Watch this space for response and analysis of the federal budget from CCPA staff and our Alternative Federal Budget [2] partners.
More information will be added as it is available.
Commentary and Analysis
- Hunt for mythical internal trade barriers continues in Ottawa [3], by Scott Sinclair (CCPA)
- Mixed bag for EI in Budget 2016 [4], by Angella MacEwen (CLC)
- What the new federal budget means for BC [5], by Iglika Ivanova (CCPA-BC)
- Four eye-popping takeaways from the 2016 Federal Budget [6], NOW Toronto op-ed by Sheila Block (CCPA-ON)
- Federal Budget 2016 - What it means for Manitoba [7], by Lynne Fernandez (CCPA-MB)
- Council of Canadians campaigners comment on Trudeau's federal budget [8], by Emma Lui, Michael Butler & Andrea Harden-Donahue (Council of Canadians)
- Deficit budget sets new tone for Canada [9], Toronto Star op-ed by Peter Bleyer & Trish Hennessy (CCPA)
- Council of Canadians lukewarm on water funding in federal budget [10], by Emma Lui (Council of Canadians)
- Armine Yalnizyan and the Big Picture Panel discuss Budget 2016 [11] on The Exchange (CBC)
- One of the oldest tricks in the books: Canada’s rich dodge the stock option tax bullet [12], by Hugh Mackenzie (CCPA)
- Federal Budget 2016: A One Time Fix? [13], by Andrew Jackson (Broadbent Institute)
- Breathe Easy Bank Presidents, Budget Didn't Touch Stock Option Loopholes [14], by Dennis Howlett (C4TF)
- Budget 2016: still waiting for the health care litmus test [15], by Michael Butler (Council of Canadians)
- What regime change means in Budget 2016 [16], by Armine Yalnizyan (CCPA)
- Liberal budget follows through on environmental promises [17], by Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (CCPA)
- And the medal goes to… Ranking Budget 2016 [18], by David Macdonald (CCPA)
- Budget 2016: Not enough Real Change™ for Women [19], by Kate McInturff (CCPA)
- Five things to watch for in the federal budget [20], by Armine Yalnizyan (CCPA)
- Five reasons why the deficit should be bigger, not smaller [21], by David Macdonald (CCPA)
Organizational Responses
- ACORN Canada [22]
- Assembly of First Nations (AFN) [23]
- Association of Canadian Financial Officers (ACFO) [24]
- Broadbent Institute (BI) [25]
- Canada Without Poverty (CWP) [26]
- Canadian Arts Coalition (CAC) [27]
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) [28]
- The Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) [29]
- Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) [30]
- Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) [31]
- Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) [32]
- Canadians for Tax Fairness (C4TF) [33]
- Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) [34]
- Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada (CCAAC) [35]
- Coalition for Healthy School Food (CHSF) [36]
- Council of Canadians (CoC) [37]
- Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) [38]
- Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) [39]
- National Farmers Union (NFU) [40]
- Nova Scotia Federation of Labour (NSFL) [41]
- Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) [42]
- Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) [43]
- The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) [44]
- Unifor [45]
- United Steelworkers (USW) [46]