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What would they cut to pay for a tax cut in Nova Scotia?
In the runup to Rodney MacDonald’s first budget, business lobby groups are pushing for more tax cuts. The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) has…
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Will Nova Scotia Greens be up to green challenge?
Does Nova Scotia need a new political party? Some environmentalists think so. A founding convention for a Nova Scotia Green Party was recently held. Participants…
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Conservative child-care plan comes at high price
Balancing child care and employment has become a growing challenge for households. Families are increasingly dependent upon two incomes. In 2003, more than 75 per…
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Electoral turnout and turnoff
Another federal election is over and the House of Commons appears to reflect what on the surface many voters wanted – an end to 14…
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Liberal plan runs counter to productivity
Federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale recently launched the Liberals’ election campaign with the release of a mini-budget and a refurbished policy platform. The “plan for…
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In whose hands is our energy policy?
Energy ministers from across Canada recently met in St. Andrews, N.B. Media coverage of the meeting noted that the agenda included golf and a lobster…
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Unions are still our best hope
When it comes to workers and unions there is good and bad news. The good news is that polls show that Canadians’ approval of unions…
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Let’s make day care a great place to learn
CANADIANS ARE increasingly aware of how important the early years are to the development of children. We know that children’s future educational and career opportunities…
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Is globalization losing momentum?
Canadians have been told for years by politicians and business leaders that we have no choice but to adjust to the dictates of economic globalization.…
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Time for a Real Raise
The Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Download 205.89 KB17 pages
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Scandal, politics and democracy
At one level the current parliamentary furor is partisan politics at its worst. Stephen Harper is taking advantage of the scandal to boost the fortunes…
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NS budget must put people first
The Hamm government releases its provincial budget today. The finance minister has already told us that it will be balanced. But this is not a…
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