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Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2008 Edition. The Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one easily accessible, public document.

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In What is Poverty? Providing Clarity for Canada Sarlo finds that poverty, whether measured by income or consumption, has remained in the four to six per cent range since 1996. Sarlo points out that most descriptions of poverty deal with 'relative poverty,' which is really an estimate of the proportion of Canadians who are less well off than average. This is a measure of inequality that tells nothing about the state of deprivation in Canada.

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The Report Card on British Columbia's Elementary Schools: 2008 Edition collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one, accessible document so that anyone can analyze and compare the performance of individual schools. The Report Card assists parents choose a school for their children and encourages and assists all those seeking to improve their schools.

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The average Canadian family pays more in taxes than it spends on food, shelter, and clothing. Have you ever wondered how much tax you pay? How many layers of tax are hidden in the purchases you make every day? Are taxes taking an ever-increasing share of the nation's total income? How much does government really cost you? You will find the answers to these and other important questions about taxes and the Canadian consumer inside Tax Facts 15 .

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Government spending on all types of prescription drugs (patented and non-patented) is increasing faster than any other component of health spending. And new or patented medicines tend to be more expensive compared to older drugs and other health treatments. This study examines all of the ways in which patented drugs might contribute to health-care costs.

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This is the Fraser Institute's second annual report on the amount of time patients must wait to access new medicines in Canada. The purpose of this report is: (1) to draw attention to the impact that Canadian public policies and institutions have on lengthening the time it takes for patients to access newly invented, patented prescription drugs; (2) to compare consumer access to new drugs under government drug insurance programs with access under private sector drug insurance in Canada; and (3) to offer alternative policy options that could improve access to new drugs in Canada.

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Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools: 2008 Edition 2008-03-30 The Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools: 2008 Edition collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one, easily accessible public document so that anyone can analyze and compare t