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National Office

Alternative Federal Budget
Public Services & Privatization
Reports

Creating a Canadian infrastructure bank in the public interest
Download 190.6 KB 13 pages During the 2015 federal election, the Liberals promised to establish a federal infrastructure bank to provide low-cost financing to municipalities.…
March 20, 2017
Manitoba

Corporations & Corporate Power

Work Life: The Unbearable Resilience of P3’s.
On March 6, 2017, the Winnipeg Free Press reported that the Manitoba government was examining Saskatchewan’s experience with using Public Private Partnerships (P3s) to build…
March 20, 2017
BC

Policy Note
Provincial Budgets
Tax Policy
The Economy

BC Budget 2017: $600 million in tax breaks for business
Does the BC business sector need a tax cut? Not so much. But Budget 2017 promises to give business over $600 million in additional annual…
March 17, 2017
BC

Employment & Labour
Housing & Homelessness
Policy Note

Affordable housing and jobs: Now is the time to build
The BC government is spending millions on advertising to promote its actions on affordable housing. In Metro Vancouver, however, where the crisis is most acute,…
March 16, 2017
National Office

Alternative Federal Budget
Education
Reports

Le bien-fondé du renouvellement de l’éducation postsecondaire
Download 746.54 KB20 pages Au cours des 15 dernières années, les recettes provenant des frais de scolarité ont triple, la dette étudiante a grimpé de…
March 16, 2017
National Office

Alternative Federal Budget
Education
Reports

The Case for Renewal in Post-Secondary Education
Download 713.39 KB 17 pages Over the past 15 years, revenue from student tuition has tripled, public student debt has ballooned (reaching $28 billion by…
March 16, 2017
Manitoba

Government Finance
Income & Wealth Inequality
Indigenous Rights
Infrastructure, Cities & Transit

Fast Facts: Funding Non-Profit Organizations Gives Good Value for Money
Several small non-profit organizations (NPOs) are nervously awaiting Manitoba’s 2017 budget. Funding sources they’ve come to rely on have been ‘on pause’ for months and…
March 15, 2017
BC

Climate Change
Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note
Provincial Budgets
Tax Policy

Fixing the carbon tax: A closer look at the BC NDP’s climate plan
The BC NDP unveiled its climate plan in early February, and its key plank is to increase the BC carbon tax from its current $30…
March 14, 2017
National Office

Alternative Federal Budget
News & Commentary

Alternative Federal Budget 2017: High stakes, clear choices
The following remarks are excerpted from the 2017 Alternative Federal Budget press conference, featuring Kate McInturff, David Macdonald and Peter Bleyer (March 9th, Parliament Hill).
March 14, 2017

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