Inequality and poverty

Understanding the Link Between Welfare Policy and the Use of Food Banks

This report examines who uses food banks in Canada and how food bank use relates to changes in government welfare policy. Data collected by Food Banks Canada show that food bank use increased dramatically from just over 700,000 Canadians using food banks during March 1998 to over 840,000 in March 2004. This increase occurred in spite of increases in employment rates and average wages and decreases in the number of welfare recipients over this period.

Recession packs biggest wallop since 1930s: Study

OTTAWA – This recession is hitting Canada harder and faster than any previous downturn and Canadians are more exposed to economic ruin than they’ve been since the 1930s, says a report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

La récession qui frappe le plus fort depuis les années 30, selon une étude

OTTAWA – La récession en cours frappe le Canada plus durement et plus rapidement que tout ralentissement antérieur et les Canadiens sont plus exposés à la ruine financière qu’ils l’ont été depuis les années 30, affirme-t-on dans un rapport publié par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA).

BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends

Inside this pre-election special edition: BC’s Growing Gap Vanilla, No Sprinkles: A Review of BC Budget 2009 A Closer Look at Single Transferable Vote An STV Primer The Case for STV The Case Against STV Reflections on the Citizens’ Assembly STV is Worth Trying The Ghost of Elections Past: STV in the 1952 and 1953 BC Elections

Research for Communities: Home Ownership

Les services publics: une bonne affaire pour les Canadiens

TORONTO – La majorité des ménages du Canada bénéficient d’une meilleure qualité de vie parce que les services publics que paie l’argent de leurs impôts constituent une très bonne affaire, selon une nouvelle étude du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA). Canada’s Quiet Bargain: The Benefits of Public Spending répond à des appels incessants en faveur de réductions d’impôts et conclut que les services publics apportent une contribution importante au niveau de vie de la majorité des Canadiens – et qu’ils représentent au moins 50 % de leur revenu.

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Public services a bargain for Canadians: Study

TORONTO – The majority of Canadian households enjoy a higher quality of life because the public services their taxes fund come at a solid bargain, according to a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Canada’s Quiet Bargain: The Benefits of Public Spending responds to incessant calls for tax cuts and concludes public services make a significant contribution to the majority of Canadians’ standard of living – worth at least 50% of their income.