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As the details of Alberta’s proposed carbon tax have emerged, so have many questions. Most of the discussion has focused on whether the tax will reduce the province’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, where the revenue will go and what impact it will have on the economy, businesses and taxpayers. Even though a tax is seen […]
Written by: Brendan Boyd
Given the large amount of discussion regarding electricity in Alberta, I thought it would be useful to look at the public policy regarding this very political issue. As the saying goes, all politics is local, and there is nothing more local than the price and reliability of electricity. The Alberta government has stated that it […]
Written by: Brian Livingston
So you’ve ended homelessness – but can you prove it? The notion of ending homelessness has shaped public policy and community-based responses towards greater accountability and evidence-based decision making in recent years. While great success has been achieved, actually ending homelessness is another matter altogether. Policy makers, funders, system leaders, and practitioners alike have […]
Written by: Alina Turner
I eagerly shared this image on social media this week, because it is so true. In the weeks that follow, I suspect we should add insurance adjusters to the club as well. Adjusters we know have been at the evacuation camps since the beginning. In addition, most insurance companies are assembling their larger catastrophe or […]
Written by: Norma Nielson
On April 6th, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan fulfilled the Prime Minister’s commitment to launch a public consultation process that will lead to a comprehensive review of Canada’s defence policy to be released in early 2017. People in the defence policy community are quite interested in this milestone because Canada does not review its policies in […]
Written by: Jean-Sébastien Rioux