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National Office

Economic Indicators
International
News Release

Harper government free riding on U.S. stimulus package: Report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The Harper government is relying too heavily on U.S. fiscal stimulus measures to pull Canada out of recession,…
February 17, 2009
National Office

Economic Indicators
Government Finance
International
Reports

The Obama Effect
Canada-US Relations in a Time of Economic Crisis Download 156.52 KB10 pages
February 17, 2009
National Office

Economic Indicators
International

Obama visit puts Canada on the defensive
When President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper meet in Canada this Thursday, the growing economic crisis will be the main point of discussion.…
February 17, 2009
BC

Policy Note
The Economy

Tales from the Mouth of the Fraser
With the BC budget just 27 hours away, in today’s Vancouver Sun, you can find my pre-budget oped. Alas, as often happens, I am paired…
February 16, 2009
BC

Housing & Homelessness
Income & Wealth Inequality
News & Commentary

A call to all BC political parties: time to commit to a poverty reduction plan
In early February, over 200 organizations and community leaders from across BC issued an open letter to BC political parties, calling on them to commit…
February 16, 2009
BC

British Columbia
Economic Indicators
Income & Wealth Inequality

BC Needs an Action Plan to Fight a Nasty Recession
On February 17 the BC government will table the province’s first recession budget in a generation. The big question for the budget is no longer…
February 16, 2009
BC

Policy Note
Transparency & Accountability

Government compliance with legal obligations far from good
BC’s Freedom of Information Commissioner released his annual report last Friday. These reports are a pretty good indication of how open and transparent our government…
February 15, 2009
BC

Policy Note
The Economy

Olympic Gold for the Vancouver Sun
Just when I thought I had read the worst the Vancouver Sun can provide, I caught another Olympics article that sets a new standard. I suppose…
February 14, 2009
BC

Environment & Sustainability
Policy Note
The Economy

It’s about jobs
Next week the provincial government releases their budget and I am looking for something, anything at all, for forest workers.Now I hate to be a…
February 13, 2009

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