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Remembering and Honouring George Martell
Back in 1995 when I was competing my MA at the University of Guelph, I was interested in looking more closely at the commercialization of…
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Ontario budget funding shortfall starts out bad—and gets worse fast
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Failing Grade: Manitoba Poverty Reduction Strategy and Budget 2019
Download 326.39 KB 12 pages “I grew up poor. I appreciate the reality that many Manitobans face. It’s very difficult for many Manitobans right now.…
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A child care policy for the people? Probably not—Post Budget edition
While the Childcare Access and Relief from Expenses (CARE) tax credit from Budget 2019 is very similar in design to what was in the Brown…
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Low taxes are nothing to brag about
The Scott Moe government boasts that Saskatchewan’s a low-tax province. It shouldn’t. Taxes serve important objectives, and our leaders need to understand that. On March…
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Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women regarding the challenges faced by senior women
Download 179.01 KB8 pages Poverty and economic insecurity present a unique hardship for senior women, particularly when combined with the many overlapping challenges of aging: chronic…
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A poverty of ambition: Saskatchewan’s climate resilience report
First, the good news. The release of the government’s first climate resilience report finally gives the Saskatchewan public a series of goals and targets that can allow…
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USMCA and Drug Costs – Time to Stand Up to Big Pharma
The USMCA, or CUSMA as it’s known here in Canada, is slowly working its way through the U.S. “fast-track” ratification process. Once the U.S. International…
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Fast Facts: Changes in practices needed, if we’re serious about reconciliation
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 10, 2019 Offer money to leaders in a cash-poor community to gain support for a resource extraction…
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