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A Closer Look at Low Wages in BC
Download 269.06 KB9 pages Workers in British Columbia earned an average of $21.46 an hour in 2008, according to the latest annual wage data published…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2010, Volume 13, Number 1 Download 1.71 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Managing BC’s Forests for a Cooler Planet: Carbon Storage, Sustainable Jobs and…
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Submission to the Special Committee to Review the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Download 879.3 KB25 pages In a democratic society it is critical that there be a free exchange of ideas with respect to policies chosen by…
Is EI Working for Canada’s Unemployed?
Analyzing the Great Recession Download 347.83 KB 8 pages Canada’s Employment Insurance system is failing the recession “stress test” and many unemployed workers are falling…
A Soft Landing
Recession and Canada’s 100 Highest Paid CEOs Download 427.44 KB17 pages Canadians may have been hit hard by a worldwide economic recession, but it appears…
Not a Tax Grab After All
A Second Look At Ontario’s HST Download 484.06 KB18 pages This in-depth analysis of Ontario’s proposed Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) shows the tax is virtually…
Taxes and Public Services
Download 92.42 KB5 pages Hugh Mackenzie was the speaker at a recent CCPA-Rideau Institute event that asked the question, ‘can we have an adult conversation…
Canadian Military Spending 2009
Download 277.41 KB 10 pages Canadians could be forgiven for thinking that they spend a mere pittance on their military: politicians and pundits constantly bombard…
State of the Inner City 2009
It takes all day to be poor Download 2.46 MB51 pages “What most people just don’t get,” she stated, “is that it takes all day…
Private Gain or Public Interest?
Reforming Canada’s Oil and Gas Industry Download 2.74 MB 36 pages Canada’s oil and gas industry creates significant environmental, social, and political problems for Canadians.…
State of the Inner City 2009
It takes all day to be poor
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