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Atlantic Canadians need a raise: One-third of Workers Earn Less than $20 an hour
About the authorsChristine SaulnierChristine Saulnier (she/her) is Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia. She has a doctorate in Political Science from York…
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BC’s Budget 2004 fails Olympic test
Tuesday’s budget speech and the recent Speech from the Throne were full of references to the Spirit of 2010. But rather than setting out a…
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FastFacts: Safe, Stable, Affordable
The Housing Needs of Women Download 432.95 KB 2 pages About the authorMolly McCrackenMolly McCracken (she/her) is the Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy…
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The world will be watching in 2010, but what will they see?
2004 Solutions Budget uses Olympics deadline as focus for plan to revitalize BC’s economy, public services CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The…
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BC Solutions Budget 2004
Getting Ready for 2010 Download 414.72 KB28 pages Attachments Summary: BC Solutions Budget 2004 About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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PEI fiscal situation
No cause for alarm READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax–A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) finds that the current…
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Federal government crying wolf again
Alternative Federal Budget forecasts $8.3 billion surplus CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–Every year since the elimination of the federal budget deficit in…
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Crying Wolf Again?
A Pre-Budget Assessment of Federal Finances Download 143.8 KB6 pages About the authorEllen Russell
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February 2004: Poisoning the Environment –Free
What is remarkable about the latest environmental law decision from the Supreme Court of Canada is not how ecologically enlightened the Court is (since a…
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February 2004: A Report Card on Big Truck Safety
Gov’ts, trucking firms making roads more dangerous, not safer More than 500 Canadian motorists and their passengers are killed every year in highway and road…
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February 2004: Poisoning the Environment — Free
Polluters are supposed to pay clean-up costs–but they don’t What is remarkable about the latest environmental law decision from the Supreme Court of Canada is…
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February 2004: Lies, Damn Lies, and Political Promises
In our political system, the politicians profit from perfidy With crucial national elections looming this year in both Canada and the United States, it may…
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Waging war over wait times
Will Canadians win? Belinda Stronach and Ralph Klein have declared open season on the concept of universal health care. Their timing is impeccable. In a…
