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Weighing the costs and benefits of the federal Pay Equity Act
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Fracking—Dollars and Sense
This commentary, by Michael Bradfield, a member of the Nova Scotia Hydraulic Facturing (Fracking) Review Panel, clarifies the economics of adopting a serious ban on exploration…
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Policy Points: An alternative to property taxes
Municipalities (villages, towns, and even big cities) across Canada have major financial problems – their tax base is (1) inadequate for their responsibilities or for…
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Fast Facts: Facts, Principles, and Priorities in Government Budgets
Nova Scotians are again invited to help the provincial government “return to balance”, i.e., reduce the province’s deficit and debt. We are reminded that “if…
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CCPA-NS responds to budget consultations
In The Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein shows that a perceived crisis can be used to frighten people into accepting unpopular “reforms” as “solutions,” such as…
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How to make municipal tax reform as fair as possible
On January 26, the HRM Council will again address municipal tax reform proposals. But the proposals are merely piece-meal changes. We need to ask and…
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Halifax Commonwealth Games Bid
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Two cheers and a raspberry for the Government of Nova Scotia
The Hamm government deserves two cheers for its recent decisions: (1) to cancel the planned corporate tax cut in light of the September budget update…
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