NB Liquor’s strategic review gingerly moves the province in the right direction on the sale of alcohol, one we hope will eventually bubble over into bigger changes.
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City Hall Take Note: You Can’t Fight Suburbia: Sprawl winning population battle in Canada
Nearly all of Canada’s population growth over the past five years occurred in the suburbs, according to a new analysis of the 2011 Census data by an urbanist who says government policies are driving people out of the city – and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Canada Mining Boom Leaves Natives in the Cold: Indigenous community with ‘third world conditions’ sits 90km from diamond mine, prompting fight for resource royalties.
As mining companies around the world reap profits from high commodity prices, people in Attawapiskat are demanding a bigger slice of the pie from the diamonds extracted from their traditional territory.
Harper Driven by Libertarian Ideology, not Reality
By the end of the 2012-13 fiscal year, and assuming there are no further tax cuts in the upcoming federal budget, the Harper Conservatives will have reduced the cost of government by $220 billion, according to the Toronto Star. Canadian corporations have pocketed $60 billion in savings. Over the same period, Ottawa has run up a cumulative $169-billion deficit.
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COVID-19 Emergency Powers Nearly Limitless
The war against the invisible enemy of COVID-19 has unfortunately made normal rights and freedoms invisible as well. Another example manifested on September 13 when Saskatchewan’s premier renewed emergency orders for his province. The list of powers he claimed were so...
Why ‘Have’ Provinces are the New Have-Nots
“Alberta people and companies send about $40 billion a year to Ottawa in taxes and other payments. The feds return just $19 billion. Annual net loss to Albertans: $21 billion.”
Economic fallout upsets Canadian status quo, norms
“As the economic crisis hit, Canada may have been the best prepared among developed nations when it came to the strength of its banking sector and government finances, but it seems ill-prepared to handle the global fallout.”
USA 15th in Property Rights Protections. Behind…Finland?
“The U.S. is in the top 20 percent worldwide when it comes to protecting all sorts of property rights. But before we get all self-congratulatory, consider the chart on page 28, where you will find the good ol’ USA ranks 15th…behind Finland, Singapore, Austria, Denmark, Canada and others.”
Ontario Loses Out in Canada’s Wealth-Sharing Plan
“Canada’s wealth-sharing program is so out of whack that Ontario residents are helping to fund better government services in so-called poor provinces than they enjoy at home, says a new study.”
What’s Driving Olympics Homeless Protesters (in News)
“The provincial government bills British Columbia as the “Best Place on Earth” but rarely mentions that Vancouver is also among the least affordable places in the world to find a home.”
Speaker Bashes Regional Subsidies
“MacKinnon, a former CEO of the Ontario Hospitals Association, said ‘one of Canada’s most sacred cows — regional subsidies — is, in fact, chewing up the country’s economic foundations, national unity and future prospects.'”
Schools Need to be Graded
Winnipeg Free Press comments on Manitoba’s lack of disclosure in the education system.
Province Refuses to Rank Schools
“Manitoba operates in the dark ages compared to other western provinces in its lack of information on how students perform academically at individual high schools.” Coverage in the Winnipeg Free Press.
Addressing Root Causes The Key To Ending Homelessness
“As housing officials work toward the city’s ambitious plan to obliterate homelessness in Lethbridge in five years, philosophies must change and traditional community planning models be tossed aside.”