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Budgets more than numbers
The Nova Scotia Department of Finance recently launched an interactive “Back to Balance” website, giving community members an opportunity to try their…
For Some, Arrogance is Bliss
This fall, Margaret Wente discovered people under 40. Woot! Okay, that’s not entirely fair. Given her years of pontificating on topics like…
The Middle East Revolution (VI)
The U.S. ramps up its counterrevolution in the Middle East While withdrawing 39,000 troops from Iraq, the U.S. recently made clear that…
Contrived deficit from tax cuts excuses Harper program cuts
The economy is cleverly being used to trump the environment in both Canada and the United States, largely by exploiting people’s ignorance…
On climate, Canada is a rogue state
On Sunday, CTV leaked Canada’s intentions to pull out of the Kyoto treaty process on climate change. What is significant about Kyoto is that…
Challenging capitalism: a 12-step program
Over a year ago, I posted “What are the Game Changers?“, an attempt at sparking some strategic thinking for the broader left.…
A Progressive Alternative to the Harper Agenda
The Harper government is set to cut spending on public services and social programs in the name of deficit reduction, but implemented…
The Mowat Centre and Employment Insurance
The Mowat Centre final report on Employment Insurance (EI) released today has won a fair bit of media attention, and will serve to deepen…
BC’s expansion of shale gas fracking puts our water and climate goals at risk
Don’t believe the hype. British Columbia’s natural gas is far from the “clean,” “green,” “transitional” fuel that the energy industry and provincial…
BC’s climate goals, hydro and water resources at risk as shale gas fracking industry expands
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–A new study concludes that BC’s ballooning shale gas industry is the natural gas equivalent of Alberta’s…
Surprise, Surprise: The economy is worse than Flaherty thought
The Minister of Finance today revealed that the government will not balance the books in 2014-15 as previously promised, instead that goal…
Chronic fishery mismanagement Confederation’s dismal failure
It has been called “managed annihilation,” “Confederation’s greatest failure,” “a national embarrassment, a national shame.” The demise of the cod fishery off…