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Hennessy’s Index
“From its inception the CBC was intended to convey Canadian culture and to be an instrument of national unity. These objectives have been difficult to…
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Fast Facts: Outsourcing Under Scrutiny
The long, hard 2013-14 winter revealed serious problems with some city services, such as snow removal and repair of water pipe and water main infrastructure.…
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SaskNotes: Public versus Private Liquor: The Tradeoffs
Download 987.19 KB5 pages Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall – despite his past promise not to privatize our existing public liquor stores – now muses about…
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How to fund improvements in class-size and composition: a matter of political will
If a compromise is to be reached in the current bargaining between teachers and the government, the long-standing issue of improving class-size and composition must…
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Short Circuited
Assessing the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party’s Energy Policy Download 244.17 KB15 pages Part of the Ontario Conservative Party’s “one million jobs” promise is based on…
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Ontario Election Promises on Tuition Fees: Room for Improvement
Where Ontario ranks on tuition fees[iii]: With tuition grant Without tuition grant Currently 5th highest Highest 2017-18 status quo 5th highest Highest 2017-18 with…
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Fast Facts: The High Cost of Low Taxes and Urban Sprawl
Much of Winnipeg’s infrastructure is in desperate need of repair or replacement. The City’s 2009 administrative report found that just to maintain our existing infrastructure…
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Resigning ourselves to robocalls
The “reformed” Fair Elections Act compromises Canadian democracy Voter turnout in recent federal elections is historically low and appears to be declining. A “compromise” Fair…
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The Latin American Revolution (Part XXIII)
Destabilization campaign continues in Venezuela Since February, continuing protests, many of them violent, against the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro have claimed more than…
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Human (Anti) Nature
Why do we ignore scientists’ warnings of ecological disaster? On the front page of one its issues last fall, Maclean’s displayed the visage of Canada’s…
