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    Basic Income
    News & Commentary

    Basic income cancellation impacts on Ontario

    “The Basic Income Pilot cancellation is not just a social assistance issue, it is a health issue.” “It is nearly impossible to focus on long…

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    BC
    Policy Note
    Tax Policy

    Math is hard: The Fraser Institute’s “Consumer Tax Index” is a mess

    As surely as the seasons pass, each year the Fraser Institute reissues its paint-by-numbers “Consumer Tax Index.” As usual, the latest release tries to create…

  • BC
    Education
    Policy Note
    Provincial Budgets

    How BC is short-changing schools and how we can fix it

    Students using 30-year-old textbooks, teachers buying basic supplies, schools permanently on edge of closing—this is the all too common face of public education in British…

  • Ontario
    Income Inequality
    Reports

    Poverty Measures: Opportunity or Distraction?

    Download 421.87 KB 17 pages Starting in 2004, almost all provinces and territories, several regions and municipalities, and the federal government have released poverty reduction…

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    BC
    Employment & Labour
    Policy Note

    Community Benefits Agreements add value to public infrastructure projects

    The BC government recently announced that major new public infrastructure projects, such as the Pattullo Bridge, will be subject to a “Community Benefits Agreement.” The…

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    BC
    Climate Change
    Environment & Sustainability
    Fracking & LNG
    Policy Note
    Transparency & accountability

    The Petro State Lackey: How BC’s zest for natural gas fuels Alberta’s oil sands

    In the past year, an energy dispute for the ages has played out in Canada, culminating in the federal government announcing that it will buy…

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    BC
    Climate Change
    Fracking & LNG
    Policy Note

    The problem with BC’s “clean growth” climate rhetoric

    The BC government recently released three “intentions papers” on climate policy—transportation, buildings and industry—all wrapped in the term “clean growth.” In fact, the term “clean”…

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