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Canada should be making room for measures of personal and collective well-being other than GDP, including price stability, lower levels of inequality and happiness. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Economic growth tops the priority list for Canadian policymakers — here’s why

Michael M. Atkinson, University of Saskatchewan and Haizhen Mou, University of Saskatchewan

Drawing on insights from their recent book, two academics shed light on why Canada’s anemic growth should be a cause for concern.
Former Saskatchewan Premier and national New Democratic Party leader T.C. (Tommy) Douglas in 1965. Douglas was instrumental in the creation of Medicare. The Canadian Press

Looking forward into the past: Lessons for the future of Medicare on its 60th anniversary

Marc-Andre Pigeon, University of Saskatchewan; Haizhen Mou, University of Saskatchewan, and Natalie Kallio, University of Saskatchewan

At the dawn of Medicare, Saskatchewan’s community co-op clinics pioneered team-based, holistic care. Now, with the health system in crisis 60 years later, it may be time to return to that care model.
A person sits on a tripod platform high above the street as protesters occupy an intersection during a demonstration to call for government action to on climate change in Vancouver in February 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Climate action, job creation are top post‑pandemic priorities for Canadians

Michael M. Atkinson, University of Saskatchewan and Haizhen Mou, University of Saskatchewan

As Canada emerges from the pandemic, creating jobs and achieving full employment are top priorities. Relegated to the back burner are balanced budgets and reducing debt.
The big spending provinces in Canada did not necessarily get the best Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) standardized test results. (Shutterstock)

Canadian schools spend more as enrolment and test scores fall

Jim Marshall, University of Regina; Haizhen Mou, University of Saskatchewan, and Michael M. Atkinson, University of Saskatchewan

Research shows that the provinces vary widely in their ability to produce academic results for money they spend, and PEI shows the most efficient results.

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