The release of a number of reports by the federal Romanow  Commission has exposed its two-pronged public relations strategy: First, deny that there is a problem. Second, tag the provinces (especially Alberta) as the bad guys in health-care reform.  This…

The release of a number of reports by the federal Romanow  Commission has exposed its two-pronged public relations strategy: First, deny that there is a problem. Second, tag the provinces (especially Alberta) as the bad guys in health-care reform.  This…

The National Council of Welfare did the country a great service this week by releasing its annual Poverty Profile. It is a wealth of statistics that show, among other things, that the reduction in poverty during the mid- and late…

Equalization was designed to give cash to economically weaker provinces so that they would have total revenues that are comparable to a representative Canadian average. And at that task, the program works remarkably well. In doing so, however, the program…

The release of a number of reports by the federal Romanow Commission has exposed its two-pronged public relations strategy: First, deny that there is a problem. Second, tag the provinces (especially Alberta) as the bad guys in health care reform….