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Fast Facts: Local Implications of Global Media Concentration
In 1981, the Kent Commission Report cautioned Canadians that “in a country that has allowed so many newspapers to be owned by a few conglomerates,…
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A clever new slogan, but where are the jobs?
Premier Clark’s much anticipated BC Jobs Plan comes up short where it matters most: the jobs. For all the fuss of a four-day media launch,…
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Are international students the key to jobs in BC
The second day of the roll out of the Premier’s jobs agenda was marked by a single announcement made at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.…
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Why even conservatives are worried about rising inequality
This essay was commissioned by the National Post. It was published in today’s edition under the headline “A Problem for Everyone“. In the print edition,…
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Election 2011 UNSPUN: Report on the Manitoba Economy 2011
Manitoba avoided the worst of the damaging effects from the 2007-2009 financial crisis and economic recession. Economic growth in the province slowed to zero in…
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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…
