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Understanding Manitoba’s Social Housing Transformation
About the authorsOlusewa OlanbuiChristina Maes Nino
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Burning down the house
Sometimes I see a letter to the editor that in one sentence captures the essence of what I was thinking but does it better and…
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Obama opens doors closed in BC
One of President Barack Obama’s first acts was to reverse an order from the Bush regime that undermined Freedom of Information requests. What a contrast…
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Fiscal tipping points
Budget making is an art. An underlying reality of BC budgeting is that it takes very little to tip provincial finances from surplus to deficit…
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Poverty reduction: the time is now
There is a growing chorus calling for a BC poverty reduction plan, calling for commitments to this from all political parties ahead of the May…
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P3s: the cubic zirconium of public projects
Jonathan Fowlie and Lori Gilbert did a first rate job of looking at one facet of public private partnerships (P3’s) in the January 23 Vancouver…
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Breaking free of the “balanced budget” chains
As the next provincial budget is prepared (and election platforms are written), a core reality is this: we face huge economic uncertainty, which makes forecasting…
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Cinq critères pour le prochain budget fédéral du Canada
OTTAWA – Le budget fédéral du 27 janvier sera l’un des plus importants de toute l’histoire du Canada et devrait respecter cinq critères essentiels, a…
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What Kind of Stimulus
Tests for Assessing the Federal Budget Download 127.51 KB5 pages Attachments Alternative Federal Budget 2009: Beyond the Crisis
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Quel type de mesures
Des critères pour évaluer le budget fédéral Download 138.23 KB About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Alternative Federal Budget 2009: Beyond the Crisis
A Budget for a Strong and Sustainable Future Download 1.34 MB151 pages Attachments Alternative Federal Budget 2009: Budget in Brief About the authorCanadian Centre for…
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More stimulus required in Tuesday’s budget
News on Thursday of the government’s stimulus plans should come as a disappointment to Canadians. The Conservative’s continued underestimation of the economic crisis will force…
