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Reflections on the Tamil migrants from the child of “queue-jumping” asylum seekers
If the 492 Tamil asylum-seekers who recently arrived by boat on BC’s shores are “queue-jumpers”, then I guess my parents were too. They came as…
The Problem of Poverty Post-Recession
Download 318.18 KB 7 pages Every recession ushers in a rising tide of poverty. As jobless and underemployed people struggle to make ends meet, the…
Recession, Recovery and Transformation: Revisiting the Role of Government
Couchiching Summer Conference 2010: Watershed Moment or Wasted Opportunity? Speech to the Couchiching 2010 Summer Conference Watershed Moment or Wasted Opportunity, a 3 day conference…
Meaningful Training Programs for BC Welfare Recipients with Multiple Barriers
Help First, Not Work First Download 624.71 KB 28 pages Welfare “reform” in BC has made it more difficult to qualify for welfare, and many…
Fight poverty to spur recovery
Two years ago, most Canadians were enjoying the peak of a 10-year economic growth phase that helped rank Canada among the 10 biggest economies on…
Canadians want real security, not $18 billion fighter jets
The recent unilateral decision by the federal government to spend up to $16 billion on the purchase and maintenance of new fighter jets is both…
Protesting the G20: A Waste of Time?
During the G20 ministerial meetings in Toronto, the sensational images of burning police cruiser cars and broken shop windows dominated the newspaper headlines. This is…
Democratic Media Reform in Canada
Campaigns, coalitions aim to democratize media system Faced with a corporate-dominated mediascape and perceived editorial indifference or hostility, trade unions and other progressive Canadian organizations…
Looking on the Bright Side
There’s still good reason not to become a pessimist You may have missed the news about a recent study by the Mayo Clinic on optimism…
Un-equal access to opportunity between suburban and inner-city youth
Three weeks ago, a 19-year-old from Winnipeg’s inner city shot two teenagers. Our city government’s response was to send in more police officers. But incarceration…
Faux News North?
It now seems a certainty that we will soon have our very own “Fox News North” cable channel as Quebecor is poised to launch “SUN…
Canada’s Poverty Hole
New income data suggests troubling poverty trends are unfolding in Canada Every recession ushers in a rising tide of poverty. As jobless and underemployed people…
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