Op-eds | January 25, 2009
Solution to our economic woes lies in boosting wages of workers:
Easing social inequality, not tax cuts and credit, the key to recovery
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is said to be contemplating a mix of infrastructure spending and tax cuts in his upcoming budget, while also pressuring banks to loosen their purses. The fact is that all three fail to recognize the role social inequality has played in the current economic crisis.
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Op-eds | January 18, 2009
Gold Bar proposal much more than just a harmless ‘transfer’
Edmontonians are being told that the proposed sale of the Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant to Epcor is a trifling detail. Edmontonians should stop for a moment to think about the consequences of such a sale.
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