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  • Honouring Dr Kerry Preibisch

    I am writing to honour the legacy of Dr Kerry Preibisch, a much loved University of Guelph professor who passed away on January 28th after a very courageous journey with cancer. Kerry was a mentor to me and many other students and colleagues. Throughout her impressive career, she became an internationally…

  • Atlantica concept needs boundaries

    At a conference this week in Saint John, Atlantic Canada’s business elite will be promoting closer economic integration between Atlantic Canada and the New England states. The conference, “Reaching Atlantica: Business without Boundaries,” hosted by the Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce, will work on a strategy to develop a regional…

  • The “fiscal imbalance” and bad ideas for federalism

    Most Canadians, if asked, would probably view the issue of the “fiscal imbalance” as a good cure for insomnia. That’s too bad because it is an issue that could fundamentally reshape what it means to be Canadian. The term “fiscal imbalance” is a loaded one, a pejorative used to imply…

  • Federal Budget 2006: Opportunity lost

    The Harper government inherited one of the most prosperous economic and fiscal situations imaginable – a thriving economy, the lowest unemployment in over 30 years, and a windfall of $10 billion more in federal coffers than the $45 billion projected in November. Enough room, in other words, to meet the…

  • Nova Scotians need relief from under-funding not tax cuts: Alternative NS Budget

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (HALIFAX): Nova Scotians continue to fall behind the rest of Canadians in the level of services they receive according to the Alternative Provincial Budget released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-NS). “Maintaining Investment in Nova Scotians”(APB) also finds the government…

  • What would they cut to pay for a tax cut in Nova Scotia?

    In the runup to Rodney MacDonald’s first budget, business lobby groups are pushing for more tax cuts. The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) has embarked on a campaign to improve the province’s “business climate” through tax reduction. The campaign’s message was echoed by three articles in the April 8…

  • Presentation to the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy On Bill 8

    Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act Thank you for this opportunity to speak to Bill 8 – a Bill that seeks to protect Ontarians’ right to universal public health care. I am an economist based in Toronto, and a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives based…

  • Getting the Balance Right

    Fair Taxation Means Better Education, Better Health and Less Poverty CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Despite well-publicized spending commitments and a robust provincial economy, not all Saskatchewan people are benefiting and many people have been hurt by the government’s failure to adequately fund public services, according to the…

  • Will Nova Scotia Greens be up to green challenge?

    Does Nova Scotia need a new political party? Some environmentalists think so. A founding convention for a Nova Scotia Green Party was recently held. Participants agreed to an organizational structure and selected a leader, Nicholas Wright, a business and law student in Halifax. There is no question that environmental issues…

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    Aboriginal Involvement in Community Development

    The Case of Winnipeg’s Spence Neighbourhood Download 574.27 KB40 pages

  • March 2006: Empty Promises, Dashed Hopes

    10 years after Beijing conference, women are still waiting In the plenary session of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing more than 10 years ago, this proclamation was made by the Tanzanian chairperson, Gertrude Mongella: “A revolution has begun! There is no turning back!” All the delegates from…

  • The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives turns 25

    OTTAWA—Tomorrow, May 27, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a day-long conference and gala evening at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The CCPA began in 1980 with a dream by a handful of academics and activists to create a think-tank that could…