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Pipeline vs. Rail: A red herring
Ever since the Lac-Mégantic tragedy, there’s a question which constantly comes up with regards to oil transportation. Are we better off transporting oil by rail…
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From Demonized to Organized
Building the New Union Movement “Nora Loreto refreshes the indispensable union movement for the younger generation of Canadians rendered defenseless by avaricious and cruel corporate…
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National Household Survey provides blurred look at housing
This piece first appeared in the Globe and Mail’s online business feature, Economy Lab, here. Two findings stand out in the National Household Survey (NHS) data…
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Student job market is tighter than a pair of skinny jeans
For most university students across Canada, this week marks the end of summer and the first full week of fall classes. As CCPA noted on…
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Le coût des études universitaires augmentera de 13 % au cours des quatre prochaines années, selon une étude
CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA — La moyenne des frais de scolarité et des frais obligatoires des étudiants du premier cycle dans les universités…
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Cost of university education to rise 13% over next four years: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The average cost of tuition and compulsory fees for Canadian undergraduate students will rise by almost 13% over…
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Degrees of Uncertainty
Navigating the changing terrain of university finance Download 952.61 KB42 pages This study looks at trends in tuition and compulsory fees in Canada since 1990,…
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What the UBC rape chant scandal says about women in the Canadian economy
The news of UBC Sauder Business School students chanting about rape of underage girls during a FROSH week event has generated much outrage. As it…
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EI Premium Freeze Leaves Unemployed Canadians in the Cold
I posted the following on the PEF blog yesterday. It is quoted in The Globe and Mail (A3), National Post (FP4), Toronto Star (B1) and other newspapers via Canadian Press and Postmedia: Finance minister Jim Flaherty announced…
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