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The fossil fuel industry’s deep reach into higher education
About the authorEmma BainbridgeEmma Bainbridge (she/her) is a student journalist studying political science and urban studies at McGill University. Find her on twitter at @emmakbainbridge.
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BC Budget 2009: Vanilla, No Sprinkles (revised)
Faced with a nasty recession at its doorstep, the BC budget is uninspiring and underwhelming in its ambition. Overall there is little that actively plans…
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A Movement of Ideas
The World Social Forum, is it a model for political change? Download 561.78 KB 19 pages About the authorJessica Corbeil
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Charity doesn’t buy a lot of shoes
OK, this is just a little crass, but the calculation begs to be done. It apppears rather than buying himself a new pair of shoes…
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Harper government free riding on U.S. stimulus package: Report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Harper government is relying too heavily on U.S. fiscal stimulus measures to pull Canada out of recession,…
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The Obama Effect
Canada-US Relations in a Time of Economic Crisis Download 156.52 KB10 pages About the authorBruce CampbellBruce Campbell is former Executive Director of the Canadian Centre…
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Obama visit puts Canada on the defensive
When President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet in Canada this Thursday, the growing economic crisis will be the main point of discussion.…
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Tales from the Mouth of the Fraser
With the BC budget just 27 hours away, in today’s Vancouver Sun, you can find my pre-budget oped. Alas, as often happens, I am paired…
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A call to all BC political parties: time to commit to a poverty reduction plan
In early February, over 200 organizations and community leaders from across BC issued an open letter to BC political parties, calling on them to commit…
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BC Needs an Action Plan to Fight a Nasty Recession
On February 17 the BC government will table the province’s first recession budget in a generation. The big question for the budget is no longer…
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Government compliance with legal obligations far from good
BC’s Freedom of Information Commissioner released his annual report last Friday. These reports are a pretty good indication of how open and transparent our government…
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Olympic Gold for the Vancouver Sun
Just when I thought I had read the worst the Vancouver Sun can provide, I caught another Olympics article that sets a new standard. I suppose…
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It’s about jobs
Next week the provincial government releases their budget and I am looking for something, anything at all, for forest workers.Now I hate to be a…
