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Open letter to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, minister responsible for Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is a world leader and its work is at the heart of an informed democracy. Cuts to the agency must be reversed.
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Lettre ouverte à l’honorable Mélanie Joly, ministre responsable de Statistique Canada
Statistique Canada est un organisme de renommée mondiale et son travail est au cœur d’une démocratie éclairée. Les compressions budgétaires imposées à l’agence doivent être…
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Tackling Today’s Polycrisis: Beyond a Balanced Budget in Manitoba
Thursday Feb 5th 11:30 – 1:00 pm Union Centre, 275 Broadway, Winnipeg
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Nova Scotia fiscal update raises serious concerns about fiscal priorities
HALIFAX/ KJIPUKTUK – The December Financial Update released today by the provincial government raises serious concerns about fiscal priorities and the continued lack of sufficient investment to…
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Budget cuts by stealth: Letting programs “sunset” to cut costs won’t be painless
The feds will quietly “sunset” programs as part of their cost-cutting in the November 4, 2025 budget. Quiet cuts can still hurt.
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Alternative federal budget 2026: Macroeconomic and fiscal projections
Whenever the federal government’s budget is discussed, the focus quickly turns to the deficit and debt. The discussion of government debt is rarely considered in…
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Budget fédéral alternatif 2026 : Projections macroéconomiques et budgétaires
Dès qu’il est question du budget fédéral, le débat se focalise sur le déficit et la dette. Or, la question de la dette publique est…
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Alternative federal budget 2026: Building true Canadian sovereignty
What true Canadian sovereignty and independence might look like when the public good is at the heart of budgetary planning
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Budget fédéral alternatif 2026 : Bâtir une vraie souveraineté canadienne
Les grandes lignes d’une souveraineté et d’une indépendance canadiennes véritables quand l’intérêt public est au cœur de la planification budgétaire
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Canada’s GST tax holiday won’t do much for affordability
The following article is based on speaking notes from a presentation which the author gave to the Senate Committee on National Finance. The video of…
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The federal government still has time to improve the 2024 budget—will it?
The following text is adapted from a speech delivered by David Macdonald, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, to the Senate’s committee…
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Manitoba Budget Delivers on Healthcare but falls short on social deficit
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One Territory):
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