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Ten Things to Know about Central Agencies in Canada

Posted by Nick Falvo on August 12, 2016

From time to time, voluntary sector leaders—and advocates in general—come up with ideas for new spending and new social programs. When they do this, they often focus too much on influencing elected officials, and too little on influencing senior public servants. What’s more, it’s important that their proposals be supported by good research, in part because exaggerated claims about the benefits of their proposals may hurt them in the end. With all of this in mind, here are 10 things to know about central agencies in Canada.

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An Exploratory Sidetrack While Researching Social Movements

Posted by Mark Holmgren on January 24, 2016

I love what I do.

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Citizens Celebrate An Incredible Victory

Posted by Sylvia Cheuy on December 6, 2012

A handful of local farmers started a movement to protect Ontario's farmland and water from a $22 billion US-based Hedge Fund who planned to convert 2,300 acres of unique silt loam potato fields into an aggregate quarry that would dig more than 200 feet below the water table.

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