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Bogus budgets
Carole Taylor has the cash to solve BC’s pressing needs — but will she admit it? BC’s provincial budget has become more fiction than fact…
Of fat cats and men
We need to re-examine how we value work Many Canadians woke up on Jan. 2 to the sobering news that by the time they’d had…
First Nations forestry accords are not creating a partnership of equals
Six years ago, anyone who said that the provincial Liberals would try to forge a “new relationship” with First Nations would have been laughed out…
Aggressive measures needed to control drug spending: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada’s current system of controlling drug prices helps contain spending but more aggressive measures are needed, says a new study…
December 2006: Global Warming, Global Wording
Most government “action” on climate change just rhetoric There is historical precedent for re-naming the purported Clean Air Act devised by the federal Conservative government.…
December 2006: Facing Some Hard Truths
Progressives need to relearn how they “frame” their message The first time you come across them, it doesn’t seem to make any sense. They could…
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…
Déséquilibre fiscal—la concurrence fiscale est la cause principale
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Selon une étude rendue publique aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), la concurrence…
A way forward for Ontario’s forestry-dependent communities
In the past year, Queen’s Park has unveiled no less than three packages aimed at boosting the fortunes of Ontario’s forest industry. First, came $350…
Fundamental change needed to save Ontario’s forestry-dependent communities—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Ontario government must implement far-reaching forestry and hydro reforms if it is truly serious about safeguarding Northern…
Coastal forest communities need a new deal
In October 2005, shareholders with one of Canada’s largest forest companies got great news.
Dependence on private dollars in public classrooms raises concerns about equity, accountability—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Toronto—A wide variety of private fundraising initiatives in Canada’s public schools could threaten equitable, high quality, publicly accountable…
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