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Juillet 5, 2017 4:30AM

School enrolment in Canada—a snapshot
By
Deani Van Pelt
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Provinces are experiencing a shift away from the traditional public school.

Sujet:
Education
Étiquettes:
measuring student enrolment, studnets, parents, schools, catholic schools, public schools, education, ontario education system, bc education model
Juin 30, 2017 3:24PM

Indigenous peoples should embrace Canada 150
By
Joseph Quesnel
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Over the next decade, more than 650 projects worth $650 billion will benefit First Nation communities.

Sujet:
Aboriginal Policy
Étiquettes:
first nation prosperity, aboriginal issues, indigenous, canada day, natural resource development
Juin 30, 2017 12:29PM

B.C.’s NDP government will likely raise taxes and increase government spending
By
Charles Lammam
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The NDP-Green tax changes, if fully implemented, will increase the tax burden for the average British Columbian family by $594.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
john horgan, christy clark, andrew weaver, bc NDP, NDP, debt and deficit, Green Party, deficit spending, tax increases, carbon tax, income tax, taxes, governement spending
Juin 30, 2017 8:17AM

Happy 150th to one of the world's most demonstrably successful societies
By
William Watson
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Canada ranks Number 5 on the Freedom Index, 11 spots above the United States.

Sujet:
Economic Freedom
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canada, economic freedom, economic freedom index
Juin 29, 2017 4:30AM

Softwood lumber dispute—dumping should not be a trade issue
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Steven Globerman
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The Trump administration recently imposed an anti-dumping duty on Canadian softwood lumber exports.

Sujet:
Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.
Étiquettes:
donald trump, Justin Trudeau, softwood lumber, dumping, barriers to trade, NAFTA, forestry industry, lumber
Juin 28, 2017 5:00AM

Ontario government celebrates lotteries and booze while applying ‘sin taxes’
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Livio Di Matteo
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Tobacco taxes and LCBO revenues have grown robustly.

Sujet:
Government Spending & Taxes
Étiquettes:
sin taxes, liquor board, alcohol sales, cigarettes, tobacco tax, lotteries, kathleen wynne, ontario
Juin 26, 2017 4:04PM

Seattle’s higher minimum wage has lowered earnings for low-wage workers
By
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The total number of low-wage jobs declined by 6.8 per cent.

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Other Topics
Étiquettes:
seattle, minimum wage, minimum wage laws, kathleen wynne, ontario economy, low-wage workers, low-skilled workers
Juin 23, 2017 2:52PM

Premier Wynne gets the facts wrong about minimum wage earners in Ontario
By
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Most minimum wage earners in Ontario are not the primary or sole earner in their household.

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Other Topics
Étiquettes:
kathleen wynne, minimum wage, ontario economy, low-income, low-income cut-off, low-skilled workers
Juin 23, 2017 11:01AM

B.C. throne speech acknowledges importance of housing supply on affordability
By
Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz
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Long and uncertain permit timelines can have led to fewer new housing units being built in Vancouver.

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Other Topics
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metro vancouver, metro vancouver municipalities, housing affordability, vancouver city hall, Gregor Robertson, christy clark, homebuilding, homebuyers, british columbia
Juin 20, 2017 2:11PM

Weaver’s Greens right to oppose NDP pledge to eliminate secret ballot voting in B.C.
By
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Some workers may be uncomfortable publicly voting for or against unionization.

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Other Topics
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labour policy, union voting, secret ballot voting, andrew weaver, john horgan, democracy, british columbia

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