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Happy Birthday, Carbon Tax!
A year ago, in the 2008 BC Budget, a new tax was born. There was a hush over the House as its mother, the Finance…
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Why do BC kids need Finance Minister’s charitable donation to buy them shoes?
Minister Hansen donated money for shoes for poor children. Then he delivered a budget that doesn’t help parents who receive income assistance or who are…
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Talk of addressing homelessness in Throne Speech remains just that
Yesterday’s Throne Speech got me excited with its promise of finally addressing homelessness in BC. Like everyone else, I expected the economy to be the…
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BC Budget 2009: Vanilla, No Sprinkles (revised)
Faced with a nasty recession at its doorstep, the BC budget is uninspiring and underwhelming in its ambition. Overall there is little that actively plans…
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A Movement of Ideas
The World Social Forum, is it a model for political change? Download 561.78 KB 19 pages
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Charity doesn’t buy a lot of shoes
OK, this is just a little crass, but the calculation begs to be done. It apppears rather than buying himself a new pair of shoes…
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Obama visit puts Canada on the defensive
When President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet in Canada this Thursday, the growing economic crisis will be the main point of discussion.…
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The Obama Effect
Canada-US Relations in a Time of Economic Crisis Download 156.52 KB10 pages
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Harper government free riding on U.S. stimulus package: Report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Harper government is relying too heavily on U.S. fiscal stimulus measures to pull Canada out of recession,…
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Tales from the Mouth of the Fraser
With the BC budget just 27 hours away, in today’s Vancouver Sun, you can find my pre-budget oped. Alas, as often happens, I am paired…
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BC Needs an Action Plan to Fight a Nasty Recession
On February 17 the BC government will table the province’s first recession budget in a generation. The big question for the budget is no longer…
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A call to all BC political parties: time to commit to a poverty reduction plan
In early February, over 200 organizations and community leaders from across BC issued an open letter to BC political parties, calling on them to commit…
