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Public funding for Education in Manitoba
Introduction1 High quality public schooling is an expensive commitment. In Manitoba the operating costs for the 2015-16 school year was $2.24 billion, which translates to…
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Site C is not necessary and if completed would raise British Columbians’ Hydro bills: submission
CCPA-BC submission reconsiders the economics of Site C dam READ THE FULL SUBMISSION HERE. Vancouver–The Site C dam is not necessary, and moving forward to…
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Fast Fasts: Cutting taxes is not the answer
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press August 9, 2017 Last week I was chatting with my uncle, a retiree on a fixed income, about…
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The August 8, 2017 announcement that the new NDP government was fulfilling a promise to end tuition fees for Adult Basic Education students and English…
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Yes, Mr. Weston, you can afford a living wage
Loblaw Companies Ltd. chairman and CEO Galen G. Weston recently joined the chorus of business leaders to come out against the Liberal’s proposal to increase…
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Half of Ontario families losing ground: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – Ontario is becoming more polarized as the bottom half of Ontario families see their share of…
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Losing Ground
Income Inequality in Ontario, 2000–15 Download 820.5 KB32 pages This paper examines 15 years of income inequality for families raising children in Ontario (2000 to…
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What to make of Canada’s priorities for the NAFTA renegotiation?
PM Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in May (PMO photo by Adam Scotti).
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