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Fast Facts: Low spending in Manitoba results in surplus during COVID-19 era
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 25, 2022 Recent projections of Manitoba’s finances find the province could be in a budgetary surplus by…
Submission to the Special Committee to Review the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Download 424.74 KB23 pages British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy system is in trouble. Through changes made by judicial decisions and by…
Does the Liberal-NDP pact signal a new Pearsonian phase?
What the new agreement gets right—and where there’s room to go bolder
Consumer protection over profit: Will Nova Scotia’s payday loan regulators get it right this time?
It is past time for our governments to design regulations that actually protect vulnerable borrowers from usurious lenders.
Fast Facts: Education Property Tax Cuts in Manitoba – Examining Bill 71
For decades, education in Manitoba has been funded by a mix of general provincial revenues and property taxes set by local school boards. In April…
WTO compromise on TRIPS waiver is a disgrace
After 18 months of haggling, a leaked counter-proposal covering only vaccines has global health advocates fuming
Avis de disparition
État des déficits des provinces canadiennes Download 1.12 MB29 pages Ce rapport examine l’état des finances des provinces canadiennes et constate que, malgré les effets…
Fast Facts: Policy Alternatives in the Face of Rising Prices:
Who will Bear the Burden? Media headlines and price tags alike are sending the message loud and clear: The cost of living is increasing, with…
What to do about gas prices in the short, medium and long term
Gasoline prices are skyrocketing and that’s having a real impact on Canadians’ pocketbooks
Canada completes the 1st round of negotiations with Indonesia, the largest palm oil producer
This week, Canada and Indonesia, the largest palm oil producer and exporter in the world, are completing the first round of negotiations on a proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership…
Five resources to understand the future of transportation
Electric vehicles have emerged as the poster child of the zero-carbon economy. If we could only manage to replace all our internal combustion engines with batteries, it seems, we’d be well on our way to a greener world. But is achieving net-zero emissions really that straightforward? And is a society and economy dependent on personal vehicles—zero-emission though they may be—actually the future we aspire to?
Two years into COVID-19 and the need for long-term care reform couldn’t be more urgent
Canada needs to take the profit motive out of the long-term care system
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