In May and June, students in Quebec, en masse, expressed their displeasure with plans to increase tuition fees . Léo Charbonneau provides an anatomy of the demostrations The plan seemed simple enough – a hike in university tuition fees of $325 (£205) a year over five years starting in September 2012...
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No one who is interested in an equitable society can fail to be irked by unfairness in wealth distribution – but it is not unexpected One of the main issues raised by the Occupy demonstrators is the inequitable distribution of wealth. Their slogan focuses on the extreme difference between the richest...
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With all the unrest and discussions on healthcare reform, I decided to take a quick look around the web. We have everything from the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh to healthcare workers at Kaiser demonstrating over healthcare and employment issues. Some of the picketing is very peaceful and some...
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The battle between insurers begins and who may end up being the losers, the consumers as it takes money to pay the lawyers to facilitate the legal battles and of course there’s the time in court. One the additional legal costs start accruing, will the 80% target of premium money being spent on...
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