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February 2005: Putting “Pizza Party” Math to Rest
Using social justice issues to teach math engages, stimulates students A snail is climbing a tree 10 m high. Every day, the snail climbs 3…
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February 2005: OPEC and the Alberta Advantage
Alberta’s oil riches created by OPEC, not by politicians or CEOs To fully understand oil-rich Alberta’s status as Canada’s most affluent province, and how it…
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Seats vs. money
The post-secondary financing dilemma Earlier this year, the provincial government announced a major expansion of post-secondary education in BC—the creation of 25,000 new college and…
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Follow the money, or risk squandering billions of public dollars on for-private health care–report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–If health-care activists don’t scrutinize where the recently announced over $41 billion in health-care spending is going, it…
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Women pay the price of legal aid cuts
“After being denied Legal Aid in 2002, I represented myself twice in court. My ex-partner’s lawyer was brutal towards me. I had practiced going to…
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Running on Empty
BC’s energy policy will leave us stranded To get a picture of how British Columbia uses energy, imagine the province as a car. It’s not…
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Low voter turnout not surprising
There appears to be plenty of wringing of hands these days as governments come to terms with decreasing voter turnout in Canada. In 2000 only…
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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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What will the election mean for Canada’s kids?
With a federal campaign on, promises are flying faster than the puck at a playoff game. Most recently, Paul Martin pledged several billion dollars for…
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Canada should resist the “big push” for deeper integration with the US
With Prime Minister Paul Martin about to make a major trip to Washington, many influential business leaders and prominent think-tanks are offering him advice on…
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Has BC’s economy turned the corner?
Over the past three years, BC’s public policy landscape has been reshaped. The Campbell government has implemented wide-ranging measures–most of which have been long sought…
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