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Follow the money, or risk squandering billions of public dollars on for-private health care–report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–If health-care activists don’t scrutinize where the recently announced over $41 billion in health-care spending is going, it…
Market failure, not inefficiency, destroying farms–report
OTTAWA–According to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the idea that farmers are suffering financially because they are inefficient or…
Are We There Yet? A Progress Report on Education Renewal in Ontario
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New formula and multi-year financial commitment required to address Ontario’s education funding gap–report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO–While the commitments to education announced by the McGuinty government represent a real improvement over previous years of…
Liberals employing a piggy-bank debt strategy
Another lowball from the federal government. Instead of a $1.9 billion surplus as forecast last year, the Liberal finance minister this week announced that the…
Seven-day shopping won’t cure what ails us
Nova Scotians are having a plebiscite on Sunday shopping and debate on the issue is in full swing. The proponents of Sunday shopping have portrayed…
FastFacts: Is Labour’s Future in the Streets?
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Transparency in Drug Regulation
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Just say no to industry influence on Canadian drug regulation—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–Drug regulation in Canada is carried out in a very secretive manner because of the cozy relationship between…
Hot air in wards warning
As public debate heats up for the October 16 referendum on Vancouver’s electoral system, we’re hearing plenty of dire warnings, gross exaggerations and outright silliness…
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