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KAIROS Briefing Paper #15: KAIROS Analysis of Budget 2009
February 1, 2009
KAIROS called for decisive action, guided by lasting moral values, to respond to the global financial crisis in a January 24, 2009, letter to the Prime Minister and the Leaders of the Provinces and Territories. It looked to them for transformative policies to “invest…
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KAIROS Briefing Paper #12: G8 and IMF Hinder Aid for Zambia While Vultures Attack
September 22, 2007
Some 1.2 million Zambians out of a population of 11 million are living with AIDS. There are nearly 600,000 AIDS orphans. Life expectancy has fallen from 54 years in the mid-1980s to just 37 years now. There is just one doctor…
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KAIROS Briefing Paper #10: Budget 2007 – KAIROS Report Card
April 22, 2007
Budgets are moral blueprints for society. They define a set of ends towards which we seek to move as a society. Our values are informed by our Christian belief that: 1) all people have the right to be treated with dignity and respect; 2) our…
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KAIROS Briefing Paper #6: Free Trade at the Crossroads: Time For a New Approach
December 22, 2006
The Canadian government has committed to changing its approach to trade. As a first step to developing a new approach, it needs to look back on the failed experiments of the past decade of trade negotiations. This briefing paper calls…
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KAIROS Briefing Paper #2: Will US debt lead to a financial crisis?
February 22, 2006
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warily compares the apparent calm on global financial markets to the tranquillity that preceded the crises of the 1990s. Today, the imbalances that threaten global financial stability are rooted in the USA’s burgeoning debt.
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KAIROS Briefing Paper #1: Canadian Security: Security for all of us
February 21, 2006
This briefing paper challenges current justifications for more restrictive immigration policies post 9-11, advocating for repeal of the Safe Third Country Agreement and improved protection of the rights of refugees and migrants.
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