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5 ways the Harper government changed Canada
I’m not going to lie: this is click bait. What I’d really like you to do is read all 434 pages of the new CCPA…
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Voting to take care of one another
This week my dad will be discharged from hospital in time to vote in the federal election. After receiving exemplary service from palliative care and…
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Fast Facts: Looking critically at Harper Government’s economic record
The federal Conservative government has been making much of its economic record in recent weeks. Its campaign slogan, front and center on its website and…
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Why my dad and I will vote for health
As a family physician, the most important way I can help (and not harm) my patients, is to vote for healthcare in this election.
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Let’s talk jobs: How does your province compare?
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Federal tax policies, provincial problems
Many Government of Canada policies affect provincial governments, directly or indirectly. One of the most important areas is taxation – the life-blood of the body…
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Fast Facts: A Real Energy Strategy Can Create Jobs and Save Government Money
The energy strategy debate thus far in the federal election has focussed on the future of the oil sands and pipeline politics. The Federal Tories…
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A petro state, a fracking frenzy and one woman’s battle for justice: Andrew Nikiforuk’s latest should be required reading for MLAs
Andrew Nikiforuk’s new book, Slick Water: Fracking and One Insider’s Stand Against the World’s Most Powerful Industry, captures like never before how fossil fuel companies…
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Can the federal parties’ child care proposals pay for the $10 a Day Plan?
We’ve been glad to see child care emerge as a key issue in this federal election, with three major parties (Greens, Liberals and NDP) vying…
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