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Hell and High Water
An Assessment of Paul Martin’s Record and Implications for the Future Download 291.35 KB 140 pages Canadians may remember Paul Martin’s pledge upon becoming Finance…
Squandering Canada’s Surplus
Opting for Debt Reduction and “Scarcity by Design” Download 215.31 KB15 pages
New book examines Paul Martin’s record as a guide to the future
Ottawa–Canadians remember Paul Martin as the man who slew the deficit dragon “come hell or high water. ” He fulfilled that promise by making the…
Report lambastes debt reduction target
Accuses Canada of squandering economic opportunity READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – Canada is hoarding unprecedented economic wealth while human insecurity – at home…
A Return to Wage Discrimination
Pay Equity Losses Through the Privatization of Health Care Download 220.05 KB26 pages Attachments French Summary: A Return to Wage Discrimination
Health care privatization eliminates pay equity gains
BC now has lowest hospital support wages in Canada CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) Privatization has eliminated 30 years of pay equity…
Indecent Proposal
The Case Against a Canada-U.S. Customs Union Download 210.88 KB28 pages
Canada has little to gain, much to lose from a customs union with the U.S.
Report OTTAWA–Among the proposals for closer economic ties between Canada and the United States is a call for a Customs Union, which would entail a…
FastFacts: Prelude to a Budget
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Budgeting transparency
Ottawa could learn from Victoria If the recent federal budget was a conscious attempt by the government to address the fallout from the sponsorship scandal,…
Who will pay the price for balancing Nova Scotia’s books?
The provincial government is considering various tax measures in its efforts to balance the books. The 10% income tax cut may be rescinded. But there…
April 2004: On Acting Local
Some alternatives to corporate globalization are already working It’s time to move on from analyzing what’s wrong. Let’s acknowledge that some solutions have been tried–and…
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