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The shifting educational funding landscape in Ontario and Quebec
About the authorsHolt Stuart-HitchcoxHolt Stuart-Hitchcox is a doctoral student in education at York University. He examines neoliberalism’s increasing privatization of education and critically considers shifts…
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SaskNotes: Cold Porridge
The NDP Labour Law Policy Review Download 915.36 KB5 pages The Saskatchewan New Democrats have promised to reform and repeal much of Brad Wall’s labour…
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Budget 2011 Redux
What’s New in Version 2 Download 223.18 KB 6 pages Despite the government’s stay-the-course rhetoric, the upcoming federal budget will lay the foundation for the…
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Vancity now a living wage employer
Great news! Vancity has announced that it is now officially a living wage employer, committed to paying its employees a living wage, as calculated by…
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An Ugently Needed Change in Monetary Policy
Borrowing from Bank of Canada would make governments debt-free Through the publicly-owned Bank of Canada, which was established in 1935, the federal government can borrow…
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Four Years to Rebuild Democracy
NGOs and unions must unite to set stage for 2015 revival The 2011 federal election was historic in many ways, and most of us are…
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The “Alberta Road”
Next door offers a cautionary lesson for Saskatchewan In his 2010 Throne Speech, Premier Brad Wall talked of the “new road” Saskatchewan has taken —…
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The 10 Worst Corporate Lobbyists
It’s big business to promote, defend big business interests Getting politicians to bend policy to your company’s will is a fine art. It requires a…
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When Politics is Personal
Lately I wonder if there hasn’t been a modification to the feminist adage “the personal is political”. In the aftermath of the recent federal election…
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Here’s what bold climate targets look like
Premier Christy Clark recently re-affirmed her commitment to BC’s greenhouse gas emission targets in an open letter to British Columbians. That’s good (and thanks to…
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UK Conservatives Put Canada’s to Shame on Climate
Across the pond, the UK Conservative coalition government has taken a very different approach to tackling climate change than the Harper Conservatives. The Canadian government’s…
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About Fracking Time: BC’s Independent MLAs Call on Premier to Investigate Hydraulic Fracturing
As British Columbia Premier Christy Clark makes her debut in the provincial legislature this coming week, the media spotlight will likely be on the predictable…
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Will Harper Support Hudak’s Chain Gangs?
Ontario Conservative leader Tim Hudak has promised to introduce what the Toronto Star calls “modern day chain gangs.” “The Progressive Conservative leader said Thursday that if a Tory government…
