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Raw log exports eliminating up to 1,500 jobs in BC
Increasing exports will undermine battered North Coast economy, says think tank READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–The BC government is forfeiting hundreds of jobs and…
Down the Value Chain
The Politics and Economics of Raw Log Exports Download 156.84 KB8 pages
NAFTA and other trade agreements prevent adoption of independent industrial policy
(OTTAWA) International trade agreements and other market-driven reforms in recent years have stripped nation-states of many tools to implement the activist industrial policies needed to…
Government policies “structurally adjust” Canadian agriculture
Effects on farmers devastating CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (OTTAWA) The term “structural adjustment” is most commonly used to describe the onerous “free…
The Structural Adjustment of Canadian Agriculture
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BC exports raw logs, jobs and revenue
More raw logs–along with jobs and revenue–will be shipped out of BC over the next three years. That’s because the BC government, in February of…
Mind the growing gap
Inequality in the global economy The growing gap between the world’s haves and have-nots is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Recently,…
No tolerance for war
As I write this, CBC Radio is broadcasting a Memorial Day service to honour the Canadian men and women who lost their lives in defense…
Who’s in contempt over the Woodward’s squat?
This is Affordable Housing Week in BC–a week dedicated to ending homelessness. Thankfully, two weeks ago, the BC Housing Corporation dropped proceedings against the 54…
The Future of Industrial Policy in a Globalizing World
What are the Options? Download 118.25 KB
Protecting the Crowns
The Role and Value of Public Enterprises in BC Download 243.86 KB 39 pages
Co-operatives could help solve Canada’s housing crisis, report shows
Timely because Throne Speech hinted at new Federal support for housing Winnipeg — While Canada’s cities are in crisis, housing co-operatives can be part of…
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