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Labour Losing to Capital
The just-released OECD Employment Outlook – full text not available on line – has an interesting chapter on the sharp decline of labour’s share of…
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Unions, Equality and Democracy
Unions are an important force for a more democratic society, and a major reason why Canada is still a more equal country than the United…
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DIDG Licensed: Little Saskatchewan River Unprotected
On the day the Fast Facts titled Will the Province Protect the Little Saskatchewan River was published (July 5, 2012), the Daly Irrigation Development Group…
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“Burning a little gas” to fire up our natural gas indusry? Let’s give our heads a shake.
With each passing month and no firm commitments by company shareholders to commit the billions of dollars required to build a natural gas pipeline to…
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Mosaic Profit Argues for Higher Royalties
Today’s Mosaic quarterly report provides further evidence that the Government of Saskatchewan should improve its royalty and tax structure to collect a better return on the province’s…
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BC’s focus on liquefied natural gas makes no sense for climate or economy
In 2009, British Gas, a leader in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade, submitted a voluminous environmental assessment report for a massive new gas…
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How the rules got fiddled to make sure a public private partnership got pushed through
In 2008 British Columbia’s controversial public private partnership (P3) program was in trouble. With P3s private companies put up financing for public services and infrastructure…
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The Death of Evidence or 2 + 2 = 5
Stephen Harper is not Maurice Duplessis. But the call to overlook abuses of democracy, for the sake of economic expediency — which is a never-ending…
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Medicare’s 50th Anniversary Sets Important Context for N.S. Legislative Review
July 1 of this year marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare in Canada. On June 29, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Health and Wellness released for public input proposed new…
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