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$547 Million to Eliminate Poverty in Saskatchewan
(University of Regina Library, 2020-01-26) Gingrich, Paul; Rosenbluth, David
Across Canada and in Saskatchewan a range of social programs provide financial help for those at low income – child benefits, tax credits, income for the elderly, and social assistance. These provide financial support beyond what individuals and families gain from their employment and other income. They help financially but in many cases are insufficient to prevent poverty.
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5G Raises Tough Policy Choices for Canada
(2019-08) Longo, Justin
Fifth generation wireless telecommunications technology, commonly referred to as 5G, could provide an important foundation for the future of Saskatchewan's rural areas and the application of advanced technology to industries like agriculture, and long-promised advances in telemedicine. But central to the development of Canada's 5G system is the role that the equipment from the Chinese firm Huawei will play. With the United States lobbying Canada to follow it in banning Huawei from its 5G infrastructure, tensions between Canada and China on this and other fronts require the Canadian government to tread carefully. Where domestic policy and international politics collide, hard choices emerge. The risk assessment currently underway in Canada should guide Canada's decision making on what to do about Huawei and 5G, though the inherent uncertainties in this case ultimately require what could be a costly decision.
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A Crisis Response for Wilderness Tourism
(2020-04-24) Coates, Ken S.
Few, if any, areas of the Canadian economy have been hit as hard as tourism, particularly the kind of adventure recreation for which this country is justifiably famous. From wildlife excursions in the High Arctic to white water rafting expeditions in the Rocky Mountains, fishing trips to Northern Quebec and Northern Ontario, canoeing trips along the Churchill River, and kayaking cultural journeys in Haida Gwaii, Canada has emerged one of the world's most diverse and exciting destinations for wilderness adventurers. Until 2020, that is.
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A Tectonic Shift in the Digital Divide: It's now deeper than a technological gap
(2020-09-08) Camillo, Cheryl A.; Longo, Justin
This issue of JSGS Policy Brief is part of a series dedicated to exploring and providing evidence-based analysis, policy ideas, recommendations and research conclusions on the various dimensions of the pandemic, as it relates here in Canada and internationally.
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A Work in Progress: Completing the Devolution Revolution in Canada's North
(2014-04) Coates, Ken S.; Poelzer, Greg
If Canada and Aboriginal people are going to find a common political path to dealing with conflict, the myth of the politically disengaged Aboriginal citizen needs to be expunged...Pour que le Canada et les peuples autochtones puissent un jour convenir d'une approche de règlement des conflits, il faudra d'abord en finir avec le mythe du citoyen autochtone politiquement désengagé. A Macdonald-Laurier Institute Publication, True North in Canadian Public Policy, April 2014
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A world in distress: The first stage of the battle against the pandemic
(2020-03-26) Coates, Ken S.; Holroyd, Carin
Politicians and public servants are immersed in one of the most challenging non-war situations in a century. The novel coronavirus has tied the world in a series of policy knots that start with public health and national safety, and sweep across global transportation and employment, to deficit financing and fundamental questions about the role of government in society.
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Aboriginal Knowledge and Perspectives : Identifying, Delivering, and Assessing Best Practices with Middle Years Students
(Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit, 2006-03) Cappello, Mike; Tupper, Jennifer; Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit
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Aboriginal Perspectives into the Teaching and Learning of Science Education: Beginning the Conversations in Southern Saskatchewan
(Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit, 2005) Sammel, Ali; Saskatchewan Instructional Development and Research Unit
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Aboriginal Politics: More Than Voting
(2014-01-01) Poelzer, Greg; Beatty, Bonita; Berdahl, Loleen
Report; Policy Options; If Canada and Aboriginal people are going to find a common political path to dealing with conflict, the myth of the politically disengaged Aboriginal citizen needs to be expunged...Pour que le Canada et les peuples autochtones puissent un jour convenir d'une approche de règlement des conflits, il faudra d'abord en finir avec le mythe du citoyen autochtone politiquement désengagé. Policy Options/Options Politiques, September-October/Septembre-Octobre 2014, pages 64-66
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Access and Affordability: Saskatchewan Food Banks Explore the Cost of Healthy Eating
(Regina Food Bank, 2010-12-07) Bernard, Travis; Novik, Nuelle; Douglas, Fiona; Hansen, Yolanda; Dunsmore, Lorne; Compton, Steve; Folkerson, Dana
The Regina Food Bank serves food insecure clients on a daily basis and an increase in demand over the past year prompted the question "Why are so many people requiring assistance at our food bank?". This research compared the cost of healthy eating to income available to food bank clients and discovered a large gap in income that results in food insecurity.
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Adjustment and investment in Africa: a retreat to compradorization
(Department of Economics, University of Regina, 2001-08) Abdou, Abdella
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After the Freeze: Restoring University Affordability in Saskatchewan
(Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), 2011-11) Gingrich, Paul
Concern about growing student debt and the cost of university education again becoming less affordable or unaffordable has led the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Saskatchewan (CCPA – SK) to re-examine the issue of university affordability and access.
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An Effective Retail and Distribution Model for Recreational Cannabis
(2017-12) Childs, Jason; Hartner, George
The Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) has issued an in-depth policy paper on the legalization of cannabis in Canada. By July 2018, the production, distribution, and sale of cannabis will be legal across the country. The Government of Canada's decision to legalize and regulate was driven by three core objectives: 1. Dismantle the illicit market. 2. Restrict youth access. 3. Minimize harm. In very short order, provincial governments have to develop policy regimes and in some instances without the necessary evidence typically required to ensure effectiveness. One of the biggest problems is that a fully legalized cannabis sector is so new that we lack any system of best practices and must instead rely on piecing together evidence from across a number of poicy lenses, including public health, public safety, economics, and innovation. While some provinces and professional associations have understandably requested more time to prepare for the Act coming into force, the Federal Government has had little appetite for putting off legalizaiton. The underlying logic is that any delay would mean another year of doing nothing to keep cannabis out of the hands of youth and to keep profits out of the illicit market. Faced with the scope of the policy issues and the time pressure to put an effective regulatory system in place, the JSGS has released a report examining the policy challenges.
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Anxiety and Anger on the Prairies: The Challenge to Federalism
(2019-11) Eisler, Dale
In all the post-election hand-wringing, angst and analysis about western alienation these days, the most surprising thing is some people are genuinely surprised it has come to this. At least they seem that way in Ontario and Quebec. It kind of tells you all you need to know about how we find ourselves in this situation.
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Archer Library Information Literacy Instruction Program
(Dr. John Archer Library, University of Regina, 2007-01-17) Phelps, Charles; Bradley, Cara; Magee, Elizabeth; Perry, Ed; Rothecker, Jennifer
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Arctic Innovation
(2014-01-01) Coates, Ken S.; Poelzer, Greg
Arctic Innovation, The Uarctic Magazine, Shared Voices, 2014, pages 14-15
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Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Saskatchewan's Future?
(2020-11-02) Hurlbert, Margot; Eisler, Dale
Often, the best way to approach a policy challenge, especially one as fraught as climate change, is to start with a question. Or, in this case, three questions. It tends to focu the mind.
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Are superclusters sensible policy?
(2018-03) Phillips, Peter W.B.
After two years of anticipation and competition, the federal government announced Feb 15 the five winning "superclusters" designed to spur economic development and innovation in Canada. Since then there has been a heated debate in the media, in boardrooms, within and among governments and in the academic community about the value and potential impact of such a large investment program.
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Assessing Social Impact Bonds in Canada
(2018-01) Khovrenkov, Iryna; Kobayashi, Cindy
In 2015, as part of his mandate letters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau identified the development of a Social Finance and Social Innovation Strategy as a priority. With Canada facing persistent challenges in vulnerable social areas, the federal government committed to exploring innovative financial approaches to address complex social problems. In June of 2017, it struck a steering group of 16 experts from community, philanthropic, financial and research sectors, to assist in the development of this strategy. The steering group's first consultation document, which was released in September, 2017, outlines the strategy's proposed vision and six areas for action to advance social innovation and finance.
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Assessing the Privatization of Retail Alcohol Sales
(2015-10) Childs, Jason; Siebert, Alexander
Control and regulation of alcohol by governments has a long and varied history in Western Canada. In fact, it traces back to even before there were provinces, to the time when the Northwest Territories were controlled by Canada's Parliament. With liquor laws eventually coming under provincial jurisdiction, it's not surprising policies have evolved to the point where the provinces of Western Canada take different approaches to balancing the benefits of liberal alcohol policy and the social harm alcohol abuse causes. Finding the right policy prescription is an on-going challenge.