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  • Supermax case may signal shift in Canada’s policy on tackling forced labour

    Enforcement of workers’ rights in global value chains has been a long time coming

  • Finding the funding

    Remarks to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs regarding the 2022-23 Ontario budget on Jan. 19, 2022

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    Passing the Buck

    The impact of increasing Memorial University tuition to pay down Newfoundland and Labrador’s deficit Download 961.47 KB19 pages The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is…

  • Putting Continuity in Continuing Care

    Reimagining the Role of Immigration in the Recruitment and Retention of Healthcare Workers in Nova Scotia Download 180.76 KB 11 pages Staffing shortages in Nova…

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    Tuition fee hikes at Memorial University will erode its competitive advantage: study

    Province’s fiscal plan could make students pay for one-third of deficit by 2025 OTTAWA—Planned tuition fee hikes and funding cuts at Memorial University of Newfoundland…

  • Water protection must be a top public policy priority

    The devastating floods that destroyed homes, farms, highways, dikes and critical infrastructure during November’s record rains are both unprecedented and a climate change wake-up call.…

  • Budget outlook: $5 billion in annual tax cuts weaken Ontario’s case for federal dollars

    If the provincial government needs more money—and it certainly does—then why has it been giving so much away?

  • Fast Facts: Manitoba’s Silica Sand: Use for Fracking Natural Gas

    The Manitoba government is poised to approve two silica sand mines, one near Vivian in Southeastern Manitoba proposed by CanWhite Sands (CWS), the other on…

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