Who was Barbara Mitchell?

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As a major trade-dependent nation, Canada has pursued a policy of economic engagement with China, especially since the latter's dramatic growth over the last several decades. While a number of media articles point to Canada's growing economic interest in China, there is at present little information on the nature of the economic relationship between the two countries. The lack of such information is troubling since sound public policy rests on policy makers and citizens having solid information as a foundation for informed decisions.

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Saskatchewan possesses an opportunity to build on its recent economic prosperity to develop a foundation for unprecedented prosperity and wealth creation in the province that would extend for years, if not decades.

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Empirical research in academic journals is often cited as the basis for public policy decisions, in part because people think that the journals have checked the accuracy of the research.

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On April 28, 2006, the premiers of British Columbia and Alberta signed the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (British Columbia, Ministry of Economic Development, 2006f) with the objective of creating a seamless economic region between the two provinces.

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At first glance, Quebec's agricultural sector appears to be stable. However, this apparent stability belies a number of ill-conceived public policies that threaten to destabilize agricultural economics in the province. This report examines these policy issues and recommends reforms necessary to ensure the viability of Quebec's agriculture. Most importantly, the province needs to replace the supply management system and scores of farm subsidies in favor of an open and competitive market.
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The purpose of this study is threefold: first, to ascertain whether there are differences between mortality rates associated with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in Ontario hospitals that perform such surgeries; second, to test whether the aggregate CABG mortality rate in Ontario is changing; and, third, to test whether the aggregate CABG mortality rate in Ontario is different than the aggregate CABG mortality rate in US states for which comparative data are available.

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The Report Card on British Columbia's Elementary Schools 2009 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 when they choose a school for their children and encourages and assists all those seeking to improve their schools.

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