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Starting in the 1970s, watershed regulations in the United States have been either (1) permits for managing a proposed land used activity, or (2) enforcing standards for controlling a point or non-point source pollutant. In the 1990s, alternatives to the command and control system of wetland...
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The role of indigenous groups in global governance is a relatively neglected area of study. As policy actors with claims to sovereign rights, including the right to participate in co-management of natural resources, they represent potentially significant actors in certain areas of global...
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In this paper we examine for the first time the role of agents in private-market entrepreneurial financings. After controlling for the endogenous issuer-agent matching and a whole host of other potential determinants, the empirical findings in this paper indicate that agents attract more...
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The federal government stands poised to exercise its constitutional right to regulate financial markets, an area traditionally left to competing provincial securities commissions. The current state of securities regulation renders impotent US-style takeover defences, such as poison pills and...
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This paper extends the literature on professional and organizational commitment through an online survey of professional accountants that examines the influence of several contextual features, namely, workplace diversification, occupational stress, professional involvement, and culture. The...
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In Pembina, the Federal Court reviewed a Joint Panel Report evaluating the environmental impacts of the Kearl Oil Sands project. The case received considerable attention for its laudable finding that the Panel should have provided reasons to support its conclusion that the project's proposed...
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The more than US$ 1 billion market value of organic coffee makes this the single most important organic product imported into North America. The report includes information from the only annual survey of the industry (2007) and reveals total volumes and estimated value as well as which nations...
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There is increasing agreement in Canada that we need carbon pricing policies. Indeed, Quebec and British Columbia have forged ahead with carbon taxes, and the Liberal opposition has included a carbon tax in its most recent platform. One is tempted to simply point to the respective federal and...
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