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Federal outsourcing costs untouched despite budget caps: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—If the federal government wants to get serious about spending controls, it needs to look critically at its…
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The Shadow Public Service
The swelling ranks of federal government outsourced workers Download 517.03 KB28 pages If the federal government wants to get serious about spending controls, it needs…
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La fonction publique fantôme
Le nombre de travailleurs contractuels ne cesse d’augmenter au gouvernement fédéral Download 550.97 KB30 pages
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Fast Facts: Economic and Fiscal Priorities
We need to get them right In recent months the Manitoba branch of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has been calling for immediate action to eliminate…
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The Frontier Centre’s dubious numbers about public sector wages
As if the Fraser Institute needed any help getting its message in the media, there are now a number of Fraser clones that are preaching…
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The Big Chill
Basic freedoms of speech and advocacy are now under siege There are few values at the heart of any vibrant democratic society more important than…
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Security/Insecurity
Hennessy’s Index: A number is never just a number Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada…
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Fast Facts: Let’s Make Poverty Reduction a Priority
In Nova Scotia, 75,000 people—including children, people with disabilities, seniors, parents, and single people— live in circumstances that compromise their health because they are deprived…
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Fast Facts: Facts, Principles, and Priorities in Government Budgets
Nova Scotians are again invited to help the provincial government “return to balance”, i.e., reduce the province’s deficit and debt. We are reminded that “if…
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