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BC

Income & Wages
Policy Note

My welfare challenge: Days 4 and 5
Fascinating to see all the comments on these blog posts. I want to highlight Dale’s comments in response to my Day 3 post in particular.…
October 20, 2013
National Office

News & Commentary

Canada’s Trade Deficit with the EU Doubles
On Wednesday’s Lang & O’Leary Exchange (video), I debunked the claim that the trade deal between Canada and the European Union (EU) will create 80,000…
October 19, 2013
BC

Income & Wages
Policy Note

My welfare food challenge: Day 3
It is very boring eating the same food every day – oatmeal, peanut butter sandwich, an apple, soup or pasta. No treats, no variety. My…
October 18, 2013
Saskatchewan

Government Finance

Former PBO Kevin Page in Regina
On Thursday September 26th, the Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives presented a night with former Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Kevin Page…
October 18, 2013
BC

Income & Wages
Policy Note

My welfare food challenge: Day 2
Day 2, and I’ve already bent the rules. The battle against the cold is no going well, so I’m taking some cold medicine and drinking…
October 17, 2013
National Office

News & Commentary

Hard on Families, Light on Crime: Some Thoughts on the Throne Speech
The Throne Speech had a lot to say about Canadian families. The Government promised to make “the right choices” for Canadian families. Just like the…
October 17, 2013
Manitoba

Tax Policy

Fast Facts: The Education Property Tax Rebate
Do we seniors really need it? This commentary was also published in the Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 17, 2013. The opposition’s unproductive filibuster of…
October 17, 2013
BC

Income & Wages
Policy Note

My welfare food challenge: Day 1
Today is Day 1 of my welfare food challenge, during which I will spend one week trying to eat on a total budget of $26.…
October 16, 2013
BC

Environment & Sustainability

Metro Vancouver needs to walk its “zero waste” talk
When delegates attend Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste conference on Wednesday, they will hear from innovators and big thinkers about how to radically redesign waste out…
October 15, 2013

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