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A Spinner of Tales
Ontario’s Minister of Finance Prepares for His (Re-)Election Budget Download 110.85 KB8 pages
Will an aging population bring BC’s health care system to its artificial knees?
One argument you are likely to hear in BC’s new “conversation on health” is that public health care is unsustainable because our population is aging…
Population aging not a demographic time bomb for health care costs: economist
(Vancouver) Fears that health care costs will spiral out of control as BC’s population ages are greatly exaggerated, according to a new study released today…
Is BC’s Health Care System Sustainable?
A Closer Look at the Costs of Aging and Technology Download 403.25 KB29 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Is BC’s Health Care System Sustainable?
Conservative ideology dressed in rhetoric of fiscal responsibility
We expect governments to make decisions as to what programs have outlived their purpose or are deemed a waste of resources. We also expect governments…
Why the Conservatives are cutting spending now
Suffering from fiscal whiplash? First the Harper government tells us the 2005/06 surplus is $13.2 billion. Then on the same day, it announces large spending…
Taking Action on Poverty
CCPA Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services Download 281.48 KB
2007 BC Budget must tackle poverty, homelessness
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – Amid rising public concern about poverty and homelessness, the provincial government is being urged to adopt a comprehensive…
The Real Cost of the Sea-to-Sky P3
A Critical Review of Partnerships BC’s Value for Money Assessment Download 134.38 KB7 pages
Saskatchewan Notes: Democracy and Dollars
Citizen Participation in Determining Government Budgets Download 218.25 KB4 pages
Don’t blame the feds
The fiscal imbalance is largely a problem imposed by the provinces on themselves through destructive tax competition Next week, the 13 premiers and territorial leaders…
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