This blog is the first in CCPA-NS’ new series called “Progressive Voices on Public Education in Nova Scotia.” With an education review underway in the province and expected to table a report in the Fall, it is timely to spark discussion and debate on how to strengthen our public education…
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On Tuesday, the Parliamentary Budget Office released their long awaited costing and distributional analysis of the tax measures implemented since the Harper government has been in power. In essence, they asked what is the cost of these tax cuts, who benefits, and to what degree. The Price Tag of the…
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On May 5th, CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Hubert T. Lacroix spoke at the Canadian Club of Montreal to present CBC’s financial situation. The speech was meant to expose the impact of the federal government’s cuts on the public broadcaster, but especially to discuss the new reality brought on by the…
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When it comes to attracting and supporting businesses in Ontario, there’s one thing missing from the election platforms of Ontario’s three main party leaders: an acknowledgement that tax cuts don’t work. Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak promises a 30% cut to the corporate income tax rate in Ontario. The rate…
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The day following his election as Premier of Quebec, Philippe Couillard ordered a report on the state of the province’s public finances from Luc Godbout and Claude Montmarquette, two economists who have advocated for tax cuts and fee hikes in recent years. This unusual procedure led to the usual conclusion,…
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At a campaign stop on Friday morning, Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak pledged to cut 100,000 jobs from the public service in Ontario in order to balance the budget. According to the Globe and Mail’s description of the announcement, “Mr. Hudak did not say exactly which jobs would be…
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Job statistics have certainly been making the headlines this week. On Tuesday, Canada’s Auditor General published a report warning that Statistics Canada’s job vacancy data still leaves many people in the dark about the type of skills in demand and the regions with job vacancies present. On Friday morning, the…
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In a recent media event at a Toronto sound studio to launch his campaign for the Ontario election, Conservative leader Tim Hudak made an interesting comment that is worthy of serious consideration by Ontario voters — and anyone else concerned with unemployment during this brutal, austere era. Mr. Hudak was…
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The government’s commitment to infrastructure emphasizes the need to take the politics out of transportation infrastructure planning, but the announcement itself is larded through with traditional Ontario infrastructure politics. It talks about listening to the advice of experts, but reasserts its support for the widely condemned extension of Toronto’s subway…
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The Ontario Pension Plan is an important contribution to the debate about retirement security in Canada. The case made for a public initiative to respond to the failure of the private system is well made in the budget, and is overwhelming. Pension coverage in the private sector of only 25%….
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