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During our recent vacation in Argentina, Canada appeared in the news three times. There was a television report on the forest fires in British Columbia, a two-page newspaper article on a terminally ill Victoria man’s assisted suicide, and an article in LA NACION on the price of milk in Canada. Well, the story was motivated […]
Written by: Bev Dahlby
On July 31 York University announced that it would appeal the Federal Court decision that had handed the university a legal rebuff and stern reprimand over its appropriation, without payment, of content from the repertoire of copyright collective Access Copyright. This appeal is unfortunate and a further waste of public funds. The university should have […]
Written by: Hugh Stephens
In another round of consultations, the Trudeau Government released on June 29, 2017 a discussion paper on environmental and regulatory reviews, responding to a series of consultations held in recent months on the environmental assessment process and the National Energy Board. Canadians have until August 28, 2017 to provide their feedback on the paper. Like a great compilation […]
Written by: Gaétan Caron
Small business has a well-deserved reputation as the engine of job growth and a key contributor to innovation. Over the 10 years ending in 2015, SMEs accounted for about 95% of private sector net job creation. What is less well recognized, however, is that most of the job creation comes from a small number of […]
Written by: John Lester
The Beatles’ well known lyrics in “Hello Goodbye” pretty much portray the state of the nation in matters of energy and environment: You say “Yes”, I say “No” You say “Stop” and I say “Go, go, go” – Oh no. It is not supposed to be easy to run a country. Many Canadians say “yes” […]
Written by: Gaétan Caron