Here is the web address for the CCPA alternative budget etc. Cheers, Ken Hanly
Subject: CCPA Update: Alternative Federal Budget 2000 Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 12:30:27 -0500 From: "ccpa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] February 1, 2000 Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Update: Healthy Families: First Things First Alternative Federal Budget 2000 Each year since 1995, the Alternative Federal Budget has outlined a better way, a strategy that would have reduced and eliminated the deficit, but also generated higher economic growth, created more jobs, and achieved greater social equality and justice. This year again, in the face of the clamour for tax cuts from the corporate sector and its political, academic and media allies, the Alternative Federal Budget sets out a clear strategy to achieve the greater good for the majority of Canadians. The goal of the 2000 Alternative Federal Budget is to enhance the health of Canadian families and communities through major public reinvestment in housing, early childhood education, health care, environmental protection and income security. This fiscally sound plan will benefit all Canadians, but especially those with lower and medium incomes, who bore the brunt of the harsh market conditions and regressive government policies of the 1990s. As always, all of the Alternative Federal Budget materials (including the budget document, the budget in brief and the media release in both english and french) are available for free from the CCPA web page at http://www.policyalternatives.ca Hard copies of the budget document are available for $10.00 from the CCPA (price includes shipping within North America, handling and GST #124146473RT). Discounts are available for bulk orders. You can order your copy of the Alternative Federal Budget by filling out the secure on-line order form on our web page at http://www.policyalternatives.ca You can also phone (613-563-1341) or fax (613-233-1458) your order in to us along with your mailing address and credit card (Visa/MasterCard) information. Or, if you prefer, send a cheque or money order to us at 410-75 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7. ----------------- Recently Released: THE MISSING NEWS: Filters and Blind Spots in Canada's Press, by Robert Hackett and Richard Gruneau (January 2000) The Missing News documents and analyzes recurring blind spots in news coverage by Canada's print media. These blind spots are related to institutional filters and corporate pressures on journalists' working conditions. This report identifies categories of political stories that have been systematically underreported and makes several policy recommendations to improve the quality, diversity and independence of print journalism. Copies of The Missing News can be obtained from the CCPA for $21.95 each (price includes shipping within North America, handling and GST #124146473RT). (Discounts available for bulk orders) You can order your copy of The Missing News by filling out the secure on-line order form on our web page at http://www.policyalternatives.ca You can also phone (613-563-1341) or fax (613-233-1458) your order in to us along with your mailing address and credit card (Visa/MasterCard) information. Or, if you prefer, send a cheque or money order to us at 410-75 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7. ----------------- CCPA Updates are sent on a request-only basis (you have to ask to be put on the list). If you feel you have received this email in error and/or wish to be taken off the list, please email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Please note our new address: Suite 410, 75 Albert St., Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7 tel: 613-563-1341 fax: 613-233-1458 www.policyalternatives.ca caw567
