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Manitoba

Employment & Labour

May Day 2013
Another World Is Possible As we digest the news coming out of Europe, with millions of people out of work at the same time as…
May 1, 2013
BC

Employment & Labour

Why BC’s lower-wage workers are struggling: The case for stronger employment standards
BC has acquired the “distinction” of being home to Canada’s largest income gap, highest poverty rate, and second highest child poverty rate. It also has…
April 30, 2013
National Office

News & Commentary

Climate change: Joe Oliver deems fears “exaggerated”
Federal Natural Resource minister Joe Oliver stopped by Montréal on 11 April to promote tar sands and closed the door to any strict greenhouse-gas ceiling.…
April 29, 2013
National Office

Government Finance

Fulfilling the Promise of the Parliamentary Budget Office: Bill C-476
Before there was a Parliamentary Budget Office, there was no way to independently assess the federal government’s economic and fiscal forecasts. In the late-1990s, we…
April 29, 2013
Manitoba

Government Finance
Infrastructure, Cities & Transit

Fast Facts: The Participatory Budgeting Potential for Winnipeg
Citizens are becoming more aware of the importance of equitable and accountable city management and development. Attendees at a recent forum organized by local non-profit…
April 29, 2013
BC

Policy Note
The Economy

Project Mania
One can excuse politicians in the heat of a campaign of simplifying issues and seeking out tags and slags in lieu of substantive debate. But…
April 26, 2013
National Office

News & Commentary

Tall Tales at Tax Time: Meet Thomas and Colleen
There is a nice little story tucked in to the pages of Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2013. It’s a sweet tale of Thomas and Colleen…
April 26, 2013
National Office

News & Commentary

National Day of Mourning: Past Sacrifice, Present Struggle
Weekends aside, there’s still a lot to thank unions for. Maternity leave top-up. Employment Insurance. Child labour laws. Numerous studies—past, and more recent—have identified the degree…
April 26, 2013
BC

Income & Wages
Policy Note
Tax Policy
The Economy

Are average Canadians paying too much in taxes?
On April 23, the Fraser Institute released the annual update of their misleading Consumer Tax Index report. The piece is meant to feed the anti-tax…
April 24, 2013

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