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The Accountability and Oversight Gap in Saskatchewan’s Contract Roadbuilding System Download 1.1 MB20 pages This report identifies systemic neglect and carelessness within the Ministry of Highways…
Work Life: Temporary foreign workers face unjust crackdown
As part of an ongoing overhaul of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) the federal government imposed what is referred to as the “four and…
In growing good jobs for BC’s economy, we’ve been neglecting a key ingredient
As the promise of British Columbia’s liquefied natural gas bubble has begun to deflate, the conversation on how to grow good jobs in BC’s economy…
Fast Facts: Small Scale Food Report is food for thought
Public demand to buy food directly from farmers is growing. In Manitoba the government response has been slow and the regulatory hurdles are discouraging. The…
Toronto could be $200 million richer
With a new mayor at the helm, the City of Toronto’s 2015 budget season is about to begin in earnest. Cue the debate over which…
Fast Facts: Realizing the Potential of Public Transit
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Jan 20, 2015. Last year’s municipal election accommodated a healthy discussion on public transit. It was largely…
Toronto’s Taxing Question
Options to Improve the City’s Revenue Health Download 459 KB18 pages This study finds the City of Toronto hasn’t been using all of the tax…
Toronto has millions in untapped revenue for 2015 budget: study
TORONTO – The City of Toronto hasn’t been using all of the tax room that it has at its disposal – it’s sitting on more…
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Manitoba’s Worker Recruitment and Protection Act Download 318.72 KB4 pages Recent attention to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) has raised questions about how these…
Fast Facts: Make new development fund affordable housing
City council will vote on a plan for a new suburb on the northwest edge of Winnipeg on December 10. As it stands, the proposed…
Fast Facts: About the divide: It’s complicated
Previously published by the Winnipeg Free Press online edition, November 1, 2014. Winnipeg’s divide is far more complex than Bartley Kives suggests in his article…
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