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National Office

Corporations & Corporate Power
Economic Indicators
International

A Terrible Trade Deal
Harper’s Buy American “cure” worse than the disease It’s a clear case of déja vu, all over again. Back in the 1980s, Brian Mulroney raised the…
March 1, 2010
National Office

Environment & Sustainability
Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
Tax Policy

Future Transportation Will Rely on Bikes and Buses, Too
Electric cars helpful, but not sole advance in mobility As we enter the second half of the oil age and the first half of the…
March 1, 2010
National Office

Human Rights
International

Fuelling Wars, Supplying the Warmongers
Canadian gov’t heavily subsidizing our military companies Between 2003 and 2006, Canada’s war industries profited from at least $7.4 billion in exports to 88 foreign…
March 1, 2010
National Office

Employment & Labour
Income & Wealth Inequality

Creating a Just Society
Reducing poverty, inequality will spur economic recovery An economic recovery that is mainly reliant on consumer spending is unavoidably fragile, since most Canadian consumers are…
March 1, 2010
BC

Employment & Labour
Policy Note
Public Services & Privatization

BC’s public sector: among the smallest in the country
Have you heard pundits say that BC’s public sector is too big or “bloated”? It’s an argument frequently used as an excuse to advocate for…
February 26, 2010
BC

News Release

Budget 2010 advance warning: more government spending cuts will further slow BC’s sluggish economic recovery
VANCOUVER—In anticipation of Tuesday’s provincial budget, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns that further cuts to public spending will impede the economic recovery, which…
February 25, 2010
Ontario

Alternative Federal Budget
Government Finance
Reports
Tax Policy

Deficit Mania in Perspective
Ontario Budget 2010 Technical paper Download 453.35 KB5 pages Determined to benefit from the shock of a global recession, conservatives are whipping up unnecessary hysteria…
February 25, 2010
BC

Economic Indicators
Government Finance
Reports

BC’s Shrinking Public Sector
Download 458.2 KB6 pages It is a little known fact that BC’s public sector has been shrinking both in terms of employees per capita and…
February 25, 2010
BC

Employment & Labour
Living Wage
Minimum Wage
Pay Equity
Reports
Unemployment & Underemployment
Unions & Worker’s Rights

A Closer Look at Low Wages in BC
Download 269.06 KB9 pages Workers in British Columbia earned an average of $21.46 an hour in 2008, according to the latest annual wage data published…
February 24, 2010

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