Harper throws women overboard
By Alison@Creekside Gerald Caplan, G&M: The Harper government, women’s rights and the cost of speaking out. The Tories are playing punishment politics with Canada’s progressive NGOs — and eroding civil society in the process. “Despite the chill on speaking out, this week the Canadian Council for International Co-operation announced its fear that its funding is [...]
Owe Canada! Part 2: You can’t always get what you want
Marni Ko In Part One of this series, Marnie Ko detailed the effects of increasing debt on North American households. In Part Two, she examines the role the taxman plays in creating poverty in Canada, and looks for solutions. Charles Moore, a Nova Scotia writer, argues in a recent article that skyrocketing indebtedness is a [...]
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