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Saving for Retirement
Secure retirement is chancy without good private pensions “How much money do I need for a secure retirement?” That is the question many baby boomers…
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No Excuse for Inequality
Canada can easily afford to create a truly just society Five years ago, I went looking for statistical proof that poverty in Canada was inexcusable…
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Jumping Off the Wireless Bandwagon
Canadians perilously overexposed to electromagnetic radiation After three days of hearings on the health impacts of Wi-Fi and wireless technologies, Canada’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on…
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A Bitter Pill
Safety of drugs is threatened by looser approval process Suppose you wanted to gut Canada’s drug safety law and regulations. Obviously, such an unpopular initiative…
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The Big Chill
Basic freedoms of speech and advocacy are now under siege There are few values at the heart of any vibrant democratic society more important than…
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Security/Insecurity
Hennessy’s Index: A number is never just a number Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada…
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Fast Facts: Let’s Make Poverty Reduction a Priority
In Nova Scotia, 75,000 people—including children, people with disabilities, seniors, parents, and single people— live in circumstances that compromise their health because they are deprived…
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Fast Facts: Facts, Principles, and Priorities in Government Budgets
Nova Scotians are again invited to help the provincial government “return to balance”, i.e., reduce the province’s deficit and debt. We are reminded that “if…
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Fast Facts: Curbing public largesse to corporations in times of economic restraint
Finance Minister Graham Steele is asking Nova Scotians to pull in their belts to help the government overcome the deficit and pay down the debt.…
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