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Week ending 18 Dec 2009 Vol 24, No 18

Feature Article: Reports from competing think tanks help fuel regional divisions over climate-change policy. (Pembina/Suzuki study on economic effects of greenhouse gas reduction in Canada, TD Economics report on the Pembina/Suzuki study, PDF, 500 KB, Canada West Foundation critique of the Pembina/Suzuki study, PDF, 1.5 MB)

Also in this week's edition:

  1. The government backs into a wait-and-see stance on nuclear power. (Nuclear power news release, Report on the public consultation, Saskatchewan gov't position on possible nuclear plant)
  2. Sharp unexpected cuts for agencies serving people with disabilities deliver strong budget medicine this year, but also signal tough times in the next couple of years.
  3. The government-commissioned survey of Albertans on nuclear power turned up surprisingly strong concerns about climate change.
  4. Concerned about health care? How can anyone not be when even the most basic information is subject to debate?
    -     Mel McMillan study of provincial spending for Parkland Institute, PDF, 984 KB,
    - Canadian Institute for Health Information: Canadian health care, decade in review, published Oct. 29, 2009,
    - "National health expenditure trends" (CIHI report, 1975-2009), PDF, 1.9 MB,
    - University of Calgary School of Public Policy paper on contracting for health services, PDF, 1.3 MB
  5. A cabinet minister hints at major policy directions on his blog.
  6. A cabinet shuffle is coming soon - now the betting is for mid-January - and the energy industry competitiveness review report is put off to at least that date.
  7. The most persistent critic of the government's electricity transmission initiatives explores an interesting new legal avenue as he lodges a formal complaint with the utilities commission.
  8. Rod Love becomes the first key figure in Alberta's political establishment to call for reform of the voting system. (Rod Love column on electoral reform)