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“Sharing economy” businesses like Uber need to share the responsibilities too
Most business commentators have nothing but praise for the sharing economy, whose poster children include Uber and Airbnb. A growing number of tech start-ups are…
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BC employment holds steady in August but anemic private sector hiring is a sign of economic weakness
Canada is officially in a recession and while BC is expected to sail through it relatively unscathed, the projected modest GDP growth performance does not seem to be translating…
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Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy: Still missing a federal partner
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The best of all policies: my wish for the ideal platform
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The diminishing of access to government information – and some things to do about it
Freedom of Information legislation (FOI), or Access to Information (ATI) as it is known at the federal level in Canada, was a pretty important addition…
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Recession is just the tip of Canada’s economic iceberg
Year Real GDP Growth (strong growth >= 3%) 2012 1.0% 2013 2.7% 2014 2.5% 2015 (projected) 1.1% 2016 (projected) 2.3% David Macdonald is a Senior…
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3 worrisome facts about Canada’s economy beyond the drop in GDP
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Our Schools/Our Selves: Summer 2015
Moving Beyond Baby Steps: Building a child care plan for today’s families This issue of Our Schools / Our Selves takes stock of where we…
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