Octobre 6, 2023 9:33AM

Student performance on the wane in B.C.

Michael Zwaagstra

The more students know about a topic, the more likely they’ll be able to understand what they read.

Sujet:

Education

Étiquettes:

student performance, student achievement, student assessment, academic achievement, student testing

Octobre 5, 2023 2:19PM

Canada’s high level of health-care spending not producing high performance

Mackenzie Moir, Jake Fuss

Canada ranked 28th out of 30 universal health-care countries with 2.8 physicians per 1,000 people.

Sujet:

Health Care

Étiquettes:

healthcare expenditures, healthcare costs, health care spending, health care costs, healthcare performance

Septembre 28, 2023 12:27PM

Taxes consume more than 45% of household income for average Canadian family

Grady Munro, Jake Fuss

Expenditures on housing comprise less than half of what the average family pays in taxes.

Sujet:

Canadians know more money won’t fix our health-care problems

Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua

Canada ranked dead last on timely access to specialists and surgical care.

Sujet:

Health Care, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

healthcare, healthcare costs, healthcare expenditures, healthcare performance, health care costs, health care spending

Septembre 1, 2023 3:30AM

Understanding universal health care, Part 5: Cost-Sharing for Patients in New Zealand

Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua

Physicians who set their own fees determine the level of patient co-payment.

Sujet:

Health Care, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

universal health care, cost-sharing, new prescription drugs, co-pays, healthcare performance

Août 30, 2023 9:30AM

B.C. teacher union wages wrongheaded war on student testing

Derek J. Allison

The province's Grade 4 students suffered learning losses due to pandemic disruptions.

Sujet:

Education, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

teacher unions, bc teachers union, student testing, student assessment, student performance

Août 28, 2023 3:30AM

Canada’s agriculture sector boasts outstanding environmental record

Julio Mejía, Elmira Aliakbari

Countries that employ fewer pesticides are more environmentally aware when treating their crops.

Sujet:

Environment, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

agricultural policy, agriculture, canada's environmental record, canadas environmental record

Août 24, 2023 11:35AM

Nazi-Soviet pact sealed the fate of several countries

Matthew D. Mitchell

The new allies agreed to carve up Europe, splitting Poland down the middle.

Sujet:

Economic Freedom, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

Poland, Russia, socialism, economic freedom

Août 23, 2023 11:30AM

Facts about Sweden’s economic system may surprise social democrats in Australia

Jason Clemens, Steven Globerman

Sweden has comparatively high payroll tax rates at 31.4 per cent.

Sujet:

IMF report spotlights Canada’s economic woes

Jock Finlayson

Prosperity on a per-person basis has been stagnant since the mid-2010s.

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Student performance on the wane in B.C.

Canada’s high level of health-care spending not producing high performance

Taxes consume more than 45% of household income for average Canadian family

Canadians know more money won’t fix our health-care problems

Understanding universal health care, Part 5: Cost-Sharing for Patients in New Zealand

B.C. teacher union wages wrongheaded war on student testing

Canada’s agriculture sector boasts outstanding environmental record

Nazi-Soviet pact sealed the fate of several countries

Facts about Sweden’s economic system may surprise social democrats in Australia

IMF report spotlights Canada’s economic woes

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