its name. Problems with the Environment Act, the environmental assessment, licensing and appeal process, and…

    March 14, 2013
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    AFB 2013: Doing better together

    Time flies and our Alternative Federal Budget is now in its 19th year.  Year after year it has shown that we can have a Canada where we…

    March 13, 2013
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    Un institut de recherche demande au fédéral de mettre fin à l’austérité qui tue la croissance

    L’alternative budgetaire s’attaque aux préoccupations réelles des Canadiens CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT OTTAWA – Le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) prévient que d’autres…

    March 12, 2013
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    Think tank calls on feds to stop growth-killing austerity

    Alternative Budget plan tackles Canadians’ real concerns CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) warns more austerity measures…

    March 12, 2013
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    Alternative Federal Budget 2013

    Doing Better Together Download 1.87 MB171 pages The Alternative Federal Budget 2013: Doing Better Together shows how growth-killing austerity can be replaced by a plan that strengthens…

    March 12, 2013
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    Alternative Budgétaire Pour le Gouvernement Fédéral 2013

    Mieux faire ensemble Download 2.05 MB202 pages Ce communiqué est composé de trois documents:      RAPPORT COMPLET Cliquez ci-dessus pour télécharger l’ABGF 2013 complet.   BUDGET…

    March 12, 2013
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    Infographics: Doing better, together

    Alternative Federal Budget 2013 Budgets are about choices that reflect a government’s values and priorities. The Alternative Federal Budget shows us what the federal government could do if…

    March 12, 2013
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