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Moving Forward: Alternative Federal Budget puts the surplus to work
OTTAWA—The federal government has the resources to maintain and build on the commitments made in the 2004-05 minority Parliament and use upcoming surpluses to move…
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Alternative Federal Budget 2006
Moving Forward Download 1.29 MB 68 pages Attachments Budget in Brief: Alternative Federal Budget 2006: Moving Forward L’Alternative budgétaire pour le gouvernement fédéral en 2006:…
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CCPA calls on province to raise welfare rates
Arbitrary cuts, inflation have driven down benefit rates by 30% since mid-90s READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives…
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Budget Savings on the Backs of the Poor
Who Paid the Price for Welfare Benefit Cuts in BC Download 585.47 KB 4 pages Attachments A Better Way to Set Welfare Rates Welfare rates…
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A Better Way to Set Welfare Rates
Download 588.21 KB4 pages Attachments Welfare rates opinion poll resultsBudget Savings on the Backs of the Poor
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What would they cut to pay for a tax cut in Nova Scotia?
In the runup to Rodney MacDonald’s first budget, business lobby groups are pushing for more tax cuts. The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) has…
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McGuinty government fails vulnerable citizens
Look through the smokescreen created by Premier Dalton McGuinty’s $23 billion gap campaign and you see a provincial government that is in denial; one that…
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A call for accountability at the Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance
The government has now been decisively called to account for its harmful policy choices at the Ministry of Children and Families. Justice Ted Hughes confirms…
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