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National Office

Corporations & Corporate Power
Government Finance
Public Services & Privatization
Tax Policy

Especially in a Recession
Private sector couldn’t survive without public spending Many conservative politicians and business executives have denounced rather than acclaimed the government stimulus plans recently launched in…
March 1, 2009
National Office

Federal Elections
Law & Legal Issues

An Antidote to Ignorance
Eugene Forsey debunks some Canada’s Parliament now appears to have returned to its pathetic “business-as-usual” mode in the aftermath of the inexcusable prorogation last December.…
March 1, 2009
BC

Policy Note
Public Services & Privatization

Cancelled P3 saves $200 million
Wow. Things can change pretty quickly in a day. Apparently the Port Mann Bridge P3 was just too ridiculous. Jeff Nagel already has a very…
February 28, 2009
BC

Policy Note
Public Services & Privatization

Death of a P3
And so the P3 financing deal for the Port Mann Super-Bridge died, conveniently right when it will get the least media coverage. Here’s the breaking…
February 28, 2009
BC

Policy Note

Behind the dramatic drop in the budget of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
Budget commentators across the province (including Marc Lee on this blog) noted the lack of drastic spending cuts to government programs. While there were some…
February 27, 2009
BC

Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note
The Economy

Axing the Forest Service: The Cuts Continue
Well it looks like they’re getting ready to wield the axe yet again at the Ministry of Forests, and that the latest victims will join…
February 27, 2009
BC

Policy Note
Public Services & Privatization

P3s? Fairly ridiculous
They keep moving the goal posts for using public private partnerships (P3s) in BC to procure large projects. Government officials have argued in the past…
February 27, 2009
BC

Employment & Labour
Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note
The Economy

“The (not so) slow de-industrialization of the province”
Yesterday, Catalyst Paper announced the closure of the Crofton kraft pulp mill, a week after shutting the doors at its 350-employee mill in Campbell River…
February 26, 2009
National Office

Economic Indicators
Government Finance
News Release

Low interest rates alone not enough to jump-start global economy: report
OTTAWA—Monetary policy with zero or close-to-zero interest rates are not enough to pull the national and global economies out of the current recession, says a…
February 26, 2009

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