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  • Fast Facts: The Pallister Government and the Path to Reconciliation Act

    First published in the Winnipeg Free Press, Thursday June 8th. On Friday May 26, I attended an impromptu event organized by supporters of the North…

  • Time to tackle the big fish in an ocean of tax exemptions

    When federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled his 2017 federal budget in March, he pledged to make Canada’s tax system fairer. To his credit, he…

  • Betting on Bitumen

    Alberta’s Energy Policies from Lougheed to Klein Download 1.35 MB48 pages When Alberta’s first New Democratic Party (NDP) government swept to power in 2015, it…

  • History of Alberta’s oil sands policy highlights importance of government involvement

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT A new report analyzing the oil sands policies of previous Alberta governments reveals the critical role of government…

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    Book review – The broken ladder: How inequality affects the way we think, live and die

    The following is a review of  The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die by Keith Payne, published by Viking in May 2017.…

  • Four lessons about electoral reform for a new BC government

    Under their recent agreement, the BC NDP and Greens have promised a referendum on electoral reform in BC. This is great news. A huge amount…

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