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Budget 2019 fiddles while climate crisis looms
Climate action under the current federal government has followed a now-familiar pattern: identify the need for real change, commit to taking ambitious action, and then propose modest…
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Aim high, spend low: Federal budget 2019
Despite a “surprise” boost in government revenue due to the strong economy, there aren’t many big ticket items compared to previous Liberal budgets. There are…
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Budget watch 2019: Moving forward on a federal feminist agenda
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Final report of the Just Transition Task Force raises questions for Budget 2019
The much-anticipated final report of Canada’s Just Transition Task Force was released on Monday. The task force was announced in late 2017 and spent the past year studying…
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Measuring success in the federal budget
Everyone in this country probably knows what the latest federal budget is predicted to do to the public debt and deficit. You’ve heard about it,…
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Big business asked for deregulation; Morneau delivered in spades
Figure from the 2019 Fall Economic Statement. Earlier this year, the Chamber of Commerce released yet another report on how public protections and other regulatory requirements are…
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An ambition constrained budget
Am I happy with the 2018 federal budget? Well, many of the items in it can be found in this year’s and past Alternative Federal…
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Some baby steps for dad and big steps forward for women
The government promised us a budget guided by gender analysis this year, and they delivered: on pay equity, on supports for women entrepreneurs and, in…
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Five things to know about the 2018 Federal Budget
Today’s federal budget, while not as transformative as last year’s, had important new initiatives related to housing and homelessness. Here are five things to know:…
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Budget 2018: Time to lean in gentlemen
It’s that exciting time of year when economists wake from their summer slumber and start making submissions to the federal Finance Committee about what they’d…
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The budget that could have been
Even in the worst of times, budgets are rarely hemmed in by “economic necessity.” They are reflections of the values of the party in power.…
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