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Canada desperately needs a public insulin manufacturer again
About the authorColleen FullerColleen Fuller is an independent health policy researcher whose areas of expertise include health care and pharmaceutical policy, privatization, public and private…
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The absurdity and injustice of now
I’m back from a short sabbatical, grateful for some time outside of my daily work and home life, feeling all big picture. But as I…
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NHL Free Agency: Market dysfunction
Free agency opened on July 5 in the National Hockey League (NHL) and a myriad of contracts were signed. Between July 2 and 16, which includes the…
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Consider this an Outcry about Special Needs Income Assistance in Nova Scotia
The government’s response to our recent report on special needs income assistance allowances requires a response on two counts in particular. First, the Minister of Community Services says: “the…
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Fast Facts: Federal off-loading hurts us all
Federal funding cuts will be top of mind at the Premiers’ annual in-person meeting from July 25th to 26th in Niagara-on-the-Lake. However, it remains to…
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Inflation Eats Up More Than Half of Wage Gains
Today, Statistics Canada reported an inflation rate of 1.2% for June, validating the Bank of Canada’s recent decision to keep interest rates low for the foreseeable future. The rationale…
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The City of Regina’s Terrible Example
At 1pm today, Regina city clerk Joni Swidnicki announced that the Regina Water Watch petition to force a referendum on the City’s plan to finance,…
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EI Benefits Falling Faster Than Unemployment
Statistics Canada reported today that 12,290 fewer Canadians received Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in May compared to April. EI benefits are shrinking far faster than unemployment. In…
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Changes to Special Needs Allowances: Costs more, does less for those in need
Halifax—On August 8th, 2011, the Nova Scotia government made several changes that affect access to special needs allowances under the income assistance system. Last summer,…
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Cornerstone Compromised
A Critical Analysis of Changes to Special Needs Assistance in Nova Scotia Download 840.38 KB44 pages On August 8th, 2011, the Nova Scotia government made…
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Policy Points: Cornerstone Compromised
A critical analysis of changes to Special Needs Assistance in Nova Scotia This 4-page factsheet offers a short summary of the report, Cornerstone Compromised: A Critical Analysis of…
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Why does BC have the highest poverty rate in Canada?
Statistics Canada recently released new data on the incomes of Canadians and it shows two worrisome trends continuing through the economic recovery: BC has the…
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Our Schools/Our Selves: Summer 2013
Creative License: Education, Social Justice and the Arts From teaching dance to elementary school students, to using poetry about conflict in the Middle East to…
