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Canada needs to strengthen the “cultural exemption” in its free trade agreements:
When Canada negotiated with the U.S. for the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), Canada insisted on a cultural exemption—language in the agreement which allowed Canada…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Summer 2004, Volume 7, Number 2 Download 808.86 KB8 pages Inside this issue: Putting Kids to Work: The Deregulation of Child Labour in BC by…
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May 2004: Well-Being Measurement — The Next Step
The time is ripe for a Canadian Genuine Progress Index (GPI) Last June, the key directive from the Canada Well-Being Measurement Act was approved by…
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May 2004: Living in a Fossil-Fuel Dream World
Why are we still acting as if oil supplies are inexhaustible? As evidence mounts that the end of the Oil Age is near, the task…
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May 2004: Iraqis Getting a Raw Deal on Debt
Iraq’s huge odious debts must be eliminated, not merely “rescheduled” During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last January, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced…
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May 2004: High and Mighty
People have many excuses for driving an SUV, none of them valid It’s tempting for me to begin this column by saying that “some of…
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May 2004: The Commission for Environmental Cooperation
NAFTA’s environmental watchdog might actually work–if given the chance Public participation, transparency, and protecting the environment are terms not usually associated with free trade agreements.…
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Back-to-work legislation a threat to democracy
Recently two provincial governments have removed one of the most important democratic rights that Canadians enjoy – collective bargaining. Not only have British Columbia and…
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Report lambastes debt reduction target
Accuses Canada of squandering economic opportunity READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – Canada is hoarding unprecedented economic wealth while human insecurity – at home…
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New book examines Paul Martin’s record as a guide to the future
Ottawa–Canadians remember Paul Martin as the man who slew the deficit dragon “come hell or high water. ” He fulfilled that promise by making the…
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Squandering Canada’s Surplus
Opting for Debt Reduction and “Scarcity by Design” Download 215.31 KB15 pages About the authorArmine Yalnizyan
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Hell and High Water
An Assessment of Paul Martin’s Record and Implications for the Future Download 291.35 KB 140 pages Canadians may remember Paul Martin’s pledge upon becoming Finance…
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FastFacts: New Deal: Better, But Not Quite There
Download 103.09 KB 2 pages About the authorJim Silver
