Publications by Issues — «Poverty» Project

• Aboriginal Policy — The organization of laws and policies as they affect aboriginal society..
• Agriculture and Food
• Climate Change — A discussion about the evidence for and against substantial change in world temperatures..
• Crown Corporations — Commercial organizations that are owned and operated by the political sector.
• Education — The operation, organization and financing of schools in the education system..
• Energy — The regulation and ownership of energy production and distribution..
• Environment — The physical condition of the place we live and function in..
• Equalization — Canada's Equalization system transfers funds between "have" and "have-not" provinces to ensure reasonably comparable service levels across the country...
• Globalization — The shrinkage of world boundaries due to changing technology and the fall of trade barriers..
• Health Care — The operation, organization and financing of health systems...
• Housing and Rent Control — Government regulation and policies that impact housing markets..
• Immigration — The movement of people into a jurisdiction as influenced by government policy..
• Labour Markets — The regulation of the job marketplace...
• Local Government Models — Service delivery models, managed competition, output-based measurement and delivery systems...
• Marketing Boards — Regulated markets for special commodities..
• Nanny State
• Pensions — Retirement policy
• Policing — Law enforcement, crime clearance, safe neighbourhoods..
• Poverty — The condition of being poor...
• Regulation and Consumer Policy — Regulatory capture and anti-competitive policies
• Role of Government — How big should government be? What is the core role of government?
• Tax Policy
• Technology
• Trade and Border Issues — Free trade, open borders, trade liberalization...
• Transport — Systems to move goods and people ...
• Urban Sprawl — The spreading out of urban areas due to increased prosperity and tax policy...
• Water — Water policy and regulation, water exports, jurisdictional issues...
• Welfare — Financial support for poor and low income segments of the community...