National Office Updates
Immigrants are Canada’s ticket to economic growth in the coming years, as the Minister of Immigration and Citizenship rightly stated this week. But CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan lays out the...
February 18, 2011 |
National Office CTV's Business News Network (BNN) begins a three-part series today looking at the gap between the rich and the rest of us. Today's show, at 5 pm EST, features Robert Reich, former U.S. secretary of...
February 9, 2011 |
National Office In spring 2009 we dedicated an entire issue of Our Schools / Our Selves to the topic of child care in Canada, and over a year later Beyond Child’s Play: Caring for and educating young children in...
February 8, 2011 |
National Office It's a pleasure to introduce Hennessy's Index: A number is never just a number, a monthly listing of numbers written by the CCPA's Trish Hennessy.
These thought-provoking listings are part of our...
February 1, 2011 |
National Office With debate over more corporate tax cuts dominating pre-budget speculation, CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan lays down five economic reasons to say no to more tax breaks to corporations this...
January 28, 2011 |
National Office Health Canada is holding its final consultations on proposals to “modernize” standards on prescription drugs this week. A new CCPA study by Dr. Joel Lexchin examines Health Canada’s harmonizing...
January 19, 2011 |
National Office A week after we released our review of CEO pay in Canada, the Ontario Securities Commission says it's time to review how executives get paid. Read the story here.
January 10, 2011 |
National Office PricewaterhouseCoopers and the World Bank published their "Paying Taxes 2011" study. Among other things it examines the total tax rate paid by a hypothetical flower pot corporation in 183 countries...
January 10, 2011 |
National Office A new study by CCPA Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie shows Canada's best paid 100 CEOs appear to be recession-proof.
The study looks at 2009 compensation levels for Canada’s best paid 100 CEOs and...
January 3, 2011 |
National Office Happy New Year! As we round out another decade, thoughts turn to the future. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Hugh Mackenzie, Shauna Mackinnon, Bruce Campbell, Trish Hennessy, Jim...
January 1, 2011 |
National Office In the last few weeks The Globe and Mail has been examining the problem of income inequality in Canada. Our own Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan was the special guest in The Globe and Mail's online...
December 21, 2010 |
National Office The always insightful Alex Himelfarb asks in his latest must-read blog: "What would you think if someone could show that they knew just what it would take to improve our physical and mental health,...
December 19, 2010 |
National Office For a limited time the CCPA is opening its entire cache of research free of charge — giving full public access to our publications via a database run by the Canadian Electronic Library. Browse our...
December 17, 2010 |
National Office The CCPA was pleased to co-sponsor a three-city lecture tour featuring Richard Wilkinson, co-author of the best selling book The Spirit Level, which examines income inequality among developed nations...
December 17, 2010 |
National Office It appears as though this year's federal budget will be particularly important in the parliamentary calendar as it may be what brings down the government. Ignatieff appears to be planning to vote...
December 17, 2010 |
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