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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…
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December 2005: Protecting Parental Leave Benefits
Supreme Court ruling supports renewed calls for EI reform In a rare unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada recently confirmed the constitutionality of the federal government’s provision of parental benefits under Employment Insurance (EI). The federal government now has no excuse not to do a better job of ensuring…
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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…
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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…
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Mean Streets?
The Social Locations, Gender Dynamics, and Patterns of Violent Crime in Winnipeg Download 125.14 KB 27 pages