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December 2004: The Right is Wrong and the Left is Right
Public opinion in Canada, as in the U.S., pulled to the right Reading Lewis Lapham’s chilling account in Harper’s of how public…
December 2004: Waste Not, Want Not
One of our most precious resources flushed down the drain Nearly a century ago, when Dr. F. H. King visited China, Japan…
A path through the Bush visit
Beyond the obligatory niceties, next week’s visit by George W. Bush will reveal little about the actual direction of Canada-U.S. relations. But…
November 2004: We Can Learn Much From Down Under
Nine lessons on early child care we can learn from New Zealand The new federal government has promised to introduce legislation that…
Follow the money, or risk squandering billions of public dollars on for-private health care–report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–If health-care activists don’t scrutinize where the recently announced over $41 billion in health-care spending…
New formula and multi-year financial commitment required to address Ontario’s education funding gap–report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO–While the commitments to education announced by the McGuinty government represent a real improvement over…
Running on Empty
BC’s energy policy will leave us stranded To get a picture of how British Columbia uses energy, imagine the province as a…
September 2004: A New “Social Architecture” For Canada?
Planned redesign of social programs could spur privatization Policy-makers are quietly and stealthily planning to redesign Canada’s social programs—or, in the jargon…
September 2004: All Debt Is Not Made Equal
Economics 101: Public debt is good, foreign investment bad Read the financial pages of our corporate press, or listen to your average…
Health co-operatives
New Glasgow initiative could set precedent The recent initiative to form a health co-op in Pictou County has stirred up controversy. The…
Putting Economic Policy Back on the Election Table
In the 2004 election, economic issues have not been front and centre. Accountability, rights issues and health care have dominated the stage,…
June 2004: The Indymedia Phenomenon
The revolution won’t be televised, but it might be uploaded Wih the rise of “networked” society, we have seen the emergence of…