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Encyclopedia > Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is Canada's leading left-wing think tank. It concentrates on economic matters and is most famous for publishing an alternative budget annually. They also advocate such causes as the legalization of marijuana and the Kyoto Accord. Politically it is most closely linked with the NDP though it has some even stronger specific ties with the Marijuana Party. The CCPA is based in Ottawa but has branch offices in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, and Halifax. It is funded through individual donations.


External links

  • Official Site (http://www.policyalternatives.ca/)



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Canadian federal budget - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (445 words)
In cases of minority government, the government has normally had to include major concessions to one of the smaller parties to ensure passage of the budget.
Historically the official opposition used to prepare a complete alternative budget and present this alternative to the Canadian people along with the main budget.
A complete alternative budget is today produced each year by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a leftist think-tank.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - SourceWatch (233 words)
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is a liberal think tank founded in 1980.
The centre describes itself as "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.
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