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Debt Free BC
One can only presume that the promise of a debt-free B.C. was never meant to be taken seriously. Christy Clark’s very cynical, albeit effective election…
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For the Sixth Year in a Row, Students are Struggling to Find Summer Jobs.
There is something great about summer in Canada; it’s hot but also full of promise with places to visit, camping, travelling, cottaging, trips to the…
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Navigating Canada’s complex terrain of student financial assistance
OTTAWA—Student aid systems in Canada are intricate, elaborate, and, in many cases, thoroughly unmanageable, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy…
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It‘s Complicated
An Interprovincial Comparison of Student Financial Aid Download 2.01 MB50 pages This study compares eligibility for student financial aid by examining the amount of funds…
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Financial Risk and Alberta’s Tar Sands
When it comes to global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change notes that what matters is the total volume of greenhouse gas emissions going…
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Our Schools/Our Selves: Summer 2014
Privatization of Schools: An International View “Math wars”, attacks on teacher unions, old-fashioned commercialism, standardized assessment, and surveillance: debates over education have always been heated.…
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Why teachers are still striking
Speech to the Langley Teachers Association’s Public Forum on Education Check against delivery. I have a slightly different take because I don’t come from the…
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Temporary Foreign Worker Program changes – who do they help?
The Conservative Government’s Minister of Employment and Social Development, Jason Kenney, announced on June 20th 2014 a raft of changes to the federal Temporary Foreign Worker…
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EI is Not Actually Helping the Poor
Who does employment insurance help? It seems like an obvious question. One would assume that EI is for Canadians who’ve lost their jobs and are…
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