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Regulating BC’s oil and gas industry as if the environment mattered
For several years, BC has been hooked on revenues from the fossil fuel industry. Skyrocketing royalty payments to the province from companies pulling oil and…
Hidden Montebello SPP agreement on industrial chemicals will weaken Canadian regulation—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Contrary to assurances from Prime Minister Harper, an SPP regulatory agreement signed at Montebello sets Canada on course…
September 2007: Editorial
Conformity and dissent Those of us who have the courage to challenge the conventional “wisdom”–which today takes the form of neoliberalism–will sometimes find the path…
How big is Taylor’s heart?
Share that $4.1 billion surplus with poor kids BC Finance Minister Carole Taylor is approaching her political moment of truth with the provincial government’s whopping…
A tree too far
Cookie-cutter responses to big problems have a way ofbackfiring, with the cure often proving worse than the disease. Theresponse to the mountain pine beetle attack…
The problem is oil company gouging, not higher prices
In the many conversations I’ve had about gasoline prices since a short report I wrote for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives was released in…
Health care storm clouds on horizon: experts
REGINA—The integrity of Canada’s medicare system is being challenged on several clear and pressing fronts, say leading experts gathering for a two-day conference to fix…
Education funding gap hurting students at risk—study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO—Ontario’s at-risk students are slipping through the cracks in the $1.2 billion funding gap caused by the province’s…
N.S. finances in good shape; social debt in need of payment
Trying to make sense of Nova Scotia’s finances isn’t getting any easier. The timing of the provincial budget so soon after the federal budget ensures…
Costs and benefits of Commonwealth Games were not assessed: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX— Halifax’s Commonwealth Games bid did not properly assess the potential costs and benefits of hosting the games,…
Atlantica
Myths and Reality Few Atlantic Canadians would argue against the potential benefits of improving trade with our New England neighbours. Given this, the controversy surrounding…
Atlantica concept must be put on map for public discussion
I suspect that few Atlantic Canadians would argue against the potential benefits of improving trade ties with our New England neighbours. So the controversy surrounding…
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