Author Archives: urbanrenaissanceinst

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing E-7

Posted on November 16, 1999 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(November 16, 1999) Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Standing Committee on Estimates. Continue reading →

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Book reviews – Canada and Quebec: One Country, Two Histories

Posted on June 21, 1999 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(June 21, 1999) This revised edition of updates important events Canada and Quebec in Canada from 1994 through Quebec’s 1997 referendum on sovereignty, with snippets from some 100 media interviews of Canadian historians, politicians, columnists, and assorted intellectuals (pseudo and real). Continue reading →

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Book reviews – All the world’s a stage

Posted on June 21, 1999 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(June 21, 1999) Strange times, these last days of the millennium. An American president is exposed as a serial philanderer and a perjurer, and his popularity increases. Continue reading →

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What would happen if we counted housework in the GDP?

Posted on June 21, 1999 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(June 21, 1999) The Next City asked Finn Poschmann, a policy analyst at the C.D. Howe Institute, and Finn Poschmann, chair of research and policy development, to comment. Continue reading →

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The enlightement

Posted on June 21, 1999 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(June 21, 1999) Parliament repeals the Small Loans Act. Prior to 1980, money lenders, anyone other than a chartered bank who lends money could legally charge no more than 2 per cent per month for a loan of $300 or less, 1 per cent per month for loans between $300 and $1,000, and just 0.5 per cent or 6 per cent per year for loans greater than $1,000. Continue reading →

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