This report, released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, responds to news that Treasury Board has granted “first-phase approval” of $3.8 billion for new search-and-rescue planes, and calls on the government to replace the Canadian Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) fleet in a timely and objective manner.
Government finance
When is a cut not a cut? According to the Conservative Government, when it’s a “spending moratorium.”
As Robert Service once rhymed, “There are strange things done ‘neath the midnight sun.” This is a tale of an important research station, a government that neither respects science nor the kind of policy-making it supports, and what happens when cuts hit a place chock full of Conservatives.
This report analyzes data from the government's 2012-13 Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPP), as well as the 2012 federal budget in order to assess the impact of several rounds of spending cuts on federal employment. The report's analysis finds that the total number of federal core public service job losses over the next three years will be 29,600—far more than the 19,200 estimate that is now commonly cited.
OTTAWA—The total number of federal core public service job losses over the next three years will be 29,600—far more than the 19,200 estimate that is now commonly cited, says a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
We went to the provincial legislature yesterday to review the budget and prepare our analysis. Our pre-budget predictions were accurate (see the April 16th Fast Facts titled It’s Budget Time Again: A glimmer of hope and a healthy dose of skepticism). We found a little bit of this and that; nothing of significance to address poverty and inequality.
This Technical Paper reports on the negative structural consequences of the mostly unregulated resource boom which has been remaking Canada’s economy since the turn of the century. The paper also proposes a set of measures which would help to minimize those negative side-effects of resource development, and contribute to a more balanced, successful, and sustainable industry mix in Canada’s economy in future generations.
Hennessy's Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA's Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world. For other months, visit: http://policyalternatives.ca/index
OTTAWA—All Canadians will pay the price for a federal budget that will result in significant job losses, weaker environmental protection, and unnecessary cuts to cherished public services, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
The CCPA says once the government’s three rounds of spending cuts are fully implemented, they will have resulted in a total of over 70,000 full-time job cuts (35,000 in the public sector and 37,000 in the private sector) and could raise the unemployment rate to 7.8%.
HALIFAX – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia released its 2012 alternative provincial budget today. In contrast to the Nova Scotia government’s 'back-to-balance' plan of across-the-board cuts, the Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2012: Forward to Fairness makes strategic investments; and finds creative ways to save money and increase revenue.
This document shows Nova Scotians that minor changes in government spending could have a major impact on the health and wellness of its population. The NSAB projects a potentially balanced budget by 2014 without sacrificing services that Nova Scotians rely on—and its prescriptions would move Nova Scotia in the right direction: forward to fairness.