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  • Gov’t investment in postsecondary education more than pays for itself: study

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA— Public investment in postsecondary education is paid back to governments in full and helps to reduce the financial risks taken on by students, says a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by economist and…

  • Future of Canada’s submarine program is in doubt, report finds

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – A new report on the future of Canada’s submarine program has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.  “That Sinking Feeling: Canada’s Submarine Program Springs a Leak” was written by University of British Columbia…

  • Ontario Alternative Budget

    Tories get priorities wrong in Harris budget

    Since the Mike Harris Government was elected in 1995, Ontarians have become used to Orwellian excesses in the titles for Government documents. But the title of this year’s Ontario Budget, “Responsible Choices” may set a new standard for doublespeak. Is it a responsible choice to lock in massive corporate income…

  • Are Canadian investors headed for a carbon cliff?

    An oped based on my and Brock Ellis’ recent report, Canada’s Carbon Liabilities, was published in iPolitics (alas, behind a pay wall): Canada’s economic development model is on a collision course with the urgent need for global climate action. Worldwide, extreme weather events from drought to floods to powerful storms and record-breaking temperatures…

  • Tax cuts won’t increase revenues

    According to recent polls, approximately half of British Columbians agree with the theory that tax cuts will increase government revenues. It’s an appealing notion. After all, it’s hard to say no when someone says you can have it all–tax cuts, increased revenues, and thus more money to fund health care…

  • Federal spending cuts disproportionately focused on services: analysis

    28,700 federal public service jobs to be cut by 2016 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Despite assurances by the federal government that spending cuts would target the “back office” and avoid cuts to services, a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds spending cuts have…

  • Climate justice and BC’s political moment

    The following is based on a talk at the Bring Your Boomers election forum on April 3 at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, the fourth in a series of intergenerational dialogues from Gen Why Media, and was co-sponsored by the CCPA, Get Your Vote On, LeadNow and Vancity credit union. I was asked to set the stage for a…

  • Climate Justice Project

    Fossil fuel divestment necessary in order to avoid “carbon bubble”: study

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s economy is experiencing a “carbon bubble” that could have significant consequences for Canada’s financial markets and pension funds, according to a new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Between two-thirds and four-fifths of known fossil fuel reserves have…

  • Education Project

    Our Schools/Our Selves: Winter 2001

    Public Education and Moral Monsters: A Conversation with Noam Chomsky It is startling to learn that amidst the volumes of literature which addresses current trends in public education, a serious consideration of the implications of Noam Chomsky’s thought to schooling is almost entirely nonexistent.1 Noam Chomsky is a pioneer in…

  • Austerity Through Infrastructure Cuts: Budget 2013

    One of the most amazing things about this budget is that one of its three focuses is actually the opposite of what it’s touting. You’ll likely hear that $14 billion will be spent on infrastructure over the next 10 years (actually, you may hear much bigger numbers, but they’re just…

  • Boom in temporary migrant workers creates a vulnerable workforce, increases workplace inequality

    In 2013, for the first time in Canadian history, retirees will outnumber young people entering the workforce. Immigration is a sensible way to offset population shrinkage and economic decline and, for decades, federal programs have invited new workers to settle in Canada for precisely that reason. But now, on the…

  • Alternative Federal Budget

    Think tank calls on feds to stop growth-killing austerity

    Alternative Budget plan tackles Canadians’ real concerns CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) warns more austerity measures from the federal government could further stall an already stagnant economy. With the release of its annual Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), the CCPA shows how…