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Platform crunch 3: Every party is promising tax cuts and cash transfers
About the authorDavid MacdonaldDavid joined the CCPA as its Senior Ottawa Economist in 2011, although he has been a long time contributor as a research…
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The Victims Of Drones (Part I)
Opposition to U.S. drone attacks rises globally and in U.S. Joe Lombardo is co-coordinator of the United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC), the largest anti-war coalition…
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Thinking the Apocalyptic Unthinkable
Oil-dependent “civilization” faces collapse before mid-century Whether our “civilization” will survive this century is now — or should be — the main concern of everyone.…
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Investor vs. State Arbitrations
Suing governments a billion-dollar global corporate bonanza The North American Free Trade Agreement was the first of a New World Order of trade agreements designed…
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Aboriginal Peoples Fight For All Canadians
We should join the First Nations in becoming “idle no more” The day after Stephen Harper finally agreed (Jan. 4, 2013) to meet with First…
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Hennessy’s Index: February 2013
The Dominance of Canada’s 1% Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the…
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Repeat After Me: Ontario is not Greece
The Fraser Institute has a new report warning Ontario could become the next Greece or California because of the size of its debt. Of course…
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Progressive tax options for BC or how to raise needed revenues and make our tax system more fair
In a new report we released this week, Seth Klein and I show there’s a clear need of tax reform in BC, both to raise…
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Atlantic Canada’s story of inequality
Statistics Canada released new data yesterday on high income trends in Canada with nary a mention of the Atlantic Provinces. From a Canadian comparative perspective, the data…
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Social Impact Bonds
Download 282.85 KB Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are a relatively new method of funding and delivering social services. Under this approach the private or social…
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Creating Opportunities with Green Jobs
The story of BUILD and BEEP Download 1.33 MB52 pages Social enterprises have emerged as viable business models that create a blended return on investment…
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It’s Time for an Equality Premier
Imagine if Ontario’s incoming Premier – lauded for breaking the inequality barrier on two counts – decided to parlay her victory into a post-austerity focus…
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Progressive Tax Options for BC
Reform Ideas for Raising New Revenues and Enhancing Fairness Attachments Progressive Tax Options for BC — SUMMARY
