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  • UNSPUN: Who’s Doing What About Poverty Reduction

    For Manitoban’s concerned about poverty, there will be much to consider when sorting through political party platforms and promises in search of a meaningful poverty reduction plan. Poverty alleviation is a long-term proposition. No provincial political party can end poverty in the short term and certainly not in isolation of…

  • Tax Fairly, Spend Wisely

    According to CBC news, 45% of Canadians wait until the last week before the deadline to file their tax returns. The mad pencil sharpening, digging through receipts and online filing is unlikely to generate a great deal of goodwill towards the tax collector. Perhaps this is why the Winnipeg Free…

  • Good Economy Project

    A decade of eroding tax fairness in BC demands progressive tax reform

    Most British Columbians would agree that everyone should pay their fair share of taxes. And most assume that the wealthy pay more, not only in straight dollars but also a higher tax rate as a share of their income. So most would probably be shocked to learn that, in reality,…

  • November 2003: On Canada’s Mind

    Better policies are not enough – we need better politicians, too Will Jean Chrétien’s bill to reform election financing restore public confidence in the political system, as he says it will? Parliament passed the bill in June. It caps corporate and union donations to federal parties at $1,000 and allows…

  • The Big Banks’ Big Secret

    Estimating government support for Canadian banks during the financial crisis Download 2.14 MB46 pages Throughout the 2008-2010 financial crisis, Canadian banks were touted by the federal government and the banks themselves as being much more stable than other countries’ big banks. Canadians we assured that our banks needed no bailout.…

  • HST cut in Nova Scotia: Detracting from real debate about our future

    The Nova Scotia government has just announced that it will cut the HST by 1% next year and 1% the following year. This cut will reverse the 2% increase the government imposed in order to assist it to achieve a balanced budget. Increasing the HST was part of a four…

  • Let’s Give the Labour Movement Its Due

    Unions are society’s builders, not strike-happy wreckers Given a word-association test, the response of most Canadians to the word “union” would be “strikes.” How else could they be expected to react? The only time they read about unions in the newspapers or hear about them on TV or radio is…

  • Hedging Our Bets?

    Liberal class is dead in the U.S. But what about Canada? Last month in this space I bemoaned the mounting power and influence of ultra-conservative politicians and business leaders. I attributed their alarming success at the polls mainly to their ownership and control of the commercial media and right-wing think-tanks…

  • A budget that screws the planet for short-term profits

    First off, the 2012 federal budget makes no upfront claim to be a budget. Indeed, the cover states only “Economic Action Plan 2012: Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity.” While we have been accustomed in recent years to budgets with their own titles, this one does not actually say “Budget” anywhere.…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Cinq critères d’évaluation du budget fédéral

    Le prochain budget du gouvernement – si les annonces se révèlent exactes – pourrait changer fondamentalement l’orientation du Canada. Un budget d’austérité ne ferait pas que menacer la reprise économique en perte de vitesse du Canada : il s’écarterait de ce que le Canada en général considère comme ses priorités,…

  • Christy Clark, George Abbott – meet Jeffrey Moore

    There’s a freight train heading for BC’s education system — and it’s not being driven by government or teachers. This train hit the tracks long before the current collective bargaining dispute. Its operator is an eight-year-old boy from North Vancouver, named Jeffrey Moore. With the support of his family, Jeffrey…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Un institut de recherche demande au fédéral de laisser tomber ses plans de compressions des dépenses

    L’Alternative budgétaire propose plutôt un budget pour le reste d’entre nous CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT OTTAWA – Le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives exhorte le gouvernement fédéral à déposer un budget qui redonne aux Canadiens confiance dans l’économie, les institutions publiques et la démocratie. Avec la publication de…