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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…
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…
The (Real) Bottom Line: Public-Private Partnerships
Issue #2 Attachments The (real) Bottom Line: P3s
Does size matter? Study challenges belief that big government hurts economic growth
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Ottawa) Would cutting taxes even further boost Canada’s economic performance? Would introducing a new social program like early…
July 2004: Enbridge Spreads Disaster in Columbia
In the December 2000/January 2001 Monitor, I reported that Enbridge Inc., one of Canada’s leading energy corporations, was linked to death squads in Colombia according…
Conservative platform will put government in deficit
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–Can the three major national parties pay for what they say? That’s the question posed by a new…
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Workers Compensation in Manitoba Download 130.38 KB9 pages
Liberals choose regressive OHIP premiums over real public service renewal
TORONTO–The first budget of the government elected to repair damage created by eight years of Harris/Eves cuts falls far short of what is needed to…
Ontario Alternative Budget 2004: Real Change; Real Choices
Investing in the Services Ontario Needs — and Paying for Them Download 1.92 MB50 pages
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Summer 2004, Volume 7, Number 2 Download 808.86 KB8 pages Inside this issue: Putting Kids to Work: The Deregulation of Child Labour in BC by…
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…
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…
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