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The Economics of EI “Reform.”
Changes to the EI rules announced by the government today are not rooted in any lengthy policy rationale. But Minister Finley and and the media release spoke…
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Fast Facts: Operating agreements for social housing
The beginning or the end? Social housing plays an essential role in meeting housing needs for low-income households in Canada. One of the most pressing…
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From Bad to Worse — The Latest in BC Energy Policy
It is, I suppose, not surprising that the government would step in and effectively terminate the BC Utilities Commission’s hearing on BC Hydro’s rates. The…
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Reframing the Health Care Debate
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A decade of eroding tax fairness in BC demands progressive tax reform
Most British Columbians would agree that everyone should pay their fair share of taxes. And most assume that the wealthy pay more, not only in…
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Duel of the Saskatchewan Expatriates
Last week, I had the following letter in The Globe and Mail: Oil sands royalties The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ most recent Statistical Handbook indicates that, in 2010, this…
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Mexico’s middle class gaining from economic growth; Canada and the U.S. trailing
HALIFAX –– An examination of income inequality in North America reveals that Mexico is the only part of the continent where the middle class has…
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Instability Implications of Increasing Inequality
What can be learned from North America? Download 1.13 MB 40 pages This study focuses on the implications of inequality trends in the U.S., Canada…
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring 2012, Volume 15, Number 2 Download 1.1 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Enbridge pipe dreams and nightmares by Marc Lee What are the alternatives…
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