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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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“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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