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  • Tall Tales at Tax Time: Meet Thomas and Colleen

    There is a nice little story tucked in to the pages of Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2013. It’s a sweet tale of Thomas and Colleen and their two children. (I like to imagine those little stick-figure stickers on the back of their mini-van waving hello to their friends in happy…

  • Every revolution is about power

    So what does a sustainable economy really look like, and how do we get there? Climate change essentially means a huge mitigation effort on greenhouse gases culminating in something close to zero emissions by mid-century at the latest. This means phasing out fossil fuels entirely; or minimally, if it comes…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Beyond the crisis

    Ten propositions for a resurgence of the progressive movement The Hon. Ed Broadbent was the lunchtime speaker at an Alternative Federal Budget Roundtable held in Ottawa in November 2009. This is the text of his speech. Proposition One Virtually all governments in the developed democracies agree on one thing: our…

  • Old Age Security system needs strengthening: report

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s Old Age Security system needs improvement in order to help ensure the economic security and dignity of Canadians in retirement, says a new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by pension expert and CCPA Research…

  • Public or private – how the choice for P3s gets made

    Did you ever wonder how Partnerships BC justifies using 35 year contracts for public private partnerships rather than borrowing the money publicly and doing things like hospitals and roads as public projects? Well now you can find out.  PBC has published its methodology on a website.  They have even asked…

  • You Don’t Have to Sell BC Hydro to Give it Away

    I recently told a right wing friend of mine that this is the worst government British Columbia has had in a very long time. I said that not because of its political orientation and values that time and again favour the interests of the wealthy over the less fortunate in…

  • Prosperity for All

    An Alternative Economic Path for Newfoundland and Labrador Download 1.33 MB 52 pages This report finds that public spending cuts could deeply damage Newfoundland and Labrador’s economic and social well-being, and presents evidence showing how the province can avoid the kind of austerity measures destabilizing economies the world over.

  • And from the department of kicking kittens……

    Vaughn Palmer asked the Finance Minister a question in the Budget lock-up on the day of the Budget speech.  How about a list of all those programs you’re going to cut?  No can do, Finance Minister Colin Hansen replied.  You’ll just have to wait until the Public Accounts are published…

  • Canada’s Shredded Social Saftey Net

    Our employment insurance system far below OECD average Between October 2008 and May 2009, 363,000 Canadians were thrown out of work – and the OECD projects unemployment in this country to rise to 9.8% in 2010. In this global recession, the weakness of Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) system has become…

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    Canada – EU Trade Deal Bad for Manitoba

    Recent leaks from the negotiations between Canada and EU confirm concerns that a comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) would infringe on Manitoba’s ability to promote economic development and advance public interests.  The proposed precedent-setting agreement would expand investor rights and extend the reach of international economic agreements, fully covering…

  • State of the Inner City 2012

    Breaking Barriers Building Bridges Download 1022.82 KB36 pages This year’s State of the Inner City Report: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges speaks to concerns raised by community-based organizations about Government disregard for the impact their decisions can have on vulnerable people. It provides policy makers with recommendations for working more collaboratively with community.…

  • Health Canada’s drug safety procedures lacking, says study

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Health Canada’s drug safety procedures leave a lot to be desired, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Drug Safety and Health Canada: Going, Going… Gone? by Dr. Joel Lexchin says Health Canada’s priorities are skewed in…