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Expansion of industrial salmon farming likely to produce few or no new jobs in BC, new economic study shows
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Vancouver–A new economic study shows that industrial salmon aquaculture will deliver no or few new jobs in BC,…
ICBC move to discriminatory rates first step in dismantling of public auto insurance
(Vancouver) The announcement earlier this week by the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) that it intends to increase optional insurance premiums for young and old…
Fish farms no cure for BC’s economic ills
There is a mistaken perception among many British Columbians that BC’s wild fish stocks are dying and that we need salmon aquaculture to replace the…
Managing the cost of Olympic gold
Vancouver has won the opportunity to host the world at the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The widespread (though not universal) display of triumphant…
July 2003: Viva Chavez
U.S. fails (twice) to overthrow Venezuela’s elected president Even as the U.S. military invaded and occupied Iraq, mainly to plunder the world’s second largest oil…
Our Schools/Our Selves Summer 2003
Private dollars in Canada’s “public” colleges and universities: Who really pays? This spring the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released its annual guide to Canadian…
State of the Manitoba Economy Report 2002-03
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Who Really Benefits from Nova Scotia’s Income Tax Cut (Part 1)
The Distribution of the Nova Scotia Tax Cut by Income Download 121.11 KB8 pages
Who Really Benefits from Nova Scotia’s Income Tax Cut (Part 2)
The Distribution of the Nova Scotia Tax Cut by Gender and County Download 311.58 KB11 pages
Why the “Big Idea” is a Bad Idea
A Critical Perspective on Deeper Economic Integration with the United States Download 121.9 KB35 pages
Deep integration with U.S. not such a bright idea–study
OTTAWA–The “Big Idea”–a bargain that would see Canada giving the U.S. a strong North American security perimeter and greater access to our energy resources in…
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