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New report outlines how Canada’s top CEOs raked in “boundless bonuses” in 2020

New report outlines how Canada’s top CEOs raked in “boundless bonuses” in 2020 The report recommends five policy solutions to tackle extreme wealth inequality. — No 2810 by fw, January 10, 2021 — “Every year we [Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives] examine trends in CEO compensation in Canada. General trends show that compensation for the highest-paid […]

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Canada Lacks A Successful Energy Strategy

Canada Lacks A Successful Energy Strategy “Canada has no energy plan beyond pedal-to-the-metal export of its non-renewable energy assets.” That’s the bottom line of a recent opinion piece in Calgary Herald by David Hughes, an earth scientist and research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Canada needs a long-term energy plan to wean […]

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How Solid are Canada’s Big Banks?

How Solid are Canada’s Big Banks? The World Economic Forum consistently ranks Canada’s banks among the world’s safest. Competent regulators have overseen stress tests, tightened lending standards and delinquency rates are low. Demographics are good and the country’s diversified economy is backed by a treasure of oil, wood, gold and other natural resources. So the […]

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Four More Whoppers about LNG in British Columbia

Four More Whoppers about LNG in British Columbia The real facts behind Christy Clark’s rosy claims. BC Premier Christy Clark: a million-dollar website to drum up LNG jobs, but not a single job yet. The B.C. budget claims the province is making money from shale gas. But last month The Tyee showed the province is pouring more […]

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Forget the Praise: BC’s Carbon Tax Is a Failure

Forget the Praise: BC’s Carbon Tax Is a Failure Higher emissions, slow growth, regressive taxation. Sorry, what’s to celebrate? ‘We think in British Columbia a carbon tax is a really successful way to go,’ BC’s premier said last year. The only problem is it doesn’t work. Photo of Premier Clark at GLOBE 2016 by Mychaylo […]

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Federal Surplus Comes with Social Costs, Critics Say

Federal Surplus Comes with Social Costs, Critics Say Number of government departments ‘lapsing’ budgets up from 10 years ago: CCPA. If Canadians want to see how the federal government managed to reach a surplus for the 2014-15 fiscal year, they should think of veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and other wounds, said veterans’ advocate […]

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