This study evaluates the P3 schools program in Nova Scotia and finds it to be a failure in terms of cost, risk management and evidence-based decision-making. As the study demonstrates, no cost-benefit analysis was done prior to the initiation of the projects, or at any time since. In addition, there were several examples of mismanagement of the program, ranging from a lack of oversight by the province to safety violations that placed students at risk.

Under the Paris Agreement, Canada has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. This study assesses the consequences of several scenarios of expansion in the oil and gas sector in terms of the amount that the non–oil and gas sectors of the economy would need to reduce emissions to meet Canada’s Paris commitments. It finds Canada cannot meet its global climate commitments while at the same time ramping up oil and gas extraction and building new export pipelines.

Dans le cadre de cette étude, nous évaluons les avantages et les risques potentiels pour le Canada selon la suppression des droits de douane en vertu du PTP. Grâce à une évaluation approfondie de la quantité et composition des produits d’échanges commerciaux du Canada avec les pays du PTP qui ne sont pas déjà couverts par des accords de libre-échange existants, l’étude remet en question toute declaration d’avantages commerciaux que le PTP est censé de représenter pour le Canada. 

This study assesses the potential benefits and risks for Canada of tariff removal under the TPP. Through an in-depth review of the quantity and product composition of Canadian trade with TPP countries not already covered by existing free trade agreements, the study sheds further doubt on claims the deal will generate significant trade benefits for Canada.

This study finds that the 2016-17 Newfoundland and Labrador budget will worsen gender inequalities in the province. The study reviews the impacts of the budget on girls and women in Newfoundland and Labrador, and finds that it will decrease the income of the most vulnerable women, that public service lay-offs will lead to greater unemployment for women, and that cuts to education will negatively impact girls. The author also makes several recommendations for the provincial government to improve its consultation process