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Over a decade, average BC wages fall below Canadian average
Every week the government publication BC Stats Infoline publishes a summary of usually pretty interesting things going on in British Columbia. They have a nice…
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The problems with the textbook analysis of minimum wages
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the sorry state of the BC minimum wage, stuck at $8 after nine years two months and still…
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BC’s $8 minimum wage sets another record (low)
Did you know that BC, the home of the lowest minimum wage in Canada, just recently became the province with the longest minimum wage freeze…
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Who’s Calling the Tune
Harmonization of Drug Regulation in Canada Download 328.71 KB18 pages Harmonizing standards on drug regulation among countries makes sense since it can reduce the workload…
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Harmonization of drug standards may put private profit before public health
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—As Health Canada begins its final consultations on proposals to “modernize” standards on prescription drugs, a study released…
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The Fiscal and Economic Implications of Tax Reform in New Brunswick
Download 605.09 KB30 pages This report reviews the Liberal government’s 2009 New Brunswick income tax reform. On the personal income tax side, the main change…
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New Brunswick Tax Reform – ineffective, regressive and unsustainable
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT The government’s tax reform package is based on the belief that income tax cuts have the power to…
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Will Harper’s superiority complex contribute to the next financial crisis?
The mantra of the Harper government is that the Canada’s banking sector is a bright star in the banking heavens. No public opportunity is lost…
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Lib leadership contender ill informed or misleading on P3s
George Abbott has become the first of the BC Liberal leadership contenders to talk about the use of Public Private Partnerships (P3s) to deliver public…
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Transforming Saskatchewan’s Electrical Future (Part 3)
The Potential for Wind and Solar Power Download 2.82 MB19 pages This paper is written as part of an ongoing project, Green Energy Project Saskatchewan.…
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Saskpower: Coal-dependent laggard or renewable energy leader?
Regina — The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Saskatchewan Office released today Transforming Saskatchewan’s Electrical Future: The Potential for Wind and Solar Power, by Mark…
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ILO points to low union density and low minimum wages as causes of economic collapse
One more major international organization has published a report commenting on the damage done by growing inequality in society. In December the International Labour Organization…
