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Why the Housing System Matters to All Canadians Download 90.7 KB80 pages While far from a failure, Canada’s housing system is falling short on too…
More than Money
The New Deal for Cities and Federal Urban Lens Download 160.31 KB This report provides an overview of federal involvement in urban development from its inception…
Seeking Convergence in Policy and Practice
Communications in the Public Interest Vol 2 It’s a post 9-11 communications world. E-mail is polluted with obnoxious spam and data-eating viruses. Governments are nervously…
From monster deficits to monster surpluses: What happened?
The recent announcement by Finance Minister Gary Collins that BC is now expected to post a $1.2 billion surplus in 2004/05 caught many by surprise.…
Running on Empty
BC’s energy policy will leave us stranded To get a picture of how British Columbia uses energy, imagine the province as a car. It’s not…
Labour Deserves More Than Tip of Hat
John Hamm’s Labour Day message asks Nova Scotians to “honour the role of working people.” But such proclamations do little to address the realities of…
National leadership and vision vital to a “new deal” for cities–Report
OTTAWA–An effective “New Deal” for cities requires a coherent National Urban Strategy to reinforce and redirect current levels of federal involvement in community development and…
September 2004: All Debt Is Not Made Equal
Economics 101: Public debt is good, foreign investment bad Read the financial pages of our corporate press, or listen to your average political commentary, and…
September 2004: Drug Trafficking In Afghanistan
U.S. sets up and supports the world’s No.1 “narco” state The close link between U.S. military and covert intervention and drug trafficking continues in Afghanistan…
September 2004: Filling Our Tanks (And Brains) With The Wrong Fuel
Lament for an election in which the crucial issue was ignored Anyone who has recently bought or leased a new car in Canada may find…
September 2004: A New “Social Architecture” For Canada?
Planned redesign of social programs could spur privatization Policy-makers are quietly and stealthily planning to redesign Canada’s social programs—or, in the jargon so popular in…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Fall 2004, Volume 7, Number 3 Download 1.28 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Shifting to a Sustainable Energy Plan for BC Shifting the Cost of…
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