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Reading the policy tea leaves: What BC’s new cabinet appointments tell us about the government’s priorities
In the absence of mandate letters, let’s take a look at what the new cabinet picks and the reorganization of some key ministries tell us,…
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CPRN: RIP – the loss of an independent voice
There was sad news yesterday for those of us who are policy wonks and for anyone else who pays serious attention to public issues in…
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Possibilities and Prospects: The Debate Over a Guaranteed Income
Download 360.96 KB 38 pages The idea of a guaranteed income (sometimes referred to as guaranteed annual income or GAI) has a long and respectable…
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Climate deniers – what more evidence will it take?
In this lead up to the Copenhagen meetings, it seems to me that we’re seeing a distressing up-tick in activity from the climate denial crowd.…
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Economy still not recovering: Study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Canada’s economy is still mired in recession and a long way from recovery, despite months of…
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Canada’s Long Road to Economic Recovery
Download 349.98 KB 18 pages About the authorsJim StanfordDavid MacdonaldDavid joined the CCPA as its Senior Ottawa Economist in 2011, although he has been a…
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Planning for a Green Vancouver
Last week, the City of Vancouver’s task force, the Greenest City Action Team, issued a plan for the city with short and longer-term goals and…
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Carbon Capture and Storage: Magic Bullet or Delusion?
Depending on who you talk to, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is either the face of climate salvation or the height of delusional behaviour associated…
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Can we have an adult conversation about taxes?
At the risk of insulting a generation of 4-year-olds, it’s time we had an adult conversation in Canada about taxes and public services. Most 4-year-olds…
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Fun and Games
I don’t really get the Olympics resistance stuff — the Games are coming and we may as well make the best of them. Admittedly I’ll…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Fall 2009, Volume 12, Number 3 Download 2.52 MB8 pages Inside this issue: BC and the HST Should We be Afraid of the Government Debt?…
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Déjà vu: Ontario’s recession and the 1930s
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – One year after the Crash of October 2008, Ontario’s recession is looking eerily like the Great…
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