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Saskatchewan

Education
Reports

A Reappraisal of University Access and Affordability 2009
Download 1.54 MB79 pages Attachments A Reappraisal of University Access and Affordability 2009: Key Findings & Recommendations
March 16, 2009
Manitoba

Child Care
Income & Wealth Inequality
Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
Reports

Fast Facts: Recreation and Crime Prevention:
We can do so much better Download 504.25 KB 2 pages
March 16, 2009
BC

Income & Wages
Policy Note
The Economy

BC’s minimum wage soon tied for Canada’s lowest
On April 15th British Columbia officially wins the race to the bottom. That is the day New Brunswick raises its minimum wage to $8.00 an…
March 15, 2009
BC

Income & Wages
Policy Note
The Economy

Social assistance caseload way up
In our pre-budget Reality Check, we noted that a recession would lead to upwards pressure on social assistance expenditures. The 2009 Budget notes that every…
March 15, 2009
BC

Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note
The Economy

The wrong kind of stimulus
I am a big fan of stimulus packages for our ailing economy. But my pitch has been that we need to use the occasion to…
March 13, 2009
BC

Infrastructure, Cities & Transit
Policy Note
Tax Policy
The Economy

Beggar-thy-neighbour politics in Metro Vancouver
Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts made the news this week calling for property-tax-free zones in Surrey to attract new business to her city. Of course, in…
March 13, 2009
BC

Employment & Labour
Policy Note
The Economy

BC unemployment rate surges to 6.7% (updated)
The hurt is on. After jumping to 6.1% in January, the ranks of BC’s unemployed swelled by 14,200 in February, pushing the unemployment rate to…
March 13, 2009
National Office

Income & Wealth Inequality
Reports

Income Inequality and the Pursuit of Prosperity
Walter Gordon Massey Symposium Lecture Download 109.5 KB5 pages
March 13, 2009
BC

Employment & Labour
Environment & Sustainability
Income & Wages
Policy Note
Tax Policy
The Economy

Following the money in BC communities
It is one of those publications that few media outlets will report on, and even fewer British Columbians will read, but BC Stats just released…
March 12, 2009

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