Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Branko Milanovic discusses how our current means of measuring inequality may leave out the most important part of the story in the form…
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Annoyed Ontario Liberals and Wynne’s Autism Echo Chamber:
This blog will be dedicated moving forward to following the conversations and policy discussions about Ontario’s new autism policy. The discussions going on right now are a national ethical and…
Kathleen Wynne’s All Out Assault on Autistic Kids Continues With New Developments
(Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Decisions on Autism Services Politics Not Evidence Based Experts Say) There has been very strong reaction to Kathleen Wynne’s decision to de-fund therapy for kids with…
Kathleen Wynne’s Spouse Could Be Benefiting From Recent Changes to Autism Services In Ontario
(Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Spouse Jane Rounthwaite Worked as a Consultant in Autism Services While Parents Fought Government in Court in 2006) As the world celebrates Autism Awareness Day, parents…
Ontario Set To Terminate Needed Therapy for a Vast Swath of Autistic Kids
(Parents Upset At Recent Changes To Autism Services In Ontario) The Ontario government recently announced changes it is going to make to the services autistic kids receive in the province.…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Duncan Cameron discusses how deficit hysteria has overshadowed the far more important issues raised by the Trudeau Libs' inaugural budget:Ottawa deficit spending is not…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week.- Tom Parkin points out that the Trudeau Liberals are falling far short of their promises to fund infrastructure even while tripling their planned deficit.…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Michael Bader argues that a cynical view of politics represents the most important barrier to progressive victories:Cynicism is a corrosive force in our…
On creative reinterpretation
Shorter Bill Morneau:Pay no attention to trifles such as a "platform". In fact, our only election promise was to draw up budget plans on the back of a napkin if…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Susan Delacourt writes that the Libs' federal budget is best seen as requiring an overriding "to be continued". And Don Martin flags a few…
New column day
Here, on what the Trudeau Libs' first budget tells us about the difficulty turning around a government - and how Saskatchewan voters should take the lesson to heart in deciding…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives rounds up some noteworthy responses to the federal budget. Barbara Sibbald and Laura Eggertson write that while a…
#Budget2016 – some initial thoughts
I won't go in-depth into the budget, I'm not necessarily a numbers guy but I am definitely someone interested in where the government's priorities lay.The Liberals definitely kept their promise…
#Budget2016 – some initial thoughts
I won’t go in-depth into the budget, I’m not necessarily a numbers guy but I am definitely someone interested in where the government’s priorities lay. The Liberals definitely kept their…
#Budget2016 – some initial thoughts
I won't go in-depth into the budget, I'm not necessarily a numbers guy but I am definitely someone interested in where the government's priorities lay.The Liberals definitely kept their promise…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- David MacDonald argues that the federal budget should focus on desperately-needed public investments - with any revenue issues dealt with by raising taxes…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jonathan Sas offers a worthwhile read on the potential value of a basic income - as well the importance of retaining and strengthening…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- The Star-Phoenix calls for Saskatchewan's election campaign to focus on the future rather than the past. And Paul Orlowski reminds us of the continued…
Ontario loses 19,000 public sector workers while rest of Canada gains 73,000
There has been a general trend downwards in public sector employment in Ontario according to Statistics Canada. In the last two years, Ontario has lost 19,000 public sector workers, with…
Monday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Tom Parkin writes about the tendency of far too many Canadian governments to put the wealthy at the front of the line, and leave…