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FastFacts: Healthy Smiles, Healthy Kids?
Let’s Get Preventive Dental Care Back into the Schools Download 29.97 KB 2 pages
Living With Uncle: Canada-U.S. Relations in a Time of Empire
Overview Download 69.68 KB6 pages On May 27, 2005, as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, the CCPA held a one-day conference on Canada-U.S. relations…
June 2005: A Threat of Biblical Proportions
Christian religious extremists preaching a reborn fascism The rise of religious extremism in Muslim countries is a cause for concern, but much more alarming is…
June 2005: Time to Tame Corporate Power
CEOs expect gov’ts to serve only them—and most gov’ts do As I was scanning the latest documents describing WTO negotiations on its services agreement, the…
June 2005: A Very Nasty Piece of Legislation
Bill C-28, if passed, will expose food supply to more carcinogens With all eyes on the Gomery Inquiry, the Martin government was trying before an…
June 2005: Where the Maple Leaf Wins No Respect
Canadian mining operations tarnish our image in developing nations As I prepare for a trip to Europe, I am relieved to know that Canada’s image…
We Need a Gender Sensitive Budget for Manitoba
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The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives turns 25
OTTAWA—Tomorrow, May 27, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a day-long conference and gala evening at the National…
Time for a Real Raise
The Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Download 205.89 KB17 pages
Nova Scotians subsidizing minimum wage employers: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX: Nova Scotia has not had a real minimum wage increase in more than 20 years, according to…
FastFacts: Contracting-Out Garbage Pick-Up
A Trashy Idea Download 30.01 KB 2 pages
Scandal, politics and democracy
At one level the current parliamentary furor is partisan politics at its worst. Stephen Harper is taking advantage of the scandal to boost the fortunes…
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