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Saskatchewan’s urban/rural divide is a lot older than this election
About the authorsSimon EnochSimon Enoch is the senior researcher for Saskatchewan issues and policies. He holds a BA in Political Science, a Masters in Labour…
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Especially in a Recession
Private sector couldn’t survive without public spending Many conservative politicians and business executives have denounced rather than acclaimed the government stimulus plans recently launched in…
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An Antidote to Ignorance
Eugene Forsey debunks some Canada’s Parliament now appears to have returned to its pathetic “business-as-usual” mode in the aftermath of the inexcusable prorogation last December.…
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Cancelled P3 saves $200 million
Wow. Things can change pretty quickly in a day. Apparently the Port Mann Bridge P3 was just too ridiculous. Jeff Nagel already has a very…
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Death of a P3
And so the P3 financing deal for the Port Mann Super-Bridge died, conveniently right when it will get the least media coverage. Here’s the breaking…
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Behind the dramatic drop in the budget of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
Budget commentators across the province (including Marc Lee on this blog) noted the lack of drastic spending cuts to government programs. While there were some…
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Axing the Forest Service: The Cuts Continue
Well it looks like they’re getting ready to wield the axe yet again at the Ministry of Forests, and that the latest victims will join…
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P3s? Fairly ridiculous
They keep moving the goal posts for using public private partnerships (P3s) in BC to procure large projects. Government officials have argued in the past…
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“The (not so) slow de-industrialization of the province”
Yesterday, Catalyst Paper announced the closure of the Crofton kraft pulp mill, a week after shutting the doors at its 350-employee mill in Campbell River…
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Low interest rates alone not enough to jump-start global economy: report
OTTAWA—Monetary policy with zero or close-to-zero interest rates are not enough to pull the national and global economies out of the current recession, says a…
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Money, Bank Capital and Zero Interest Rates
With Central Bank Rates Approaching Zero, Can Economic Policy Be Effective? Download 223.77 KB 6 pages About the authorsArthur DonnerDoug Peters
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Partisan claims and the BC economy
BC’s recession and election together mean things are going to get nasty in the political realm. Already we seeing plenty of sneering commentary from our…
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Where’s Our Danny Boy?
Give Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams credit for leading by example and doing what no BC politician in recent years had the guts to do: force…
