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Reports
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Investment
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May 3, 2016  Divest from damage and invest in a healthier futureDavid Suzuki Banks and advisers are warning clients about the dangers of fossil-fuel-related portfolios, noting climate agreements, government regulations, reduced demand and market volatility make them risky. |
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Jul 6, 2015  Cuts in public administration not such a helpful avenue for development after allBertrand Schepper Finance Minister Martin Coiteux congratulated himself on cutting close to 500 public service jobs since January 1. Is this a good strategy for encouraging investment? |
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Oct 25, 2013 The responsible investment, capital stewardship, and 'pension fund activism' movementsWhile many trade unions, NGOs, and activists have embraced "responsible investment," others have not, and a substantial differentiation on the political left has emerged. |
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Feb 16, 2013  Investing in our local economyRedeye Michael Shuman is the author of a number of books, including most recently Local Dollars, Local Sense. Shuman says we our communities will be stronger and richer if we spend more at local businesses. |
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Jan 25, 2013 Law firms behind growing number of lawsuits brought by corporations against countriesRedeye A recent report says that a certain group of lawyers are drumming up business for their own firms by encouraging foreign investors to sue countries over changes in regulations. |
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Dec 19, 2012  Students call on Maclean's to rank universities by 'ethical investment'Elysia Petrone Kyuwon Kim Yasmin Parodi Thousands of people have signed a petition launched by three recent university graduates asking Maclean's to include an ethical investment category in their annual Canadian Universities Report. |
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Dec 14, 2012  First Nations to Harper government: Honour constitutional duty to consult on Canada-China FIPPArabble staff "Any further effort to ratify this agreement will adversely impact our inherent rights and territories forcing First Nations to take immediate legal action." |
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Nov 1, 2012  FIPPA and the Brave New World: What's behind the secretive Canada-China deal?Karl Nerenberg After a brief flirtation with a strong human rights stance vis-à-vis China, the current Conservative Government in Ottawa seems to have fallen in love with the Chinese economic leviathan. |
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Oct 23, 2012 Federal NDP wants China investment treaty postponed and studied by ParliamentStuart Trew Opposition continues to build against the Canada-China Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement (FIPA), which could become law as early as November 1. |
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Aug 27, 2012  Bank of Canada governor says to end privatization of gains and socialization of lossesKeith Reynolds When even the governor of the Bank of Canada is talking about inequality and the unfairness of privatizing gains and socializing losses, we know we have gone badly wrong in our economic thinking. |
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Aug 24, 2012  Dead money and corporate cash hoardingToby Sanger Kudos to Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney for raising the profile of the over $500 billion Canadian corporations are holding in excess cash surpluses and not investing in the economy. |
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Oct 1, 2011 No technical recession, not that it mattersYesterday's GDP numbers (a sprightly gain of 0.3 per cent at basic prices in July) ensure that there will not be a so-called "technical recession" in Canada -- at least, not yet. |
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Aug 19, 2011 On balancing the budgetAndrew Jackson Andrew Watt has written an especially cogent piece on why the balanced budget rule proposed for the Euro area by Merkel and Sarkozy is a very, very bad idea. |
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Apr 17, 2011  Canada's Caribbean bank tax holidayToby Sanger Not only is an increasing share of Canadian direct investment abroad going through finance and insurance industries, but a growing share is also being funnelled into tax havens. |
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Apr 14, 2011 Historical analysis of business investment and taxesJim Stanford Here is a link to the CCPA study we released yesterday, analyzing business capital investment spending in Canada. It tests for the significance of corporate tax variables and finds no such evidence. |
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Apr 9, 2011 The Borg and corporate taxesErin Weir Perhaps the most compelling villain on Star Trek was the Borg, which seeks to assimilate other groups into its hive. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute seems to be performing this on Canada's right. |
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Nov 12, 2010 The pros and cons of foreign investmentWe need a deliberate, strategic approach to using foreign investment, in both directions, to nurture our companies and develop our economy. |
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Nov 1, 2010 Community bonds: A social finance innovationTonya Surman CSI and its partners is inviting the province to consider streamlining, clarifying and enabling the widespread take-up of Community Bonds in Ontario. |
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Sep 2, 2010 Public statement urges reform of international investment regimeStuart Trew trade campaigner Academic experts on investment arbitration are proposing large-scale reform of current investor protections at the WTO and in trade agreements. The Canadian government should listen. |
