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Encampment sweeps won’t solve Canada’s homeless crisis
About the authorChangiz M. VarziChangiz M. Varzi is a journalist and photographer covering the direct and indirect impact of conflicts around the world. His work…
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A Call to Action on the Forest Front
Does the provincial government have a coherent plan to address the exponentially deepening forest health crisis in our province? Evidently not, as outlined by two…
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Who Benefits from the TFSA?
This was published today in the Globe and Mail’s online business feature Economy Lab. A fuller analysis can be found at the PEF website, here. Stephen Harper…
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Vision Green
(An addition to my earlier post given that it is being construed as an endorsement – I found the NDP platform which was released after…
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How Will The Conservative Numbers Add Up?
If you head to the end of the Conservative platform, you will find that they plan to add almost $1 Billion in net new spending/tax cuts…
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Middle Class in Decline is the Electoral Elephant in the Room
In the decades following the Second World War, the growth of manufacturing and the expansion of public services extended middle class job opportunities to millions…
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Can the Partial Jobs Recovery Stay on Track?
Tomorrow, Statistics Canada will release the labour force survey numbers for March. This may raise the low profile of the jobs issue in the election…
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Tax Free Savings Accounts: Just the Facts
Here are the most important facts about the Tax Free Savings Account. Introduction of the Tax Free Savings Account: January 1, 2009, right at the…
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Labour Notes: The attack on unions has now come to Canada
How do we respond? Anyone who has been keeping tabs on recent developments in what can accurately be called the assault on trade unions and…
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Fast Facts: McFadyen’s crazy numbers won’t fool Manitobans
A Brandon Sun editorial of April 2, 2011 (“So what’s the real cost of Bipole III?”) reports that, in his announcement of the revised estimate…
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Corporate Taxes, Profits and Investment
It is notable that the Globe has run a major story today – on p.1, above the fold in the print edition – drawing attention to the…
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Ignorance and Slurs: Indigenous Election Coverage
Every election, there are important reminders of the ignorance and racism Indigenous people face each day in Canada. The ignorance is quite literal. Entire election…
