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Health Spending in Ontario
Bleeding Our Hospitals Download 645.39 KB13 pages
Resisting the referendum is about salvaging democracy
Four weeks into the Campbell government’s referendum Attorney General Geoff Plant is touring the province, trying to give citizens a lesson in democracy. The reason…
Ernie Eves’ short life as a departure from Mike Harris
It was quite a let-down from Thursday to Friday of last week, as Thursday’s feel-good words from the Ernie Eves Government in the Throne Speech…
MSP premiums
A really dumb tax As the hefty increases in monthly Medical Services Plan premiums officially take effect today (May 1) for most British Columbians, we…
Workers and environmentalists agree
Kyoto can be met without sacrificing jobs The national debate on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on climate change has become embroiled in conflict over the…
A year of needless cuts and hardship
One year into the “New Era”, here’s a proposition not often heard: none of the BC government’s reckless spending cuts need to happen. All the…
Jobs vs. the Environment: Do We Have to Make a Choice?
Keynote Address Given at a Sunshine Coast Public Forum I am glad to be talking to you today about the jobs vs. the environment dilemma…
Undermining Wages in Nova Scotia
The Minimum Wage from 1976 – 2002 Download 128.07 KB16 pages
Study shows Canada can meet Kyoto and protect energy workers
Energy union backs action on climate change CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (OTTAWA) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has released a…
Making Kyoto Work
A Transition Strategy for Canadian Energy Workers Download 730.21 KB 62 pages
University funding cuts
Shortchanging Ontario students CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT The Ontario government’s operating grants to the province’s universities, allowing for inflation and enrolment growth,…
University Funding Cuts
Shortchanging Ontario Students Download 105.18 KB14 pages Declining Levels of Support Since the election of the Conservative Government in 1995, university finance has been radically…
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