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CEL Documents Now Free to Public Libraries
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"Every regional school board in Nova Scotia needs at least one private special education school, where tuition would be subsidized by the provincial government." [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
"A report on the short lives and tragic deaths of three British Columbia children... by the provincial representative for children and youth ... [who] investigated to see whether any policies, practices or actions by a public body may have contributed to the deaths." [Canadian Press]
"A man charged with sexually and physically abusing his daughter avoided trial two years ago because police refused to spend $40,000 to translate and transcribe witness statements into English." [Victoria Times Colonist]
"Don Drummond's report caused a stir with its cost cuts and gloomy forecasts. But one positive result was that it spurred a serious examination of how to reinvent the economy ." [Globe & Mail]
"The financial prospects of municipalities in rural eastern Ontario are bleak ... Low population growth and dramatically higher debt will plague the region's future." [Ottawa Citizen]
"A landmark report suggesting Quebec legalize doctor-assisted euthanasia could rekindle the national debate on the controversial issue." [National Post]
"The federal government should attach strings to health transfers it provides to provinces and take a leadership role in driving transformative change." [Globe & Mail]
"Canadians attempting to care for seniors at home are having trouble coping and not receiving the support they need from the health system." [CTV News]
"A report on Alberta's healthcare system concludes that patients wait too long in emergency rooms and doctors dare not advocate for patients if they want to keep their jobs." [CBC News]
"While developed countries are being challenged by increasing demands for health services, Canada has made significantly less progress." [Globe & Mail]
"Most mental health disorders - an estimated 70 per cent - begin to appear before age 25... 'long wait times for children and youth with symptoms of mental illness was a particular concern.'" [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
"A long-awaited Nova Scotia report on cyberbullying has made the controversial recommendation to ban cellphones and other digital devices at both elementary and secondary schools." [Toronto Star]
"Education is the key to understanding the impact of the [residential school] experience. Healing can't happen until aboriginal and non-aboriginal people understand the causes of so many deep-rooted issues." [CBC News]
"Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region... propose a massive engineering project to separate the lakes from the Mississippi River watershed ... to protect both aquatic systems from invasions by destructive species such as Asian carp." [Toronto Star]
"Canada needs to address income inequality if it is to take advantage of its human capital and succeed in today's knowledge-based economy" [Epoch Times]
"Just as Nero fiddled while Rome burned, so is the CAW singing horribly off-key as jobs in the auto sector head south - where wages and benefits are lower and workplace rules are more flexible." [Globe & Mail]
"Migrant farm workers across the country are becoming a permanent part of many rural areas but they remain isolated and unable to integrate into Canadian society." [CBC News]
"Whatever caused the contamination of the Kerr's soil, wells and surface water, CO2 from the Cenovus Energy enhanced oil recovery project near Weyburn was not the culprit." [Regina Leader Post]
"Positive economic reports extolling the benefits of rapid bitumen development and the Northern Gateway pipeline base their conclusions on poor data that 'are misleading and misrepresentative of economic reality.'" [The Tyee]
"The risks to groundwater from seismic testing are minimal. But there are problems involving the large amount of fresh water required for hydro-fracking and the treatment needed for waste water." [CBC News]
"The process to choose Canada's next generation of fighter jets, run by Department of National Defence officials, was inefficient and not managed well." [CBC News]
"Fisheries groups in Nova Scotia are warning the future of coastal communities is at stake as the federal government looks at ways to modernize Canada's commercial fisheries." [CBC News]
"Canada needs to focus more on the rights of victims and less on offenders, and the omnibus crime bill doesn't do enough to shift the focus." [CBC News]
"The inner workings of one of the country's biggest government programs need to be de-politicized and handed over to an arm's-length group of neutral technocrats." [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
"When it comes to giving reasons for denying a soldier benefits ... Veteran Affairs appears to favour cloak and dagger over clear and present." [Globe & Mail]
"Restricting house arrest is going to cost the provinces and territories almost $140 million a year, produce fewer convictions and reduce the time offenders are under government supervision." [Halifax Chronicle Herald]
"The Old Age Security program in Canada can responsibly carry on its current path - with a retirement age of 65 - ... [and] any potential changes to the system likely would be unrelated to financial issues." [National Post]
"The federal government could put the equivalent of 370,000 more people to work if it tweaked the immigration system to focus on the long-term needs of the job market." [Globe & Mail]
