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A new government? It’s not as easy as it looks
If there is a new government in BC on May 15th, it will be confronted with issues that make the transition particularly challenging. The financial…
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The Victims Of Drones (Part II)
Devastating drone attacks on Pathans completely unjustified Much has been written and broadcast in the Western media about U.S. drone attacks in northwestern Pakistan, but…
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The New Silk Road
Canada joining the U.S. in exploiting Afghanistan’s resources Since George Bush declared the Global War on/of Terror on September 20, 2001, some influential Canadians have…
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Idle No More: History Catching Up
First Nations honoured treaties, Canadian governments didn’t The immediate impact of the “Idle No More” protests has been, if nothing else, a rare, sustained focus…
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The “Big Business Bang” Theory
Social, economic, environmental ills all have the same cause [An earlier version of the following essay was written seven years ago, but this updated version…
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Hennessy’s Index: March 2013
What is Middle class? Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada and its place in the world.…
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Fast Facts: First a ripple, then a wave
There was a ripple in the waters of public service provision late last year that has left some people perplexed. The Manitoba government announced that…
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In BC, a new openness to taxes
These are certainly interesting times. For all the faults in last week’s BC budget (and there were many), it’s worth noting that the conversation about…
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Boost the Minimum Wage, Boost the Economy, from the bottom up
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