We have a lost a lot with the demise of the Bloc Quebecoise as a significant presence in Parliament. Social policy in Quebec has been more progressive than elsewhere in Canada for a long time. This is particularly important for policy related to women’s rights, including labour and social policy that allow women’s full participation [...]
Marjorie Griffin Cohen’s Blog Posts
Marjorie Griffin Cohen is a professor at SFU, and has written extensively on public policy and political economy, especially international trade agreements, the Canadian economy, electricity deregulation, women and labour. Ms Cohen is a director of NewGrade Energy (Sask) and has served on the BC Industrial Inquiry Commission on the Fisheries, the Board of Directors of BC Hydro and the Board of Directors of BC Power Exchange. She was instrumental in establishing the CCPA in BC and is on its Board of Directors. She has also served on the executive board of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women.
BQ demise a big loss
May 3rd, 2011 · Marjorie Griffin Cohen · 2 Comments · Women
Tags: election 20211·NDP
Harper’s Reckless Economics
May 1st, 2011 · Marjorie Griffin Cohen · 2 Comments · Taxes, Transparency & accountability
Throughout the election campaign Stephen Harper claimed the political high ground on the management of the economy. The surprise is that the opposition has pretty much let him get away with this. During the English Language debate the first question focused on $6 billion tax cuts to corporations. Harper said there were no tax cuts [...]
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A Modest Proposal
January 23rd, 2010 · Marjorie Griffin Cohen · 2 Comments · Environment, resources & sustainability, Housing & homelessness
At some point before long, Haiti is going to be rebuilt. It occurs to me that we in BC have available wood to help in the effort. Most things are built of concrete there because there simply isn’t any wood. Rebuilding out of concrete will be massively expensive and massively polluting. And, as Premier Campbell [...]
Tags: Haiti·pine beetle wood
Canada-US Clean Energy Dialogue – worrisome signs
October 7th, 2009 · Marjorie Griffin Cohen · Comments Off · Energy, Environment, resources & sustainability
In February 2009 the US and Canada initiated a joint effort to deal with climate change issues through the US-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue (CED). The CED`s working group issued its Action Plan on Sept. 16th. Much of the plan is encouraging, particularly priorities around clean energy technologies and research and development. But there are a [...]
Out of the Closet on Site C
September 14th, 2009 · Marjorie Griffin Cohen · 4 Comments · Energy, Environment, resources & sustainability
For years, successive BC governments have forbidden any new large-scale hydro dams. When I was on the BC Hydro Board of Directors in the mid-1990s, the Board passed a motion that all government land-holdings associated with Site C should be sold. The BC Hydro Board was against building Site C, or any other large dam, [...]
Tags: Bute Inlet·run-of-river·Site C
