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Rising Tuition
Implications for Access and Career Choice for Manitoba Students Download 730.17 KB26 pages Governments in Canada have often turned to investments in higher education to…
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Government wrong to exclude farm workers from basic minimum wage protection
A crowded van picks up an elderly Punjabi grandmother. After a 45-minute unpaid ride to the farm, she picks blueberries in the hot sun for…
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Wall Street to the rescue? Why we should be wary of social impact bonds
While proponents of social impact bonds situate investors as heroes working with underserved communities, the reality is much less charitable.
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Window for NAFTA deal this year is closing fast
Congressional notification May 17, 2018 Final draft text released June 16, 2018 Signing of NAFTA 2.0 August 15, 2018 Notify changes to U.S. law October…
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Fast Facts: A Made-in-Manitoba Tragedy of the Commons
In February, a provincial news release about changes to agricultural crown advised that “The Manitoba government has launched a consultation focused on agricultural Crown lands,…
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Are middle class tax promises a false hope?
Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford has proposed a $2.8-billion “middle class tax cut,” despite the fact the province is facing a deficit.Promoting tax cuts as…
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Nurses’ work deserves attention during the Ontario election
This winter, a bad flu season that resulted in overcrowded emergency rooms shone a light on the need for a reinvestment in Ontario’s health care…
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Canada is wrong to think we need a free trade deal with Mercosur
Prime Minister Trudeau and Brazilian President Michel Temer in July 2017. I was invited to appear before a parliamentary trade committee last week on behalf…
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Politics versus the future: Canada’s Orwellian energy standoff
There is no denying the utility of fossil fuels, which meet 85% of the world’s energy needs. And consumption is rising along with emissions. Even…
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