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After the throne speech: a test of our resolve
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A parable of two roads: Why the COVID crisis is exactly the right time to push for a low-carbon economy
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What will the throne speech say about poverty?
Anti-poverty advocates and social policy wonks will be watching today’s throne speech for signs of how the government plans on addressing poverty in this complicated…
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Public policy in Canada remains haunted by large deficits that prevailed in the 1980s and early 1990s. With COVID-19 economic response pushing the federal deficit…
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Now is not the time to get hysterical about the federal debt
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One step forward for low-waged workers in Halifax?
Today the Halifax Regional Municipal Council will consider a staff report that recommends that Council approve the adoption of a Supplier Code of Conduct (including Living Wage…
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Why inequality must be linked to climate emergency action
Among the book’s key wartime lessons is that “inequality is toxic to social solidarity and mass mobilization.” It requires policies that fulfill a promise that…
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Fast Facts: Forestry plan favours industry, not people
The way long-term, large-scale forest management planning is approved by the Pallister government is about to change. And not for the better, I might add.…
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Canadian billionaires’ wealth skyrocketing amid the pandemic
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