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Evidence shows public-private partnerships not a solution, experts
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A panel of experts from Britain, the U.S. and Canada on “public-private partnerships” (P3’s) say that British…
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Workers and environmentalists agree
Kyoto can be met without sacrificing jobs The national debate on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on climate change has become embroiled in conflict over the…
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Getting rid of the Reference Drug Program would be a costly mistake
New CCPA report says program saves Pharmacare millions and should be retained CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy…
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Leaked health ministry document shows cost transfer to sick, elderly
When the provincial government announced the sweeping income tax cuts last June, it promised British Columbians more money in our pockets. It sounded good on…
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BC Budget more poison pill than tough medicine, says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Budget shifts revenues from progressive income tax to regressive MSP and sales taxes Vancouver – “The government says it is giving us tough medicine for…
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Cut the rhetoric, not health care
It is an old rule of persuasion: people are rarely receptive right away; you have to work at making them so. If you want to…
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Public auto insurance the best system for BC
Almost 30 years into its mandate as British Columbia’s public auto insurer, ICBC has suddenly stopped singing its own praises. With clear signals from the…
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Cutting our way into a recession
BC’s economy has been hit hard in recent months by numerous events outside the province’s borders: the US trade actions on softwood lumber; a global…
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Cutting Pharmacare would be a costly mistake, says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
(Vancouver) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says that if the provincial government cuts Pharmacare, it will be a costly mistake for British Columbians. “The…
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Fiscal Review Panel sounds false fiscal alarm, says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Panel forecasts based on hyper-conservative revenue assumptions CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) BC’s Fiscal Review Panel presented its report today. Upon reviewing…
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The new Winnipeg arena
So many questions, so few answers As far as I can figure it, our governments think Winnipeg is a city full of birds, who all…
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Government exposed health care to trade challenge at the WTO: Study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–Contrary to repeated assurances from the Minister of International Trade and other federal government officials that Canada’s health…
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