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Remembering Gideon Rosenbluth
Below is the text of the obituary for Gideon Rosenbluth, a renowned progressive economist, and a past president of the Canadian Economics Association. Gideon was…
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The New Cost of Criminal Pardons
The Conservative government, with the collaboration of opposition parties, hastily passed a piece of legislation (Bill C-23A) last year which makes it more difficult for…
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BC Hydro Review
If it were true that BC Hydro could effectively plan and operate its system with 20% fewer workers, as the government panel has recently suggested in…
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What’s behind the push for a municipal auditor general?
The call for the creation of an Auditor General for BC’s municipalities almost seems like a “no-brainer,” doesn’t it? Charlie Smith had a good article…
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Fast Facts: The Inequality Agenda and the Specious Ideas that Support It
In June, 1998, Toronto’s Centre for Social Justice published a report by Armine Yalnizyan on the dimensions and implications of growing inequalities in the distribution…
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BC’s wood trade with China may be booming – but at a price
This year, members of the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation expect to fill the holds of nine ocean freighters in Prince Rupert with raw logs from…
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BC missing out on greener, more sustainable jobs for forest industry, report finds
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – Despite having the richest forest resources in Canada, BC lags well behind other provinces in generating jobs making…
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BC forestry missing out on great green job potential
Ever since US house prices peaked in mid 2006 and the great economic slump began south of the border, BC’s government and forest industry alike…
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