Search results for “site/Pat Armstrong”

  • Trade and Investment Research Project

    Faire passer la santé en premier

    La réforme des soins de santé, les accords Download 703.36 KB Commission sur l’avenir des soins de santé au Canada Web Site

  • Resource Economics Project (BC)

    Trees and Jobs Wasted in Rush to Beat Beetle, Study Warns

    Jointly issued by: BC Federation of Labour; BC Government and Service Employees’ Union; Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office; Communications Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada Western Region; ForestEthics; Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada; Sierra Club of Canada BC Chapter; Sierra Legal Defence Fund; United Steelworkers District 3…

  • Beware the false fiscal alarm

    The headlines were predictable and the message clear — BC could be staring down a $5 billion deficit unless dramatic action is taken. But a closer look shows that such grim prospects are greatly overstated. The BC Fiscal Review Panel rang a false alarm this week about the state of…

  • Public Interest Research Project (BC)

    Success and challenges for post-secondary education in BC

    For the second year running, BC takes first place in the CCPA’s alternative guide to post-secondary education (PSE) in Canada. Unlike rankings that misleadingly pit institution against institution, “Missing Pieces” evaluates Canadian provinces’ based on their commitment to maintaining quality, equity, accessibility and accountability in their universities and colleges. The…

  • Taxes and human purpose

    I like paying taxes. Taxes allow us to pursue our aspirations collectively and thus they greatly enrich the quality of life for the average Canadian family. Taxes have brought us high quality public schools that remain our democratic treasure, low tuition at world class universities, freedom from fear of crippling…

  • Canada’s newspapers get failing grade for coverage of new prescription drugs

    It’s hard to miss the explosion of media stories regarding miraculous new pharmaceuticals. But given that medicine can both help and harm, how reliable is the information that Canadians — including patients and health care professionals — receive from our country’s mainstream newspapers? Nobody in Canada had ever researched this…

  • Mean Streets?

    The Social Locations, Gender Dynamics, and Patterns of Violent Crime in Winnipeg Download 125.14 KB 27 pages