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Economic Indicators

First the party, then the hangover
The 2010 Winter Games are almost upon us. In Vancouver, banners are dropping down the sides of downtown buildings; huge tents are being erected anywhere…
January 26, 2010
BC

Environment & Sustainability
Housing & Homelessness
Income & Wages
Policy Note

BC’s Urban Housing (Un)affordability
A new study published today by the Frontier Institute for Public Policy finds that Vancouver has the most unaffordable urban housing market not just in…
January 25, 2010
National Office

Employment & Labour
Income & Wealth Inequality
News & Commentary
News Release

EI system failing recession “stress test”—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s Employment Insurance system is failing the “stress test” of the recession and fixing it must be a…
January 25, 2010
National Office

Employment & Labour
Income & Wealth Inequality
Reports

Is EI Working for Canada’s Unemployed?
Analyzing the Great Recession Download 347.83 KB 8 pages Canada’s Employment Insurance system is failing the recession “stress test” and many unemployed workers are falling…
January 25, 2010
BC

Law & Legal Issues
Policy Note
Transparency & Accountability

Loukidelis did good work for government accountability. Now it’s a legislative committee’s turn.
David Loukidelis, British Columbia’s Freedom of Information Commissioner has accepted the new role as the province’s deputy attorney general. Vaughn Palmer did a good column on the…
January 24, 2010
BC

Climate Change
Employment & Labour
Income & Wages
Policy Note

Now for some disaster relief on the homefront
I’ve been very pleasantly surprised at the public response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti. I’ve seen donations being collected through school bake sales, at…
January 22, 2010
BC

Climate Change
Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note

Thinking about zero
I’m still coming out of my malaise following the Copenhagen climate conference in December. It’s easy to think that the stupid political brinksmanship is never…
January 21, 2010
Nova Scotia

Income & Wealth Inequality
Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
Tax Policy

How to make municipal tax reform as fair as possible
On January 26, the HRM Council will again address municipal tax reform proposals. But the proposals are merely piece-meal changes. We need to ask and…
January 21, 2010
BC

Climate Change
Policy Note
The Economy

Economic Impacts !?@#
There isn’t a reputable economist that I know, nor a student in my benefit-cost class at SFU (that wants to pass) that does not understand…
January 20, 2010

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