Category Archives: Cities

Visionary architects versus the bureaucrats

Posted on April 9, 2002 by Other News Sources

(April 9, 2002) William Thorsell, CEO of the Royal Ontario Museum, doesn’t need to fuss much about staying this side of the law. Continue reading →

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Medicare debit cards

Posted on January 15, 2002 by Other News Sources

(January 15, 2002) The Mazankowski report gives Klein an opportunity to support a health-care payment system based on medical savings allowances. Continue reading →

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Spaces of the dead in modernity

Posted on December 20, 2001 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(December 20, 2001) Cultural Studies Program, George Mason University – “There is little to be said about death, what we do with the dead is less shrouded in silence. We know that unlike the poor, the dead are not always with us.” Continue reading →

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Environment data to help shape policy

Posted on May 26, 2001 by Other News Sources

(May 26, 2001) Finance Minister Paul Martin wants the country’s economic picture to include information about the state of the air, forests and fisheries. Continue reading →

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Saskatchewan’s curse

Posted on April 24, 2001 by Other News Sources

(April 24, 2001) Canadian citizens and Canadian corporations support Saskatchewan’s money-losing rural economy with tax dollars. Some may resent it, but because there are relatively few Saskatchewan farmers and other rural residents, and relatively many Canadian taxpayers, the cost for each federal taxpayer is small. Continue reading →

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