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Fast Facts: The Conservative Stealth Strategy to Undermine Medicare
The Harper government has a two-fold strategy to undermine Medicare. One part of the game plan is to underfund Medicare creating “shortages” over the medium…
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Canada’s failed experiment with corporate income tax cuts
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Who’s not coming to school this September?
Today is the first day of school and newspapers, Twitter feeds and Facebook pages are filled with photos of backpack-carrying children and well wishes from their community…
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Provincial tuition fee policies more about managing public opinion than accessibility: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—On average, tuition and compulsory fees for Canadian undergraduate students have tripled between 1993-94 and 2015-16 and will continue to…
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What’s the Difference?
Taking Stock of Provincial Tuition Fee Policies Download 740.02 KB32 pages This study looks at trends in tuition and compulsory fees in Canada since 1993,…
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Overcoming the new Precariat: The future of work
After years of relative progress in Canada’s labour market – where unionization helped turn jobs like mining and manufacturing into good, middle class jobs –…
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10 Reasons Stephen Harper should ignore his own economic advice
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is campaigning to “stay the course” on Canada’s economy. There are a lot of reasons why the PM should think again…
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One year after the BC teachers’ strike, what’s happening for kids with special needs?
A key outcome of last year’s teachers’ strike was increased understanding of the phrase “class size and composition.” The public came to appreciate that teachers…
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Canada’s job numbers barely treading water
Job Growth by major industry, first 8 month of 2015 Industry Change since December 2014 Growing Utilities 2.70% Transportation and warehousing 2.80% Finance, insurance, real…
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