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Oh, Oh, Canada
We’d be prouder if our country lived up to its potential Canadians generally are not as wildly and uncritically patriotic as Americans. We are not…
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The Latin American Revolution (III)
The U.S. Empire strikes back through a coup in Honduras At 1 a.m. on June 28, Manuel Zelaya, the elected progressive President of Honduras, was…
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Canada’s Shredded Social Saftey Net
Our employment insurance system far below OECD average Between October 2008 and May 2009, 363,000 Canadians were thrown out of work – and the OECD…
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Afghanistan and the New Great Energy Game
Planned pipeline route keeps U.S., NATO in poor, remote land Why is Afghanistan so important? A glance at a map and a little knowledge of…
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BC’s minimum wage the lowest in Canada
Tomorrow, September 1, officially marks the day that BC will become the province with the lowest minimum wage in the entire country ($8 per hour).…
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Policy Note named Blog o’ the Week by The Tyee
We are delighted to have been chosen as Blog of the Week by thetyee.ca: September 1 is the other New Year’s Day: The start of…
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People don’t want cuts in government services: Ipsos-Reid
An Ipsos-Reid poll of 800 British Columbians indicates people would rather see a deficit than see public services slashed. The poll was conducted in early…
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Is the recent surge in housing sales good news or bad news?
This morning on the Bill Good Show, where I was discussing the new CCPA budget brief, Bill asked me whether the recent activity in BC’s…
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Still reckless and unnecessary
Gary Mason offers this summary of the past eight years in yesterday’s Globe: When B.C. Liberal Premier Gordon Campbell came to office in 2001 he…
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