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  • 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,…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Public Interest Research Project (BC)
    Seniors Care

    What happened to the national home care program?

    In 1997, after wide consultation across the country, the federal government’s National Forum on Health concluded that home care should be considered an integral part of publicly funded health services. A year later, the National Conference on Home Care identified home care as a vitally important component of a responsive…

  • March 2004: The Most Destructive Epidemic

    Cancer comes in many forms. The corporate kind could be the worst. THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE EPIDEMIC: Cancer comes in many forms. The corporate kind could be the worst By Ed Finn The incidence of almost all forms of cancer is rising at an phenomenal rate. Dr. Samuel Epstein, one of…

  • Financial means for social reinvestment exist but what about the political will?

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–On the eve of the Speech from the Throne, Canada finds itself at an historic moment: will Paul Martin as Prime Minister be any different than Paul Martin as Finance Minister–The Man Who Killed Big Government? Paul Martin’s Permanent Revolution, by economist and…

  • Fast Facts: The Two Faces of Government Policy Towards Local Food

    Small farm owners Pam and Clint Cavers were blindsided on August 28, 2013 when Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) staff showed up to “seize and destroy” their locally produced and cured prosciutto (pork). Ironically, just months ago, MAFRI presented the Cavers with $10,000, naming their prosciutto the “Best…

  • 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…

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    Trade and Investment Research Project

    From deep integration to reclaiming sovereignty

    Managing Canada-U.S. economic relations under NAFTA For some months now, business leaders and other free trade proponents have been beating the drums for another big leap of faith into a new comprehensive “trade” arrangement with the United States. Once again they are warning that the status quo is not acceptable,…

  • Resource Economics Project (BC)

    Not the year of the forest community

    Premier Campbell announced in January that 2003 would be the “Year of the Forest.” BC’s forest companies, workers, and communities are hoping he’s serious, given how devastating the softwood lumber dispute has been. But forest communities and workers should be careful what they wish for–a closer analysis shows that “solutions”…