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BC

Income & Wages
Policy Note
The Economy

Unemployment surges again in March
Just in time for a heated election campaign, the latest unemployment numbers paint a grim picture for BC. Just a year ago, BC was coasting…
April 9, 2009
BC

Health Care
Housing & Homelessness
Policy Note

Docs call for more attention to addiction
The BC Medical Association released an important report at the end of March. The Vancouver Sun gave it good coverage, but overall it didn’t get…
April 8, 2009
BC

Health Care
Policy Note

Your government cares about seniors (in up to five communities across the province)
This is the message that the Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Mary Polak sent out yesterday with the announcement of a new partnership between…
April 7, 2009
National Office

Economic Indicators
Government Finance
News Release

Harper should take his own advice on stimulus spending: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper should take some of his own advice and increase his government’s economic stimulus plan,…
April 6, 2009
National Office

Economic Indicators
Government Finance
News Release

Harper devrait suivre son propre conseil sur la stimulation par les dépenses, selon une étude
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Le premier ministre Stephen Harper devrait suivre certains de ses propres conseils et augmenter le plan…
April 6, 2009
National Office

Economic Indicators
Government Finance
Reports

Too Little Too Late
Federal Stimulus Budget Eclipsed by Job Loss Download 352.27 KB6 pages
April 6, 2009
BC

Children & Youth
Income & Wages
Policy Note

Wishing away child poverty
This past week, local CTV news ran a series on child poverty called “BC’s Shame”. They’ve posted the series on their website, along with the…
April 3, 2009
BC

Climate Change
Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note
The Economy

A whole lotta waste goin’ on
Last week, research I completed for the CCPA was released suggesting that in the last five years alone the forest industry in this province has…
April 3, 2009
Manitoba

Housing & Homelessness
Income & Wealth Inequality
Reports

Research for Communities: Home-ownership for Low-Income Households
Outcomes for families and communities Download 466.49 KB59 pages
April 3, 2009

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