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Recently many commentators have expressed concern about the fiscal health of Toronto and, more generally, the Greater … Toronto Area (GTA). Such concern is puzzling because most of the available evidence suggests that municipalities in the GTA … fiscal health of the GTA region has less to do with balancing its budget, which municipalities in Ontario are required to do …
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The notion of social remittances has gained a central position, discursively at least, in the literature on the effects of emigration on home societies. In this editorial we briefly review the strengths and limitations that this concept has displayed, since its early coinage in transnational...
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In late December 2013, Eastern Canada was hit by a severe ice storm that covered Southern Ontario, Quebec, and the … Maritimes. Toronto, the largest city of Canada, was among the hardest hit. The freezing rain lasted for 3 days, leaving up to 30 … cost the city of Toronto over $106 million, while the cost of insured losses was in the range of $200 million. This short …
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. FoodShare Toronto's good food box (GFB) program, engages people in the politics of their everyday lives, empowering them to make …
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. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews I draw on the perceptions and subjective experiences of 80 Toronto visual artists …
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. Through participation in this Toronto-based, community organization, people were able to develop strong civic virtues and …
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"Substantial evidence shows that North Americans are generally more accepting of the market than Europeans and attribute market outcomes to a larger degree to effort or skill. This article discusses the perceived fairness of layoffs and pay cuts in North America and Germany. We expect North...
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"Substantial evidence shows that North Americans are generally more accepting of the market than Europeans and attribute market outcomes to a larger degree to effort or skill. This article discusses the perceived fairness of layoffs and pay cuts in North America and Germany. We expect North...
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history of emotions in political theory, in particular, how emotion is presented in opposition to rationality. In examining …
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resulting nutrition and health outcomes. The paper examines research on school food environments in the US and Canada. It notes … eating in schools. Empirical data are presented from a pilot study of high schools in the Canadian province of Ontario. The …
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