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The Cost of Poverty in Nova Scotia
Download 759.83 KB34 pages The Nova Scotia Government’s 2009 Poverty Reduction Strategy sets out dual goals of reducing poverty and creating opportunities for prosperity. Inherent…
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Why incentive pay won’t fix education or health care
It turns out — surprise! — that it’s really hard to measure quality in complex social systems and that employing simplistic quantitative measures can backfire.…
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F-35 Stealth Fighter Purchase a ‘Pilot Error’: Report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The planned purchase of 65 F-35 stealth fighter jets is the result of a ‘pilot error’ by the…
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Pilot Error
Why the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter is wrong for Canada Download 160.91 KB 8 pages This analysis demonstrates that Canada does not need the…
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Why it’s time to press the ‘pause’ button on austerity
Yesterday’s Update on Economic and Fiscal Projections indicates the federal government plans to forge ahead with austerity measures despite acknowledging that Canada’s economic recovery is…
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Women to Harper: We won’t be silent
TORONTO – Prominent Canadian women have a message to Prime Minister Stephen Harper: they refuse to be silenced. The women – feminists, activists,,academics, economists, and…
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Nova Scotia must change energy cost politics
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax, Nova Scotia – It is time for Nova Scotia to focus on real energy affordability instead of…
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Energy Cost Politics and the Environment in Nova Scotia
Reflections on the Government’s Backtrack on Mercury Emissions Download 334.83 KB 15 pages On July 22nd, 2010, the Government of Nova Scotia announced that it…
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Fast Facts: When will they ever learn?
OECD report repeats flawed analysis The OECD’s latest report on Canada’s economy emphasizes the challenge of rising healthcare costs. It contains several propositions, but only…
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What do we value more? Good taste or saving young lives?
Last May there was uproar in the media about an advertising campaign planned by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC). The Insurance Corporation was…
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Sshh. It’s an election.
This piece, by myself and Heather Whiteside, also appeared in the Vancouver Sun today. It summarizes findings from Election Chill Effect: The Impacts of BC’s…
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Election Chill Effect
The Impact of BC’s New Third-Party Advertising Rules on Social Movement Groups Download Attachments: CCPA-BC_Chill_Effect_SUMMARY.pdf About the authorsHeather WhitesideShannon DaubShannon was the CCPA-BC Director and…
