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What’s Wrong With Harper’s Omnibus Crime Bill
Prime Minister Harper will be launching his tough-on-crime agenda today. Our criminal justice system is by no means perfect, but the omnibus crime bill will…
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“Climate change starts here: the BC dirty jobs plan”
We are still on Day One of the Jobs Plan, and the afternoon news is all about proposed liquid natural gas plants in Kitimat, which…
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Jobs and BC’s Resource Extraction Mindset
Day One of the week-long BC’s Jobs Plan: the Premier was in Prince Rupert to announce a commitment to making the port a “gateway” to…
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The European Financial Meltdown – Next in a Continuing Series
As I write, the Europe’s sovereign debt crisis is a ticking bomb. Unprecedented events are happening at a mind-spinning pace. In the middle of last…
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Election 2011 UNSPUN: Winnipeg’s Inner City and North End Neighbourhoods
Lessons from Ten Years of Research The inner city suddenly becomes important to politicians during elections. Some political parties choose to focus solely on crime…
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Buy American Issue is Back in the News
No one should be surprised that a Buy American provision has been included in the American Jobs Act, President Obama’s new job creation bill. Such provisions…
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Inequality is bad for business
In August Canadian Business magazine published my article on why inequality is bad for business. It is produced in full below. Last week the International Monetary…
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Election 2011 UNSPUN: Pro-Business Agenda: Long on Rhetoric, Short on Good Ideas
On August 29, 2011 the Manitoba Employers Council (MEC) released a report titled, Are we there yet? The Manitoba Prosperity Report. The purpose of the…
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C. D. Howe Shills for Oil Companies
The C. D. Howe Institute is out this morning with a press release entitled, “Raising Oil and Gas Royalties Does Not Benefit Provincial Coffers.” A complete analysis…
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Election 2011 UNSPUN: Public Schools Financing
The Manitoba Real Estate Association, the Keystone Agricultural Producers and the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce have joined to form the Let’s Pay Fair Coalition to…
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