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BC government: climate leader or climate outlaw?
At both the Paris climate negotiations last November and the recent federal-provincial climate meetings, Premier Christy Clark was keen to position British Columbia as a…
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Provincial budget will cause gender inequalities to worsen: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. ST.JOHN’S – The Newfoundland and Labrador budget will worsen gender inequalities in the province, says a study released today by…
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Through a Gender Lens
The 2016-2017 Newfoundland and Labrador Budget’s Impacts on Women Download 683.19 KB34 pages This study finds that the 2016-17 Newfoundland and Labrador budget will worsen…
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Toronto’s City Budget 2017
No More Rabbits to Pull out of the Hat In her presentation to the Executive Committee at Toronto City Council, CCPA-Ontario Senior Economist Sheila Block…
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Early childhood report a distraction from what really needs to be done
The long-awaited report on the consultations by the Provincial Office for the Early Years (POEY) about early childhood planning in BC was released on Wednesday. This review,…
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Oil profits, pipelines and the human cost of regulatory capture
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Affordable housing and its discontents
The public and media response to my new study on affordable housing exceeded expectations. I anticipated some really strong pushback against my proposals, because they’re pretty…
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Food security in BC? Don’t count on it.
If California’s farmers ever run out of the water needed to irrigate their crops, we’ll be in for a rude awakening. With 70 per cent…
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New look, same nerds.
Hello readers and followers! As you can see, we have a brand new look thanks to our fine friends at Affinity Bridge. We had two…
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