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May 1, 2011

Editor’s Note

Ottawa may be getting its fiscal house in order, forecasting a return to balance by 2014, a year earlier than scheduled. But several important provinces — Alberta, Ontario and...

L. Ian MacDonald
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May 1, 2011

Think globally, act locally

My transition from public to private life has reinforced my long-standing belief in the importance of open dialogue between the private sector and governments. As a minister I always...

Jim Prentice
  • Economy
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May 1, 2011

Alberta’s problems of plenty

Alberta is a rich province due to the fact the government and citizens of Alberta enjoy the benefits of a huge resource endowment in the form of oil and...

Herb Emery, Ron Kneebone
  • Economy
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May 1, 2011

Ontario: Biggest province, biggest challenges

The global economic landscape of the past 10 years has not been kind to Ontario. Arguably, the two most important economic developments of recent years have been the emergence...

Douglas Porter
  • Economy
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May 1, 2011

Garder le cap : le défi de l’équilibre budgétaire du Québec

En mars 2009, la ministre des Finances du Québec, Monique Jérôme-Forget, a présenté son dernier budget. Ce document révélait qu’à moins d’un sérieux coup de barre aux revenus et...

Pierre Fortin
  • Economy
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May 1, 2011

Équilibrer le budget du Québec : pour une contribution accrue des taxes à la consommation

Avant même la récession, le Québec tout comme les autres pays de l’OCDE connaissaient tous, à divers degrés, des problèmes de finances publiques, et les plans de relance adoptés...

Luc Godbout, Stéphane Paquin
  • Economy
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May 1, 2011

The Canadian edge: A time for boldness

The stars are aligned for our country and we have an unprecedented opportunity to expand our leadership and influence around the globe. “Fortune favours the bold,” as the poet...

Tye W. Burt
  • Global Affairs
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May 1, 2011

Embracing the Americas, starting with Mexico

If Canadians needed a wake-up call to the power of regional blocs and the pace of political integration within the European Union, we got it last October with Canada’s...

Colin Robertson
  • Global Affairs
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May 1, 2011

A Canadian conversation about Asia

On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2010, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada convened a high-level forum in Vancouver to discuss the state of Canada-Asia relations. The...

Yuen Pau Woo
  • Global Affairs
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May 1, 2011

Small is big: Red Toryism and the political debate in Britain

If current political debate in Britain is any indication, the liberal democratic state may be entering a defining moment. Fundamental questions about the respective roles of the state and...

Carolyn Hughes Tuohy
  • Economy
  • Science & Tech
May 1, 2011

Too many tweets: Internet billing practices in Canada

A decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on wholesale Internet billing became headline news early this year. In late January, the CRTC affirmed its position (originally...

Jeffrey Church
  • Policy-making
  • Politics
May 1, 2011

From the deputy shuffle to the deputy churn: Keeping the best and brightest in Ottawa

The senior leadership of the public service is a cornerstone element of governance in our country. The professional minefields a deputy minister must navigate are many, and few would...

David Mitchell, Ryan Conway
  • Education
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May 1, 2011

A Canadian languages strategy for the new century

One of the paradoxes of most federations is that the education or training of the citizen, typically the jurisdiction of sub-federal levels of government, is often sharply at odds...

Irvin Studin
  • Education
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May 1, 2011

Differentiation by design: Revitalizing Canadian undergraduate education

It is always difficult to keep abreast of current issues in Canadian post-secondary education. The country’s educational needs vary demographically, historically, geographically and perhaps (surprise, surprise!) even politically. But...

Dave Marshall
  • Economy
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May 1, 2011

The new normal: Building, supporting and scaling social finance in Canada

Creating sustainable value is our 21st-century challenge. Canadians have long relied on governments and community organizations to meet evolving social needs, while leaving markets, private capital and the business...

Ilse Treurnicht
  • Indigenous
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May 1, 2011

Funding or dividing Aboriginal communities? A Winnipeg case study

In 1989, Wayne Helgason, a respected leader in Winnipeg’s Aboriginal community, was looking for better quarters for Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata, an Aboriginal child welfare agency he headed....

Christopher Leo
  • Economy
May 1, 2011

The economic effects of large cities on the Canadian economy

Canada’s cities use various models of government. Neither theory nor practice tells us which model of government is best suited for large metropolitan areas. Models that work well in...

Harvey Schwartz
  • Economy
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May 1, 2011

Ramer à contre-courant

En 2009, le taux d’emploi des femmes en âge d’avoir des enfants était de 78,8 p. 100 au Québec, en hausse de 7,4 points de pourcentage par rapport à...

Alain Noël

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