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Dude, where’s my job?
The real unemployment rate for Canadians over 25 was 8.8% in April. Not great, for sure, but slightly better than it was in 2009. For youth 15-24,…
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Reality check on government spending: is the overspending fear mongering justified
Both main parties in this election campaign are accusing the other of being big spenders. The BC Liberals claim the BC NDP is making election…
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Comparing platforms with respect to climate action
As many readers of this blog will know, back in February the CCPA (with the assistance of a number of our partners in the Climate…
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Coal association gets free pass on election advertising while public interest groups chilled
Just when I thought the situation with BC’s third party advertising rules couldn’t get any more ridiculous, this comes in from the “Are You Kidding…
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Study of Income Inequality in Canada—What Can Be Done
Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Download 181.7 KB8 pages On April 30, 2013, CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan was among…
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Reality check on government spending: Is the overspending fear-mongering justified?
Both main parties in this election campaign are accusing the other of being big spenders. The BC Liberals claim the BC NDP is making election…
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Assessing BC’s fiscal health: unpacking the spin on BC’s deficits, debt and spending
As happens in elections, the claims and accusations are flying about “who is the better fiscal manager.” The Liberals created a “Spend-O-Meter” purporting to show…
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The call for a BC poverty reduction plan: where have the parties landed
The CCPA is a founding member of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition (PRC), which for over four years now has been advancing the call for…
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Vancouver child poverty rate is second-highest in Canada
The story of child poverty in Canada is very much an urban story. One out of every 10 children living in urban areas was poor…
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