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A modest proposal
Canadian cities have been straining under the weight of greater demand for improved and accessible public services—coupled with less support from senior levels of government…
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Regulating BC’s oil and gas industry as if the environment mattered
For several years, BC has been hooked on revenues from the fossil fuel industry. Skyrocketing royalty payments to the province from companies pulling oil and…
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Foot Off the Gas
Regulating BC’s Oil and Gas Industry as if the Environment Mattered Download 643.35 KB38 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Foot Off the Gas: Regulating BC’s Oil and…
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Scrap subsidies to oil and gas companies and enforce tight timeline to eliminate industry’s unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions, new report urges province
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–Efforts to cut BC’s greenhouse gas emissions will fail unless the province ends subsidies to oil and gas companies, raises…
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More Than Jellybeans
The SPP Regulatory Framework Agreement and Its Impact on Chemicals Regulation Download 133.49 KB 7 pages
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Hidden Montebello SPP agreement on industrial chemicals will weaken Canadian regulation—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Contrary to assurances from Prime Minister Harper, an SPP regulatory agreement signed at Montebello sets Canada on course…
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Towards a More Democratic and Credible BC Budget
Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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The Expressive Liberty of Beggars
Why it matters to them, and to us Download 282.22 KB 28 pages Attachments FastFacts: The Case Against Criminalizing Panhandling: Laws that muzzle the disadvantaged…
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Panhandling should not be criminalized, says study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Restrictions on peaceful panhandling—such as City of Winnipeg Bylaw No. 128/2005—constitute an illegitimate use of state power, says a study…
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Social Watch 2007: Insecurity Amid Wealth
Download 193.82 KB3 pages The canadian economy continues to lead the OECD in many respects. The federal government, after a near-decade of surpluses, expects another…
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How Sustainable is Medicare?
A Closer Look at Aging, Technology and Other Cost Drivers in Canada’s Health Care System Download 419.01 KB34 pages
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Report on the Manitoba Economy: 2007
Download 2.59 MB60 pages Attachments FastFacts: State of the Manitoba Economy 2007: Challenges and Opportunities
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Population aging not a demographic time bomb for health care costs: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—There is little to suggest that health care costs will spiral out of control as Canada’s population ages, says a…
