Paul Kershaw: Generation Squeeze is fighting back with WTF? parties
Wednesday marks six months until the next provincial election. Candidates are likely to emphasize family values, and some will claim they put “families first.” But after canvassing the websites and...
View ArticleJoanne McCullough: A Dear John letter to the province of B.C.
Feb. 14 marks three months until the provincial election on May 14. The following is a column co-ordinated by gensqueeze.ca the brainchild of University of B.C. children and families professor Paul...
View ArticlePaul Kershaw: What we need is a new deal for families
Surprising many, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty urged caution about his government’s family income-splitting plans, observing what the evidence makes clear: it doesn’t provide tax breaks for the...
View ArticlePaul Kershaw: First Trudeau budget increases age gap in federal spending
If you listen only to the spin, you might think that the 2016 federal budget represents a momentous injection of funding into younger middle-class families, especially through the new Canada Child...
View ArticleLetters: $1 bridge tolls, equalization payments, cash real estate deals,...
Use taxes, not tolls to fund new bridges in a fair manner Everybody loves paying sale prices. So it puzzles me why so many people are happy paying double or more for bridge tolls. Delta Mayor Lois...
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