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The CPTPP: An agreement out of step with the times
“Are there existing provisions in the [CPTPP] that would benefit from revision or updating? Do you have suggestions to improve and/or modernize the Agreement, including…
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October 2004: Exposing and Opposing Corporate Power
Regardless of the outcome, the cause itself is worth the struggle My first brush with corporate power happened a long time ago, when I was…
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October 2004: “Tax Me If You Can!”
Tax havens, loopholes let corporations pay little or no taxes Last April, the General Accounting Office (GOA)—a kind of business inspectorate that works for the…
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FastFacts: The Best Time to Plant a Tree is 20 Years Ago
Or, What the rapid transit decision tells us about Winnipeg’s new Mayor Download 29.87 KB 2 pages About the authorTodd Scarth
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Federal communication policies leave Canadians unplugged say communication scholars
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–“After the dot.com bubble burst, who trusts Bill Gates to point out the road ahead?” asks Vincent Mosco,…
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Women paying price of legal services cutbacks
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) As a result of legal aid cuts women are losing custody of their children, giving up valid…
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Legal Aid Denied
Women and the Cuts to Legal Services in BC Download 343.56 KB31 pages Attachments BC Issues Primer: Cuts to Legal Aid About the authorsLindsay StephensAlison…
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BC’s social housing shell game
It seems barely a day goes by without a news story about BC’s hot real estate market and booming residential construction. People are buying up…
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Seeking Convergence in Policy and Practice
Communications in the Public Interest Vol 2 It’s a post 9-11 communications world. E-mail is polluted with obnoxious spam and data-eating viruses. Governments are nervously…
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More than Money
The New Deal for Cities and Federal Urban Lens Download 160.31 KB This report provides an overview of federal involvement in urban development from its inception…
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Home Truths
Why the Housing System Matters to All Canadians Download 90.7 KB80 pages While far from a failure, Canada’s housing system is falling short on too…
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From monster deficits to monster surpluses: What happened?
The recent announcement by Finance Minister Gary Collins that BC is now expected to post a $1.2 billion surplus in 2004/05 caught many by surprise.…
