Canadian Government Involvement in Calgary’s Failed 1968 Winter Olympic Bid

Author(s):  
Heather L. Dichter
2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-163
Author(s):  
Neil E. Collishaw

Abstract The history of Canadian government involvement in health care financing from the earliest colonial times to the present day is briefly reviewed. Particular attention is paid to the institution of major health care insurance programs and the underlying reasons for their implementation. The current financing arrangements, as dictated by the Established Programs Financing Act of 1977, are reviewed in some detail with a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of these arrangements.


2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (1, 2 & 3) ◽  
pp. 2011
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Hamill

2010 saw the twenty-fifth anniversary of two important legal developments in Canada: Bill C-31, which significantly amended the existingIndian Act, and the coming into effect of section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.1 Section 15 was partially responsible for the introduction of Bill C-31. The Canadian government introduced Bill C-31 to address, among other things, gender discrimination in the system of Indian status. Bill C-31, however, fell short of its goal of introducing a gender-neutral system of Indian status under the Indian Act.


Author(s):  
Michael Klein

Infrastructure services in energy, transport, water, and telecommunications services underpin the wealth of modern nations. Yet inefficiencies abound. In developing nations hundreds of millions of people lack access to modern infrastructure services. Globally, as much as 40 percent of expenditures on infrastructure may constitute waste, equivalent to some 1 to 2 percent of global GDP. Natural monopoly features and sunk costs provide incentives for the parties to infrastructure ventures to play ransom games. Particularly in developing economies prices are often well below cost. Hence investors shy away and access remains limited. Government involvement in project choice and implementation may lead to ‘white elephants’ and mismanagement. Where head-to-head competition can be introduced, such as in modern telecommunications systems, the syndrome can be kept in check. Yet where such competition is not feasible, policymaking and inevitable price and quality regulation remain a challenge, requiring patient effort at arm’s-length from day-to-day political pressures.


Author(s):  
Vinita Chauhan ◽  
Julie Leblanc ◽  
Baki Sadi ◽  
Julie Burtt ◽  
Kiza Sauvé ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Rakhshan Kamran

Abstract In December 2007, the House of Commons unanimously supported Jordan’s Principle, a commitment that all First Nations children would receive the health care products, social services, and supports, and education they need, in memory of Jordan River Anderson. However, the process of applying for Jordan’s Principle was convoluted and not transparent, leaving several cases not being responded to. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found the definition and implementation of Jordan’s Principle to be racist and discriminatory in 2016, ordering the Canadian government to make immediate changes. Failing to make changes to Jordan’s Principle, the Canadian government was found to be noncompliant with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal orders in 2018. This article provides one case example of Jordan’s Principle that was not responded to, details on the current status of Jordan’s Principle, and information on the recent implementation of the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families.


2021 ◽  
pp. 95-121
Author(s):  
Lourdes Casanova ◽  
Anne Miroux ◽  
Diego Finchelstein

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