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The post office must be defended
About the authorsSimon EnochSimon Enoch is the senior researcher for Saskatchewan issues and policies. He holds a BA in Political Science, a Masters in Labour…
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TPP delivers unjustified benefits to foreign investors at public expense: study
OTTAWA—The expanded rights granted to foreign investors in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) carry major risks for voters and taxpayers in TPP countries, says a study…
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Buy-out is the only option for P3 schools in Nova Scotia, says think tank
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX – The P3 schools program in Nova Scotia was a failure that cost Nova Scotians tens of millions more…
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Private Profit at a Public Price
Deciding the Future of the Public-Private Partnership Schools in Nova Scotia Download 992.28 KB 40 pages This study evaluates the P3 schools program in Nova…
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Foreign investor protections in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Download 415.8 KB 20 pages This study examines the special privileges, enforced through investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), which would be given to foreign investors under…
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Ontario’s new climate plan needs bigger sticks, more carrots
About the authorHadrian Mertins-KirkwoodHadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (he/him) is a senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His work focuses on federal…
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Evidence-based Policy – wouldn’t that be a change
The case for personal care homes Budget 2016 pledges $160 million to create 1,200 new Personal Home Care (PCH) spaces. It is to be hoped…
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Toxic landslides into the Peace River continue, add to fears about impacts of Site C and fracking
Toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, barium, cadmium, lithium and lead, are flowing unchecked into the Peace River following a series of unusual landslides that may…
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There was a fair amount of good news about Freedom of Information rules and a little bit of bad news last month. But the bad…
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3 problems with the Fraser Institute’s alarmist report on health care spending
A new report from the Fraser Institute declares: “Health care spending by British Columbia’s government is unsustainable.” But watchers of Canadian politics know to take…
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Why American doctors are calling for Canadian-style medicare
In a dramatic show of physician support for deep health care reform in the U.S., more than 2,200 physician leaders have signed a “Physician’s Proposal”…
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