News Releases

TORONTO—A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that, despite the province’s $600 million increase in education spending, 18 of Ontario’s 72 school boards—27.8%...
October 3, 2006 | Ontario Office
Twelve years under the rules of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, has had a perverse impact on the distribution of income, wealth, and political power across the continent. A new...
September 28, 2006 | National Office
(Vancouver) A report published today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that BC ranks 8th among Canadian provinces on per capita funding for the Auditor General’s Office, and 6th...
September 27, 2006 | BC Office
(Vancouver) Amid rising public concern about poverty and homelessness, the provincial government is being urged to adopt a comprehensive anti-poverty strategy in its next budget. “With a surplus that...
September 27, 2006 | BC Office
OTTAWA—Canadian Forces are incurring a disproportionately heavy burden of casualties among coalition forces in Afghanistan, says Canada's Fallen, a report released today by the Canadian Centre for...
September 18, 2006 | National Office
OTTAWA—Chez les forces de la coalition en Afghanistan, le fardeau des pertes que les Forces canadiennes subissent est disproportionné, selon Canada's Fallen, un rapport diffusé aujourd'hui par le...
September 18, 2006 | National Office
OTTAWA—Federal deregulation—euphemistically called “smart regulation”—poses a serious threat to public health and the environment, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy...
September 14, 2006 | National Office, BC Office
(Vancouver) An independent analysis of the Sea-to-Sky highway project has found that it will cost taxpayers an extra $220 million over the next 25 years as a P3 than if the government had used its...
September 12, 2006 | BC Office
(Vancouver) An Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University is calling on the provincial government to re-think its approach to mental health care. “In recent years, we’ve seen...
August 30, 2006 | BC Office
OTTAWA—The federal and provincial governments must work together to reduce disparities in our health care system, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.The...
July 26, 2006 | National Office
OTTAWA – Selon une étude rendue publique aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), la concurrence interprovinciale au titre des réductions d’impôt serait le plus important...
July 11, 2006 | National Office
OTTAWA—The largest contributor to the so-called fiscal imbalance, is interprovincial tax cut competition—not federal cuts in transfer payments, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for...
July 11, 2006 | National Office
OTTAWA—The Ontario government must implement far-reaching forestry and hydro reforms if it is truly serious about safeguarding Northern communities and thousands of woodworking jobs, says a new...
June 29, 2006 | BC Office, Ontario Office
(Vancouver) As industry proponents and BC government officials prepare for a closed-door conference promoting ‘public-private partnerships’ (P3s), a new study raises major concerns about higher costs...
June 20, 2006 | BC Office
(Vancouver) Reduced access to publicly-funded home support means frail seniors and people with disabilities are being left without the basic supports needed to monitor their health and postpone, or...
June 5, 2006 | BC Office