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Doing Better Together: The 2013 Alternative Federal Budget

Community investment, not austerity, the key to economic growth

Austerity measures are not the way to kickstart an already stagnant economy, warns the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. 
 
With the release of its annual Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), the CCPA shows how austerity can be replaced by a plan that strengthens the economy, leads to a better quality of life for all Canadians, and eliminates the defic

Community Contribution Companies in B.C. to Take Effect this Summer

British Columbia will soon become home to a new corporate structure designed to bridge the gap between for-profit businesses and non-profit enterprises. The B.C. government approved regulations in early March 2013 to allow the creation of community contribution companies (CCCs), a hybrid business model designed to spur private investment in the province's social enterprise sector.

Breaking Out of Policy Silos: Doing More with Less

Organization: 
Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Author: 
Francesca Froy, Sylvain Giguère

Breaking Out of Policy SilosIn the context of the economic recovery and public budget cuts, policy silos and fragmented short-term policy interventions have become luxuries that our economies can no longer afford.

Year: 
2010
Format: 
Research report
Case study
Categories: 
Government
International CED
Policy Development & Advocacy
Source: 
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Manitoba's New Sustainable Development Act: CCEDNet Recommendations

Author: 
Canadian CED Network - Manitoba
Date: 
2013-02-26

The Province of Manitoba is developing a new plan to address environmental sustainability, and is seeking your input. The tentatively titled Green Prosperity Act will define the government's goals, and link all current and future activities and legislation related to environmental sustainability in Manitoba. CCEDNet-MB has submitted a letter with recommendations in an effort to embed CED principles into this legislation (read our letter).

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