The Liberals are trying to resuscitate the governent’s decision on the long form census by introducing a private member’s bill to bring back the mandatory long form census. You can read the complete Globe and Mail story here. Interested to see what questions are asked on the long census form? You can take a look […]
Data.gov. uk – “Launched in 2010 this official UK government site seeks to increase greater transparency and accountability by providing free open access to many government datasets and official statistics. These cover all areas of government policy ranging from health, to the economy, crime rates and education. Users can search by theme or keyword or […]
The Copenhagen Diagnosis was released yesterday in advance of the December 7th United Nations-led climate change conference in Copenhagen — This report is an update from the 2007 assessment of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) You can read the full report here Read the Times Colonist story here
“Global life expectancy could be increased by nearly five years by addressing five factors affecting health – childhood underweight, unsafe sex, alcohol use, lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene, and high blood pressure, according to a report published by WHO today.” Read the story from the Vancouver Sun here WHO news release Link to […]
Read the story from the Globe and Mail. On Sept. 29, 2009, the BC Government issued an Information Bulletin on the H1N1 virus and the BC Ministry of Health also has a H1N1 website.
Read the Tyee story about the slashed cuts in Arts funding. Actress Kim Cattrall also spoke out about cuts to arts funding – read the story from the Vancouver Sun.
Read the story from the Globe and Mail here. Also Carole James meets with business leaders about the HST from Globe and Mail.
BC to harmonize sales tax with GST. See the story from the Globe and Mail here. Read Vander Zalm’ reaction and there is a good summary on Darren Barefoot’s site.
BC Ferries reveal what their top CEOs earn. See the story here. According to executive from BC Ferries and Translink, the companies do not have to comply with the review, see the story from the Globe and Mail here
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