News Releases
(Vancouver) Numbers obtained from the BC Ministry of Labour show that sweeping changes to the employment standards system have dramatically undermined the province’s ability to enforce minimum...
November 23, 2005 |
BC Office The Saskatchewan government appointed a commission to review business taxes in Saskatchewan earlier in the year. This Business Tax Commission will release its report on Thursday, Nov. 24th.“We are...
November 17, 2005 |
Saskatchewan Office OTTAWA—Monday’s Economic and Fiscal Update is animated more by politics than economics. In the present political circumstances the temptation for the Liberals to massage their financial disclosures...
November 11, 2005 |
National Office OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that, contrary to popular belief, it does not make economic sense for the Canadian government to pay down the...
November 9, 2005 |
National Office (Vancouver) As the BC government enters into collective bargaining with over 80% of the province’s public sector workers, it will have to consider that wages in the broader labour market are on the...
November 9, 2005 |
BC Office OTTAWA—The federal government will jeopardize Canadian culture by allowing foreign ownership of our telecommunications industry, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives....
October 31, 2005 |
National Office OTTAWA—In its presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives announced that Canadians can continue to expect large federal...
October 24, 2005 |
National Office Monday, October 17th has been declared International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty by the United Nations. However, anti-poverty
groups and researchers at the University of Regina say...
October 14, 2005 |
Saskatchewan Office OTTAWA—Despite recent reports to the contrary, Canada’s high-income earners do not pay a disproportionately large share of personal income tax.
A new analysis by Prof. Neil Brooks of Osgoode Hall Law...
October 13, 2005 |
National Office OTTAWA—The recent spike in gas prices constitutes nothing short of price-gouging on the part of the oil industry.
According to an analysis by economist Hugh Mackenzie released today by the Canadian...
September 28, 2005 |
National Office After years of large surpluses, today’s announcement of a $1.6 billion federal budget surplus in 2004/05 may seem surprisingly low. Does that mean the cupboard is now bare in Ottawa?
Hardly....
September 21, 2005 |
National Office (Vancouver) A new study that surveyed public school students raises
concerns that BC’s employment regulations are leaving children and
youth without adequate protections in the workplace.
“For many...
September 20, 2005 |
BC Office OTTAWA — The federal government's current budgetary process is leaving women behind.
A new report by Isabella Bakker, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and the...
September 19, 2005 |
National Office OTTAWA -- After 15 years of repeated promises to reduce poverty at the national and international level, Canada is stalled on its mission – thanks to growing regionalism, says a new report.
Divided...
September 15, 2005 |
National Office (Vancouver) Recent developments in cruise ship tourism suggest that BC needs a coordinated strategy for developing the industry. Such an approach would ensure ports aren’t played off against each...
August 25, 2005 |
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