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Disaster in the Making
The Quiet Erosion of Canada’s Regulation System Download 3.95 MB6 pages In Canada, regulations adopted by every level of government have historically helped to make…
Death of the Tiger: A Cautionary Irish Tale
The Irish people go to the polls on February 25. The governing Fianna Fail party—that created the fallen Celtic Tiger economic model and is now…
Should you care who owns the Toronto Stock Exchange?
So maybe you didn’t lose a night’s sleep when the TMX group, the owner of the Toronto Stock Exchange, announced plans to merge with the…
The Local Financial Crisis
Exorbitant interest on payday loans hurt many Canadians There is no shortage of media coverage about the global financial crisis, bank bailouts, bankers’ bonuses, fears…
Why Governments Can Safely Ignore Hunger
Corporate food charity keeps hunger off political agenda Over the past 30 years, Canadians have increasingly been led to believe that community compassion expressed through…
Exploiting Saskatchewan’s Potash: Who Benefits?
Download 1.24 MB 37 pages The debate over the future of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. has been limited to the issue of which…
Cost of Poverty in Prince Edward Island
Download 360.76 KB7 pages It is estimated that the total cost of poverty in PEI is at minimum between $240 and $320 million per year,…
Harmonization of drug standards may put private profit before public health
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—As Health Canada begins its final consultations on proposals to “modernize” standards on prescription drugs, a study released…
Will Harper’s superiority complex contribute to the next financial crisis?
The mantra of the Harper government is that the Canada’s banking sector is a bright star in the banking heavens. No public opportunity is lost…
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Mortgage financing reform needed to avoid another crisis: report
OTTAWA—In a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), two prominent economists propose changes to U.S. and Canadian mortgage finance polices…
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