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Canada’s economic recovery incomplete, mediocre: study
OTTAWA—The twin claims by political leaders that the damage done by the recession to the Canadian economy and labour market have been repaired and that Canada survived the recession much better...
January 26, 2012 | National Office
BC university students already pay the full cost of their degrees: Tuition reductions justified
(Vancouver) A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives challenges the conventional wisdom that the public heavily subsidizes post-secondary education. Paid in Full: Who Pays...
January 25, 2012 | BC Office
Federal spending cuts will cost more than 60,000 jobs: study
OTTAWA—Federal cutbacks announced in the 2010 and 2011 budgets will result in more than 60,000 job losses, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Any...
January 23, 2012 | National Office
Les compressions du gouvernement fédéral entraîneront la perte de plus de 60 000 emplois selon une étude.
OTTAWA – Les compressions au niveau fédéral annoncées dans les budgets de 2010 et 2011 auront comme conséquence des pertes de plus de 60 000 emplois selon une étude publiée aujourd’hui par le...
January 23, 2012 | National Office
Activity Based Funding won’t solve waitlists and overcrowding in hospitals, creates barriers to needed reforms: study
(Vancouver) As Canada’s premiers meet in Victoria to discuss different approaches to health system reform, a new study raises serious concerns about “Activity Based Funding” (ABF), a new funding...
January 16, 2012 | BC Office
CEOs vs the 99%: No contest when it comes to pay
TORONTO—The highest paid 100 CEOs on Canada’s TSX Index had reason to cheer the New Year: By noon January 3, they had already pocketed $44,366 – what it takes the average wage earner an entire...
January 3, 2012 | National Office
Les PDG vs le 99% : aucune argumentation lorsque l’on parle de salaire
TORONTO – Les PDG les mieux rémunérés  au Canada selon l’index TSX  ont raison d’être heureux en cette nouvelle année.  Dès midi le 3 janvier, ils auront gagné 44 366,00$;  ce...
January 3, 2012 | National Office
Pooled Registered Pension Plans not the answer to pension crisis: study
OTTAWA—The newly proposed Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP) program will do nothing to solve Canada’s pension crisis, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives...
December 7, 2011 | National Office
The time to act on poverty reduction in PEI is now
(Halifax/Charlottetown)—According to economist, Angella MacEwen, the co-author of a new report released today, "Prince Edward Island cannot afford to allow people to live in poverty any longer....
December 7, 2011 | Nova Scotia Office
Canada's fossil fuel exports a threat to global climate: study
OTTAWA—To get serious about climate change, Canada needs to not only cut its consumption of fossil fuels, but also stop peddling fossil fuels in export markets, says a study released today by the...
November 29, 2011 | National Office

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