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  • November 2004: We Can Learn Much From Down Under

    Nine lessons on early child care we can learn from New Zealand The new federal government has promised to introduce legislation that would lead to the development of an early child care and education (ECCE) system in Canada. This is welcome news. At present, however, despite public proclamations on the…

  • Education Project

    Our Schools/Our Selves: Fall 2001

    DIRT(1) Cheap: Students for sale and the tilting of a scale Abstract This paper illustrates how parents, teachers and school administrators have been quietly and unknowingly enlisted as accomplices in the sale of children to commercial interests. This facet of the economic imperative is obscured by the siren call of…

  • 21st Century Globalization

    What Newfoundland/Labrador can teach the rest of Canada The Roil report on the 18-month strike at Voisey’s Bay nickel mine in northern Labrador is an eye-opening case study in 21st century globalization, and has the potential to be a game-changer. It is the final output of an industrial inquiry commission…

  • Manitoba Conservatives open door to privatization

    Social service schemes announced this week by the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives to encourage private childcare and introduce Social Impact Bonds soften the ground towards privatization. The assumption is that the private sector knows best how to fund and deliver public services. This is false – publicly delivered services are more…

  • Fast Facts: Rite of Passage

    Graduating from high school is a rite of passage, but for students at risk, high school can be an oppressive and intimidating place. Programs like the Gordon Bell Senior Off Campus program (GBSOC) however, offer an alternative to the mainstream school system, allowing students to work at their own pace,…

  • July 2004: Drugs Are Not Enough

    Access to needed drugs only part of the solution to global ills, injustice The Access To Drugs movement, in particular the focus on anti-HIV drugs, has achieved an unprecedented level of public awareness for a “Third World” or development issue. It has caught the attention not only of the general…

  • What will the election mean for Canada’s kids?

    With a federal campaign on, promises are flying faster than the puck at a playoff game. Most recently, Paul Martin pledged several billion dollars for child care over the next five years. This isn’t the first time federal Liberals have promised major action on child care. Canada’s kids deserve a…

  • Addressing the challenges of higher gas prices

    As of late there has been a lot of concern about the increase in gas prices. The Nova Scotia government has responded by legislating a two-day warning period for price increases. Others are advocating that we regulate the price of gas, as are PEI and Newfoundland. But these approaches miss…

  • My Welfare Food Challenge: Day 7 – The End

    Well, I’ve made it to the end of my week eating only what I could buy for $26. But eating the same thing for breakfast, lunch and dinner for seven days is no damn fun. I can’t wait to eat something different and fresh. Did a final weigh-in this morning.…

  • Education Project

    Our Schools/Our Selves: Spring 2001

    Class size in Alberta–an ongoing debate! The debate over class size in Alberta’s schools has sharpened significantly in the last few months. It has set parents and teachers against government. However, neither research nor polls seem likely to move the provincial government to enforce class sizes in kindergarten through grade…

  • April 2004: The Plot to Rule the World

    Bush’s neo-cons want four more years to achieve U.S. world domination Some five years prior to Ronald Reagan becoming President of the United States, the first wave of neo-conservatives formed the infamous Committee on the Present Danger (CPD). Of its 61 original directors, 29 eventually found positions in the Reagan…

  • Extended patent protection

    Who benefits? CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–The issue of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for pharmaceuticals has returned to the agenda partly as a result of the Romanow Report but also because drug companies are pushing for extended patent protection. In the wake of the current House of…