Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Décembre 22, 2015 10:44AM

Repealing legislation is a backwards step for union accountability

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Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Research shows that increasing financial transparency contributes to improved governance and reduced corruption.

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Décembre 22, 2015 3:00AM

Canadians are less generous than Americans, on every measure

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Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

The average U.S. charitable donation in 2013 was US$5,342—almost three-and-a-half times the average Canadian donation of C$1,574.

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charitable donations

Décembre 21, 2015 10:39AM

Minister cites non-reasons to walk away from the First Nations Transparency Act

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Canada's federal government alone spends more than $10 billion annually on aboriginal issues.

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Aboriginal Policy

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first nations spending, aboriginal spending, chief salaries, first nations transparency act

Décembre 21, 2015 9:45AM

Saskatchewan leads the way in opposing CPP expansion

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Charles Lammam, Niels Veldhuis

The Canadian retirement income system already provides Canadians with an adequate standard of living in retirement.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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CPP, canada pension plan costs, canada pension plan investment board

Décembre 21, 2015 3:00AM

A fiscal tale of two provinces—Ontario and Quebec

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Livio Di Matteo

Between 2001 and 2008, Ontario provincial government spending grew at an average of five per cent annually while revenues only grew four per cent.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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ontario debt, ontario deficit, government spending ontario

Décembre 18, 2015 4:02PM

Alberta’s downgrade is a wakeup call to change course

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Steve Lafleur, Charles Lammam

Today, Standard and Poor’s downgraded the Alberta government’s credit rating in part due to “concerns of weak budgetary performances and rising debt burden.”

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alberta credit rating, standard and poor

Décembre 18, 2015 10:31AM

William Watson: It’s not clear Canadians want to soak the rich to pay for bigger government

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Name something our governments aren’t already doing. Now name something our governments are doing spectacularly well.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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Justin Trudeau, liberal government, canadian income tax, redistribution of income

Décembre 18, 2015 3:00AM

Canada’s finance ministers should consider the evidence when discussing CPP expansion

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Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen

When federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau meets with his provincial and territorial counterparts next week, expanding the Canada Pension Plan will be on the agenda.

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canada pension plan, CPP, retirement income

Décembre 17, 2015 12:10PM

Star Wars, the film industry, and the specialized economy

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Jonathan Fortier

One of the hallmarks of capitalist societies is specialization, and so in some important way the team that works on a film is a microcosm of an entire economy.

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star wars, the arts, specialized economy

Décembre 17, 2015 10:19AM

Tsawwassen First Nation members reject proposed on-reserve LNG facility in B.C.

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Benefits of the project would have included more than $223 million in direct transfers to Tsawwassen members.

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Aboriginal Policy, Natural Resources

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Tsawwassen First Nation, aboriginal economy, LNG

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