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Presentation to the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy On Bill 8
Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act Thank you for this opportunity to speak to Bill 8 – a Bill that seeks to protect Ontarians’…
Take the welfare time limit off the books
The Government of British Columbia now says that, over the next year, only 339 people will be affected by the 24-month time limit on welfare…
FastFacts: Minimizing the Service
MTS in the North Download 427.38 KB 2 pages
BC’s Budget 2004 fails Olympic test
Tuesday’s budget speech and the recent Speech from the Throne were full of references to the Spirit of 2010. But rather than setting out a…
Balanced budget for BC — but on a razor’s edge
No room for error in 2004/05 provincial budget READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–Gary Collins tabled his first balanced budget as Finance Minister today, but…
FastFacts: Safe, Stable, Affordable
The Housing Needs of Women Download 432.95 KB 2 pages
BC Solutions Budget 2004
Getting Ready for 2010 Download 414.72 KB28 pages Attachments Summary: BC Solutions Budget 2004
The world will be watching in 2010, but what will they see?
2004 Solutions Budget uses Olympics deadline as focus for plan to revitalize BC’s economy, public services CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The…
PEI fiscal situation
No cause for alarm READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax–A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) finds that the current…
Crying Wolf Again?
A Pre-Budget Assessment of Federal Finances Download 143.8 KB6 pages
Federal government crying wolf again
Alternative Federal Budget forecasts $8.3 billion surplus CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–Every year since the elimination of the federal budget deficit in…
February 2004: Poisoning the Environment –Free
What is remarkable about the latest environmental law decision from the Supreme Court of Canada is not how ecologically enlightened the Court is (since a…
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