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- Any jokes in it? Cultural exception and state funding for the film industryFrance and Québec have sealed alliances in the past to defend the principle of cultural exception. It essentially aims at limiting the effects of globalization within the cultural industry, already under anglo-saxon domination. State funding of the film industry has sparked a number of debates within both societies. We shall first identify what triggered the […]
- On the Abuse of Language: “Modernizing” Labour RelationsThe government of Saskatchewan is currently undertaking a controversial overhaul of the province’s labour legislation into the mammoth omnibus Bill 85. But those that might be concerned about the rather rash decision to overturn 107 years of labour legislation in the period of a few months need not worry, because what the Saskatchewan government is [...] Rel […]
- New mining royalties: much ado about nothingOn Monday, the Parti québécois government announced a new mining royalty regime. Its hybrid proposal combines aspects from two types of royalty systems: profit based and ad valorem royalties. In this blog post, we will demystify these ways of calculating royalties in order to best analyze the government’s choice as well as what its implications [...] Related […]
- Dude, where’s my job?The real unemployment rate for Canadians over 25 was 8.8% in April. Not great, for sure, but slightly better than it was in 2009. For youth 15-24, it was up from last April – to 20.9% – so more than 1 in 5 youth are looking for work and can’t find it. In Ontario, it’s [...] Related posts: Sitting on the Sidelines: Young People Miss Out on the Recovery Who’s […]
- Polozogistics: Nine Thoughts About the Choice of the New Bank of Canada Governor1. He’s Number Two: Stephen Poloz was widely acknowledged in economic and political circles as the second-best choice for the top job at the Bank of Canada. So the surprise was not that he was chosen. The surprise was, Why Not Tiff Macklem? Will someone please find out and tell the rest of us? 2. [...] Related posts: What Does the Bank of Canada Do? Broade […]
- Any jokes in it? Cultural exception and state funding for the film industry
