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Contracting Out: Enough to make you sick
There is now an accumulation of evidence, both international and domestic, that contracting out is good — but only if you happen to own shares…
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Statscan spins the recession
Here is the upbeat take on retail sales from Statistics Canada’s Daily: Retail sales rose 1.9% in January after decreasing 5.2% in December. Sales rose…
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They Deserve Better
The long-term care experience in Canada and Scandanavia “They Deserve Better.” These words of one worker capture the essential message we heard in researching this…
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Food as a right of citizenship
I came across an interesting piece in YES! Magazine about a city in Brazil that took an innovative approach to poverty reduction and practically ended…
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Voicing Housing Experiences in Inner City Winnipeg
Download 187.16 KB4 pages About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Well, now that Alberta is doing it …
You could say that BC is more than a little sweet on Alberta. We love their individualistic, tax-cutting, tar-sanding grit. Can’t get enough of it.…
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A Reappraisal of University Access and Affordability 2009
Download 1.54 MB79 pages Attachments A Reappraisal of University Access and Affordability 2009: Key Findings & Recommendations About the authorPaul Gingrich
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Fast Facts: Recreation and Crime Prevention:
We can do so much better Download 504.25 KB 2 pages About the authorShauna MacKinnon
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BC’s minimum wage soon tied for Canada’s lowest
On April 15th British Columbia officially wins the race to the bottom. That is the day New Brunswick raises its minimum wage to $8.00 an…
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Social assistance caseload way up
In our pre-budget Reality Check, we noted that a recession would lead to upwards pressure on social assistance expenditures. The 2009 Budget notes that every…
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The wrong kind of stimulus
I am a big fan of stimulus packages for our ailing economy. But my pitch has been that we need to use the occasion to…
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Beggar-thy-neighbour politics in Metro Vancouver
Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts made the news this week calling for property-tax-free zones in Surrey to attract new business to her city. Of course, in…
