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External shocks will change the future of food—are you ready for it?
This edition of the Monitor is focused on one of my favourite topics, FOOD!
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BC’s fossil fuel exports have huge hidden carbon footprint
GHG emissions from exported coal and natural gas generate more than double BC’s combustion emissions: study READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – BC must…
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The Census: Evidence based decisions better than decision based evidence
There is beginning to be a lot of discussion about the decision by the Federal government two weeks ago to drop the compulsory long form…
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Harper fiscal austerity plan repeats mistakes of the 1930s
Canadians trying to recover from the post-G20 blur have yet another worry on the horizon: the aftershock of the G20 leaders’ austerity plan. Two years…
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And now for the bill: the cost of the Olympics
The BC government has released its final estimates of the cost of staging the 2010 Winter Games, highlighting the problems this government has with telling…
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BC’s 2009 Super-Fudge-It Budget
Under the “we told you so” category, I am filing the BC public accounts for 2009/10. The province closed the year with a deficit of…
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Gas prices and consumption: BC vs Pacific Northwest
On a weekend getaway to Washington state, I was alarmed at how much cheaper gas prices are south of the border. Typically, we paid $3…
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Rolling Thunder Census Review
The sound of backlash to the government’s decision on cutting the Census long-form questionnaire continues to rumble across the country. Tuesday’s Globe and Mail published…
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Good news from the BC government – with a couple of caveats
The BC government’s announcement July 9th that it had signed a deal on generic drugs with the province’s drug stores is good news. As discussed…
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Will the HST boost job growth and when?
As BC and Ontario have now started paying the HST at the till, many people may be wondering when exactly can we expect to see…
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Nobody’s Poster Child
Why the “Canadian Model” Cannot Be Used to Promote Financial Liberalization at the World Trade Organization Download 205.98 KB10 pages Despite the 2008 financial meltdown,…
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BC’s carbon tax turns two
With all of the attention focused on the HST implementation on July 1, most people seemed to miss the next increment of that other much-hated…
