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  • Drummond, Deconstructed

    In the Commission report that bears his name, and in all of his media appearances since its release, Banker Don Drummond has ably played the disinterested expert, taking no pleasure in sharing the “gloomy message” he has for Ontario. From the way most TV hosts and journalists have rushed forward…

  • Economic Security Project (BC)

    CCPA and SFU win prestigious research grant

    Project involving university and community researchers to study economic security in BC (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (BC) and Simon Fraser University are launching a five-year project that will study changes to provincial public policies that impact the economic security of British Columbians. The project, which involves an…

  • National child care plan would add up to tens of thousands in savings for many families

    In some cities parents could save over $10,000 annually, per child, by 2022 and almost $20,000, per child, by 2026: new CCPA analysis OTTAWA—Parents in some cities could be in line to save tens-of-thousands of dollars annually under a proposed national child care plan, according to a new city-by-city savings…

  • On the right track: Reflections on the federal-provincial bilateral agreement on early learning and child care in Nova Scotia

    With the announced intent to expand access, we must underline the need to build a universal system.

    With the announced intent to expand access, we must underline the need to build a universal system.

  • Public Interest Research Project (BC)

    Minimum wage hike won’t ruin Alberta

    The Alberta government’s plan to increase the hourly minimum wage from $10.20 to $15 by 2018 has generated considerable public debate and some bold predictions. The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB), for example, claims that it would cost the province “between 53,500 and 195,000 jobs.” In other words, the…

  • Education Property Tax Cuts Worsen Income Inequality in Manitoba

    Download 621.06 KB4 pages The Education Property Tax Reduction Act will increase income inequality in Manitoba and will not help those impacted by COVID. Property taxes are levied proportionally to wealth in real estate, and so when properly administered can be an effective, progressive and fair way to bring in…

  • Remembering Gideon Rosenbluth

    Below is the text of the obituary for Gideon Rosenbluth, a renowned progressive economist, and a past president of the Canadian Economics Association. Gideon was a long-time Research Associate of the CCPA, and served many years on our Research Advisory Committee. **** Gideon Rosenbluth January 23, 1921 ­ August 8,…

  • Tea Party North

    Last week, Travis Fast noted Terry Corcoran’s strained argument that over-regulation of banks is what ails the global economy. Terry’s next column went even further off the deep end, endorsing the hard-money libertarianism of gold bugs like Eric Sprott. Today’s column is a full-blown defence of the US Tea Party. I have the following response to the…

  • Let’s Not Go There Again

    You would think that the fiasco of the government forcing BC Hydro in recent years to buy run-of-river and other IPP supply that it didn’t need, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars per year, would have put that unfortunate policy on the back burner for a long…

  • UNSPUN: Federal Budget 2016 – What it means for Manitoba

    On March 22 the federal Liberals delivered a budget that signals the end of a long period of austerity.  Past Liberal and Conservative federal governments dramatically decreased their support in key areas such as healthcare, housing, First Nations, education and environmental stewardship. With the exception of healthcare, where this budget…

  • Fast Facts The First Rung on the Ladder: community-based literacy programming in public housing complexes

    A wealth of evidence—both global and local—confirms the value of literacy and the importance of programs that promote literacy. This is especially the case for low-income individuals and communities, for whom gains in literacy can be transformative. Manitoba has embraced this truth by laying the groundwork for real gains in…

  • Fast Facts: Critics Wrong – Economy Strong

    Although the 137-page fiscal update is much shorter in detail than a full budget would be, there are enough broad strokes to give us a bit of an economic picture. And that picture generated no shortage of criticism. No government should be immune from criticism and the checks and balances…