April 12, 2016
Refundable tax credits, path to a basic income
By Robin Boadway
From basicincomecanada.orgPosted by Terrance Hunsley with permission of the author and Basic Income Canada Network The pursuit of a basic income guarantee (BIG) is gathering momentum, but much of the emphasis has been on setting up pilot projects. This is fair enough given that
April 1, 2016
Confront Climate Change Challenges Together
By Yuk-kuen Annie Cheung, Phd, RPP
The Climate Change Agreement reached in Paris last December will be open for signing in April. Meanwhile the high-spirited excitement generated by intense international media coverage of the Paris meeting, arguably aided by the terrorist attacks of a f
March 11, 2016
Basic Income: Let's not do a pilot project
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
Note to readers: We would appreciate feedback from people who have an interest in this topic, as we are considering an initiative on it. Since the election of the Trudeau government, there has been increased interest in the concept of basic income (al
March 11, 2016
Basic Income: Let’s not do a pilot project
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
Note to readers: We would appreciate feedback from people who have an interest in this topic, as we are considering an initiative on it. Since the election of the Trudeau government, there has been increased interest in the concept of basic income (al
January 31, 2016
Discussing a new F/P/T Early Childhood Agreement
By Kerry McCuaig / kerry.mccuaig@utoronto.ca
A starting point for discussions on a new federal/provincial/territorial early childhood agreement Provincial and territorial social service ministers meet with their federal counterparts this week to begin talks on a National Early Learning and Childc
December 8, 2015
Protecting the Parks @ COP 21
By Nikita Lopoukhine
The Paris COP21 has attracted thousands of experts and politicians on the matter of climate change. Canada has stepped into the middle of the fray, arguing limits to emissions and the need for concrete action. Canada`s delegation with Justin Trudeau at
December 3, 2015
AGREEMENT IN PARIS IS ESSENTIAL!
By Dr. Annie Cheung
Agree to Agreement at COP21 in Paris By Yuk-kuen Annie Cheung PhD, RPP After the high hopes at Rio, the lukewarm reception at Kyoto, the climbing down at Johannesburg, and the abysmal Copenhagen, who could predict climate change, as a headline issue, c
November 22, 2015
Time to Restore Democracy & Trust in Government
By Terrance Hunsley
From International Social Policy Monitor (www.politudes.com)(The above is a picture of the first Canadian which was flown on the Peace Tower on February 15, 1964, shown here in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in February 2014 marking the 50th anniversary) The massive election upset by Justin Trudeau with
November 22, 2015
Time to Restore Democracy & Trust in Government
By Terrance Hunsley
From International Social Policy Monitor (www.politudes.com)(The above is a picture of the first Canadian which was flown on the Peace Tower on February 15, 1964, shown here in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in February 2014 marking the 50th anniversary) The massive election upset by Justin Trudeau with
November 20, 2015
Forging a Canada-China Trade Deal: Lessons from Australia
By Brian Gold
From First Published: Thursday, 11/12/2015 in The Hill TimesOn Oct. 26, former Prime Minister Paul Martin said it would make “enormous sense” for a Trudeau-led Canada to pursue a trade deal with China, correctly noting that Canada has been lagging in developing free trade agreements with many countries, includi
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