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Saskatchewan

Government Finance
Income & Wealth Inequality
Reports

Bridging the gap from poverty to independence
What is the role of the Canadian Food Banks? Download 731.33 KB 15 pages
February 4, 2009
BC

Policy Note

BC blinks on running a deficit
Now that the federal budget is over, I’ve been girding myself for the Feb 17 BC budget. My concern to date has been bold statements…
February 3, 2009
BC

Health Care
Income & Wages
Policy Note

Low income leads to poorer mental health
Statistics Canada recently published an interesting study on the relationship between low income and poor mental health. The paper, titled “Income and Psychological Distress: the…
February 2, 2009
BC

Policy Note
Public Services & Privatization

Time to Pee on P3’s
Maybe it’s the Baja sun; perhaps it’s the tequila I’ve been forced to drink down here. But I just cannot understand the Vancouver Sun’s angst…
February 2, 2009
BC

Housing & Homelessness

Make housing the priority for federal “shovel-ready” dollars
For the first time in a generation, the federal government is poised to become a major partner in social housing development in Canada. This creates…
February 2, 2009
National Office

Corporations & Corporate Power

Putting the public interest first (Part 2)
Corporations can and should be made socially responsible Read Part 1 What benefits could a government expect by amending corporate charters to include the public…
February 1, 2009
National Office

Corporations & Corporate Power
Economic Indicators
Government Finance

Putting the public interest first (Part 1)
Corporations can and should be made socially responsible Corporations are different from other business entities because they attract capital investment by socializing a portion of…
February 1, 2009
National Office

Corporations & Corporate Power
Environment & Sustainability
Human Rights
Indigenous Rights

Path of Destruction
Canadian mining companies on rampage around the world Canada is the world’s leading mining nation. Sixty per cent of all public mining companies are listed…
February 1, 2009
National Office

Health Care

An Open Letter to Margaret Wente
We need to think more analytically about harm reduction This is an updated form of a letter I sent to Globe & Mail columnist Margaret…
February 1, 2009

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