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Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social work in Nova Scotia
About the authorsCatherine BryanCatherine Bryan is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Dalhousie University and the chair of the Canadian Centre…
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The Buy American Deal: CCPA Analysis
If you’re looking for an alternative perspective on the recent Buy American deal, check out Buy American Basics, a new report from the CCPA’s National…
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Throne speech rather unimaginative despite talk of leading change
Today’s Throne speech marks a return to the optimistic tone that is typical of the start of each session of the legislature. Sure, there are…
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Buy American deal gives away Canadian procurement sovereignty
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The tentative Buy American deal fails to gain a meaningful exemption for Canadian suppliers from provisions in the U.S. stimulus…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2010, Volume 13, Number 1 Download 1.71 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Managing BC’s Forests for a Cooler Planet: Carbon Storage, Sustainable Jobs and…
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Buy American deal should be rejected
Government ministers and Canadian trade officials have avoided saying just how much the tentative deal on Buy American preferences is worth to Canadian suppliers. As…
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About that Copenhagen award
Back in December, during the Copenhagen negotiations, a group of environmentalists provided BC Premier Gordon Campbell with an award for climate leadership. Based primarily on…
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Fast Facts: We have a floor, now we need a ceiling
Reducing Canada’s income inequalities In recent decades we’ve seen a dramatic increase in income inequality, which has concentrated the gains from economic growth in the…
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Fast Facts: Nous avons un plancher, il nous faut maintenant un plafond : réduire les inégalités de revenu au Canada
Au cours des dernières décennies, nous avons observé une augmentation spectaculaire des inégalités de revenu, qui ont fait en sorte que les gains de la…
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Submission to the Special Committee to Review the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Download 879.3 KB25 pages In a democratic society it is critical that there be a free exchange of ideas with respect to policies chosen by…
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Visioning Nova Scotia in 2020
Analyzing the current state of affairs in NS and searching for solutions In Nov. of 2009, the Nova Scotia office of the Canadian Centre for…
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CCPA-NS responds to budget consultations
In The Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein shows that a perceived crisis can be used to frighten people into accepting unpopular “reforms” as “solutions,” such as…
