Alberta’s Democratic Dissatisfaction and the Separatist Moment
Albertans, like other fellow Canadians, can have the perception that political leaders are disconnected from ordinary people – that democracy is not as effective as promised.
Federalism
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How Canadians Can Fight Back Against Alberta Separatism
Albertans must be reminded that Canadians have their backs, and there are many ways the rest of Canada can support unity with Alberta.
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COVID-19 Emergency Benefits: Who’s included, who’s left out and the role of provinces
Policy makers accustomed to making sure the design of a program only reaches their intended group need to adjust their thinking caps and cast a broader net.
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Why the Nordic social democratic model can’t be implemented from Ottawa
Creating the social partnership that is the core of social democracy—in the Nordic model, anyway—is a provincial undertaking which can greatly benefit from a strong federal ally.
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Green transition cannot be left to provinces alone
While regional diversity is a basic fact of Canada, it does not mean the federal government should abdicate its responsibilities for implementing a national carbon price.
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Five challenges for bending the health care cost curve in Canada
While there remains room to increase efficiencies and gain greater value for money, bending the cost curve requires fundamental reforms to the way we manage and deliver health services in Canada.
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The social democracy of Canadian federalism
Social democracy is a society where the enterprise of productive employment in a market economy is joined with active government to secure the public interest in equality of opportunities and fairness of outcomes.
