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Budgets more than numbers
The Nova Scotia Department of Finance recently launched an interactive “Back to Balance” website, giving community members an opportunity to try their hands at government budgeting. The site is technically…
BC’s expansion of shale gas fracking puts our water and climate goals at risk
Don’t believe the hype. British Columbia’s natural gas is far from the “clean,” “green,” “transitional” fuel that the energy industry and provincial government claim it is. In fact, the shale…
Fast Facts: Bill C-10 Fact Sheet
The John Howard Society Bill C-10, an omnibus bill, contains nine separate pieces of previously failed legislation. In addition to creating a number of new mandatory minimum sentences for a…
Electricity conservation efforts should include high prices for large consumers, protection for low-income households
If BC is going to meet its climate action targets, the province needs to shift away from natural gas and rely instead on clean electricity. Coupled with aggressive conservation and…
Election 2011 UNSPUN: Why the Manitoba Provincial Election Matters
Elections matter. Some matter more than others. The October 4, 2011 provincial election in Manitoba is important. This is less because of what is going on in Manitoba, where we…
A clever new slogan, but where are the jobs?
Premier Clark’s much anticipated BC Jobs Plan comes up short where it matters most: the jobs. For all the fuss of a four-day media launch, the “Canada Starts Here” plan…
Election 2011 UNSPUN: Report on the Manitoba Economy 2011
Manitoba avoided the worst of the damaging effects from the 2007-2009 financial crisis and economic recession. Economic growth in the province slowed to zero in 2009, but 2010 saw growth…
Election 2011 UNSPUN: Winnipeg’s Inner City and North End Neighbourhoods
Lessons from Ten Years of Research The inner city suddenly becomes important to politicians during elections. Some political parties choose to focus solely on crime and fear. The approach they…
Election 2011 UNSPUN: Pro-Business Agenda: Long on Rhetoric, Short on Good Ideas
On August 29, 2011 the Manitoba Employers Council (MEC) released a report titled, Are we there yet? The Manitoba Prosperity Report. The purpose of the report is to review Manitoba’s…
Election 2011 UNSPUN: Public Schools Financing
The Manitoba Real Estate Association, the Keystone Agricultural Producers and the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce have joined to form the Let’s Pay Fair Coalition to influence policy during the 2011…
Election 2011 UNSPUN: A Clock Worth Watching
The Winnipeg Free Press (September 7 editorial: Tick, tick, tick) correctly notes that Manitoba’s debt is a non-issue with voters. Maybe Manitobans get their information from more reliable sources than…
BC forestry missing out on great green job potential
Ever since US house prices peaked in mid 2006 and the great economic slump began south of the border, BC’s government and forest industry alike have been understandably anxious. Dependent…
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