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Order of Canada, Emeritus Landsdowne Professor of Social Policy @uvic , political scientist, disability advocate, media pundit, award winning author, happy husband, proud dad and doting baba Victoria BC Canada
Terrific policy analysis
Oh no BC what the hell "Freeze personal income tax brackets and non-refundable credit". Tax increases by stealth
I was in Norwich Cathedral yesterday morning prior to leading a medieval graffiti tour there. The organist was practicing & Budge the cathedral cat was sauntering about his adopted home. Quiet time within a special and beautiful place #wellbeing #beauty #mindfulness #architecture #serenity
Remember.
Scottish Borders
Giving thanks
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As Canadians, we like to think we’re strong and free. But, when it comes to the wealth gap, we’re looking more like America Lite—better manners, but almost all the inequality.
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Wealth #EconSky
Beautiful city. Resourceful and resilient people.
First visited a few weeks after the then Soviet military left in June 1991.
For anyone familiar with Orwell’s book, Animal Farm, the key word in this sentence is the first one. Will “some” gradually become “few” and eventually, heaven forbid, “no”?
Here a wedge. There a wedge. Everywhere a wedge-wedge.
“There would be an end to everything, were the same man or the same body, … to exercise those three powers, that of enacting laws, that of executing the public resolutions, and of trying the causes of individuals.” Montesquieu 1748
The only Finnish word in the English language
Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?
Proud to have been a part of this unique series over the years. 👇
Screenshot of various book covers of How Ottawa Spends, edited by Carleton's School of Public Policy and Administration between 1981 and 2019
How Ottawa Spends was such an incredibly useful annual book series, first published in 1981. It's really sad that Carleton's School of Public Policy and Administration phased it out in 2019.
I still use it frequently, but how nice would it be to have editions covering developments since 2019.
Look for what the first Carney budget contains and how it is received by Canadians, how the Conservatives respond, and how the NDP leadership candidates perform, and then watch what subsequent polls reveal in shifts…
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