History shows a path to resolve lobster fisheries dispute
JOSEPH QUESNEL: Non-Indigenous fishers in Atlantic region need not be worried that Indigenous rights will come at the expense of conservation (FREE)
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First Nations need safe drinking water now
JOSEPH QUESNEL: After years of delays, mixed signals, lack of consultation and broken promises, delivery of safe drinking water systems is long overdue (FREE)
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The horrible cost of constantly punting Indigenous claims to court
KEN COATES: Governments have more resources and delays can drag on for years. Indigenous peoples pay heavily for the delays in resolving their claims (FREE)
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Freer cross-Canada trade will most benefit Atlantic provinces
BEN EISEN and ALEX WHALEN: A number of restrictions inhibit labour mobility, as well as the free trade of goods and services. And trade barriers add regulatory burdens on businesses
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Atlantic Canada facing a political vulnerability
FRED MCMAHON: Fiscal federalism, the lifeblood of the region’s economy, faces increasing pressure for reform, especially in the post-COVID-19 world
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How Atlantic Canada fortunes and oil and gas are intertwined
MARK MILKE and VEN VENKATACHALAM: Policy preventing resource extraction puts additional pressure on entrepreneurs, their businesses and taxpayers to pay for provincial government programs
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COVID crisis opportunity for trade reform in Atlantic Canada
ALEX WHALEN and BEN EISEN: Eliminating trade barriers can help accelerate the economic recovery
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Consumer trust in agriculture is waning
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: Organized, well-funded groups condemning farming practices on social media are winning the consumer trust battle (FREE membership content)
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Municipalities must take the lead in getting the lead out
PAZ GOMES: The astonishing levels of lead in Canada’s drinking water requires action. That means taking simple measures at the local level, aided by federal incentives (FREE membership content)
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Gigging it in the free world
ALEC BRUCE: The gig economy is gaining traction, for better or worse. Who needs benefits or job security when you can work on a high wire? ($$)
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Tear down Canada’s interprovincial trade walls
ALEC BRUCE: The annual national price tag for maintaining internal barriers may top $130 billion ($$)
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If P.E.I. goes Green, Trudeau could be singing the blues
MICHAEL TAUBE: Canadians are gradually accepting Green politicians as worthy of support. That will drain yet more support from the federal Liberals ($)
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