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CC – Loop – 4 Col Blog Index

July 11, 2023

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  • Energy Policy
    Environment & Sustainability

    Industry gets credits, schoolyards get stumps

    Picture a savvy land developer who has just purchased 1,000 acres of forestland on a city’s outskirts. He plans to cut most of the trees…

    February 20, 2013
  • News Release

    Percentages are cold comfort to Atlantic Canada

    READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax- Atlantic Canadians deserve to know how many federal jobs will be cut in their region, their province, and their…

    February 20, 2013
  • Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    The Economy

    BC Budget 2013 News Release

    We will be posting more commentary on the budget in the coming days; this is our news release from today’s budget lockup. Budget may be…

    February 19, 2013
  • News & Commentary

    Parliamentary reform idea: Get out of the House

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    February 15, 2013
  • Policy Note
    Tax Policy
    Transparency & accountability

    Fairness by design: a framework for tax reform in Canada

    A new CCPA (National) report by Marc Lee and myself argues that Canada’s tax system needs a “fairness” overhaul and presents a framework for progressive…

    February 14, 2013
  • News & Commentary

    Tuition hike and the media between 2005 and 2010 in Québec

    I’ve contended for the last two years that between 2005 and 2010, an intensive public relations campaign was undertaken with the aim of increasing tuition…

    February 14, 2013
  • News & Commentary

    Sweet heart, bitter pill: Rising, dancing, and costing violence against women in Canada

    On Valentine’s Day this year women around the world will be dancing. One Billion Rising, a new initiative from Vagina Monologues’ author Eve Ensler, calls on women…

    February 14, 2013
  • Environment & Sustainability

    Fast Facts: “Sustainable Development” – What’s in a name?

    “Sustainable Development” – What’s in a name? Quite a lot actually, labels matter! Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship is currently conducting an online “consultation” on…

    February 14, 2013
  • Income Inequality
    Reports

    Saskatchewan’s Anti-Poverty Plan, From Dependence to Independence: Does It Measure Up?

    Download 376.09 KB14 pages In the summer of 2012, the Saskatchewan government published its anti-poverty strategy, From Dependence to Independence, claiming that no previous administration in the…

    February 14, 2013
  • Income Inequality
    News & Commentary

    Report: Does the Saskatchewan Government’s Anti-Poverty Strategy Measure Up?

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Regina – In the summer of 2012, the Saskatchewan government published its anti-poverty strategy “From Dependence to Independence” claiming…

    February 14, 2013
  • News & Commentary

    The City of Regina’s Unquenchable Thirst for Bad Ideas

    It seems the City of Regina just can’t get enough of bad deals. Hot on the heels of the City Plaza debacle and the stadium funding mess, the City…

    February 13, 2013
  • Climate Change
    Income/wages
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets
    Tax Policy
    The Economy

    BC throne speech repackages old announcements, lacks courage and vision

    Today’s Speech from the Throne reads more like a list of what this government sees as its main achievements than a true framework for going…

    February 13, 2013
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article contents
  1. Industry gets credits, schoolyards get stumps
  2. Percentages are cold comfort to Atlantic Canada
  3. BC Budget 2013 News Release
  4. Parliamentary reform idea: Get out of the House
  5. Fairness by design: a framework for tax reform in Canada
  6. Tuition hike and the media between 2005 and 2010 in Québec
  7. Sweet heart, bitter pill: Rising, dancing, and costing violence against women in Canada
  8. Fast Facts: “Sustainable Development” – What’s in a name?
  9. Saskatchewan’s Anti-Poverty Plan, From Dependence to Independence: Does It Measure Up?
  10. Report: Does the Saskatchewan Government’s Anti-Poverty Strategy Measure Up?
  11. The City of Regina’s Unquenchable Thirst for Bad Ideas
  12. BC throne speech repackages old announcements, lacks courage and vision

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    Housing & Homelessness
    News & Commentary

    With out-of-control rents, why is the Saskatchewan government allergic to rent controls? 

    The current affordability crisis in Saskatchewan is proving particularly acute for renters. Over the past five years, the cost of rent in purpose-built apartments in…

    August 15, 2025
  • Housing & Homelessness
    Manitoba
    Reports

    Reversing cuts to Rent Assist to support housing affordability in Manitoba

    Reversing the cuts to Rent Assist would be a way for the Manitoba government to meaningfully support Manitobans struggling with the high cost of living.

    August 14, 2025
  • Housing & Homelessness
    News & Commentary
    August 15, 2025

    With out-of-control rents, why is the Saskatchewan government allergic to rent controls? 

  • Housing & Homelessness
    Manitoba
    Reports
    August 14, 2025

    Reversing cuts to Rent Assist to support housing affordability in Manitoba

  • Education
    Our Schools / Our Selves
    August 11, 2025

    Our Schools/Our Selves, Summer/Fall 2025

  • News & Commentary
    Regulation/Deregulation
    Trade
    August 7, 2025

    Internal trade stunt puts Canada’s inshore fisheries at risk

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