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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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.…
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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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Nova Scotia: Beyond the ballot box
The morning after the Liberals won another majority government in Nova Scotia, a headline on the CBC Nova Scotia website read: “Nova Scotia teachers ‘worried…
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A Canada-China Free Trade Agreement?
CCPA Submission to Global Affairs Canada on a possible Canada-China FTA Download 180.01 KB 9 pages Global Affairs Canada is currently consulting Canadians on a…
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To protect her legacy, Premier Clark should put a moratorium on the destruction of documents
British Columbia is in interesting times politically and that makes transparency around government decisions more important than ever. It is both a medium-term issue and…
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