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The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is assessing whether to authorize the multi-billion dollar Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project on the lower Churchill River in Labrador. Proponents say it is needed to handle expected increases in electricity consumption. A better first step,...
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As a wave of babyboomers retire, the upcoming decade will see only a modest expansion in Manitoba’s available workforce …, Manitoba cannot, and should not, rely solely on expanding international immigration to boost workforce growth. …
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A new in-depth report reveals Alberta’s best schools using student results on Provincial Achievement Tests in math …, reading, science and social studies in grades 3, 6 and 9. In “Identifying Alberta’s Best Schools,” Professor David Johnson … compares student outcomes on an “apples-to-apples” basis at Alberta schools where students come from similar socio …
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whether SOEs keep their good governance commitments. If Canada wants to benefit from Asia’s long-term growth potential, there …
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The 2011 Canadian federal budget, should it succeed in Parliament, would launch a new strategic spending review, alongside minor cost-cutting initiatives. The fate of the budget balance and the potential for an early return to surplus as envisioned, therefore, depend entirely on the...
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After years of looming power shortages, Ontario faces instead a periodic problem of excess electricity supply at the same time that new generation capacity is being added. Since Ontario government agencies that purchase power have long-term, fixed-price contracts with many electricity...
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The Canadian federal government’s Bill C-25 provides for a new type of tax sheltered savings plan for Canadians called a pooled registered pension plan (PRPP). In its current form, however, the design blueprint falls short of its primary objective: to ensure that the majority of Canadians who...
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Investment in plant and equipment per worker by business in Canada has long lagged that in the United States and other … major developed countries, likely contributing to disappointing productivity growth in Canada. Fiscal and regulatory changes …
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Congestion on Canadian highways is having a significant negative economic impact on major Canadian cities. Rather than face the political challenge of introducing road tolls to discourage traffic, governments have chosen to build carpool lanes on urban highways, despite evidence that these lanes...
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