Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices in public policy debates.

In cahoots

Dec 11, 2001

Too Narrow: Budget's Security Agenda

No Canadian has died from anthrax poisoning. Few have died from terrorist attacks. Yet thousands die from poverty, hunger and pollution. Yesterday's federal "anti-terrorist" budget does little to add

In cahoots

Dec 10, 2001

Budget Day: Room to Spend

With winter promising fresh flurries of pink slips, Canadians need new investment in their social and economic security. Will they find it when Finance Minister Martin delivers his first-ever recessi

In cahoots

Dec 5, 2001

Offshore Oil Ain't No Cure for BC

Hungry for a boom, BC's Liberals may soon lift a 30-year-old moratorium on offshore oil development. Hurting coastal communities may just accept the environmental risks. But the Canadian Centre Polic

In cahoots

Apr 18, 2001

CCPA Report Rips Veil from Americas Trade Talks

What's really at stake this April, when Canada hosts free trade talks with 34 nations from the Americas? How would you even know? In the absence of any public draft agreement, a new paper from the Ca

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