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The Trudeau Record: Promise v. Performance
The record of what has been done–and what hasn’t–will surprise even well-informed readers. The book is on shelves now. Readers should check out their local…
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April 2007: The World Social Forum in Nairobi
African activists lead resistance to Western plundering and imperialism Held in Africa for the first time, the World Social Forum (WSF) brought 66,000 people to…
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April 2007: Integration or disintegration?
Powerful business and political leaders on both sides of the border are working hard, both openly and stealthily, to bind Canada more closely to the…
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April 2007: Historic Election in October
Ontario voters could opt for democratic election system “Our current system distorts what voters are saying, produces phony majority governments, and has driven down voter…
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April 2007: Action Needed, Not Rhetoric
George Perkins Marsh, in his 1864 book Man and Nature, warned a world even then dominated by business that “We are breaking up the floor…
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March 2007: A Special CCPA Report on Work, Wealth, and the Economy
Lots of insecure jobs created in 2006, but more good jobs lost Pundits have acclaimed 2006 as a banner year for the Canadian labour market,…
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It’s time to raise BC’s minimum wage above the poverty line
What does it mean to be a minimum wage earner in British Columbia? It means making $8 per hour—or as little as $6 if you’re…
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Set minimum wages above poverty line: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Not a single province in Canada pays a minimum wage that lifts working Canadians out of poverty, concludes…
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Bringing Minimum Wages Above the Poverty Line
Attachments Bringing Minimum Wages Above the Poverty Line SUMMARY: Bringing Minimum Wages Above the Poverty Line About the authorsStuart MurrayHugh MackenzieEconomist Hugh Mackenzie is a…
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N.S. finances in good shape; social debt in need of payment
Trying to make sense of Nova Scotia’s finances isn’t getting any easier. The timing of the provincial budget so soon after the federal budget ensures…
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Response to the Ontario Budget 2007-8
A short summary of a budget that’s short on anything new Download 96.48 KB3 pages About the authorHugh MackenzieEconomist Hugh Mackenzie is a Research Associate…
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Assessing Nova Scotia’s Fiscal Situation
Managing Social and Financial Debts Download 513.06 KB 16 pages About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Saskatchewan Alternative Budget 2007
Poverty and Inequality in a Time of Prosperity Download 497.79 KB59 pages Attachments Saskatchewan Alternative Budget 2007: Budget in Brief About the authorCanadian Centre for…
