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CFIB spokesperson blames downloading for muni cost increases
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) published a report this week talking about the alarming rate of increase in municipal spending and blaming it…
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Salvaging the Senate (Part II)
The Senate can be made a vital part of good governance “Parliamentary government,” Eugene Forsey wrote, “is not just a matter of counting heads instead of…
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Refocusing the Abortion Debate
Despite legalization, women face more barriers to abortion For the past year, Canadian national news outlets have led a distracting narrative about the status of…
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The Latin American Revolution (Part XX)
Union in Colombia battles anti-union Canadian oil company In May 2012, the third edition of my report Profiting from Repression: Canadian Investment in and Trade…
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The Harper Government’s War on Science
Many scientific programs terminated, many scientists fired Canada’s Information Commissioner, Suzanne Legault, is investigating the muzzling of federal scientists, but far more troubling is the…
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Phony numbers, screaming headline
An enormous error in a report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) led to a screaming headline in Wednesday’s Vancouver Sun suggesting spending…
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Keeping democracy alive: Engaging in political process between elections
Last week, Seth Klein reflected on some lessons from the 2013 BC election. Among the many important lessons he noted was the fact that “we…
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Ten suggestions to lead a better life without growth (part 1)
Two weeks ago the degrowth research group Collectif de recherche interuniversitaire et transdisciplinaire sur les impasses de la croissance (CRITIC) held its first colloquium, entitled “How…
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Ten suggestions to lead a better life without growth (part 2)
In our previous blog post, we took a look at 5 proposals from a feature entitled “A better life without growth” in the French magazine Alternatives…
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