http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/old/taxonomy/term/8725/0 fr http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/op-ed-growing-misuse-term-%E2%80%98entrepreneur%E2%80%99-cape-bret/33548 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/green-economy.jpg" alt="" title="Not everything in life is to be monetized, not everyone is an entrepreneur" width="300" height="157" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><em>This article was originally published in the&nbsp;</em><em></em></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/op-ed-growing-misuse-term-%E2%80%98entrepreneur%E2%80%99-cape-bret/33548" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/op-ed-growing-misuse-term-%E2%80%98entrepreneur%E2%80%99-cape-bret/33548#comments Garry Leech Idées Cape Breton Social Entrepreneur Thu, 14 May 2015 13:04:03 +0000 Robert DeVet 33548 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/op-ed-how-cbu-could-reduce-both-tuition-and-inequa/33486 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/cbu-sign.jpg" alt="" title="Cape Breton Univerity wants to hike tuition by 20 percent over the next four years. However, modest and voluntary pay cuts by senior faculty and administrators and some additional provincial funding would allow Cape Breton University to lower its tuition, Garry Leech argues " width="300" height="186" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><em>This article was originally published in the&nbsp;</em><em></em></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/op-ed-how-cbu-could-reduce-both-tuition-and-inequa/33486" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/op-ed-how-cbu-could-reduce-both-tuition-and-inequa/33486#comments Garry Leech Éducation Bill 100 Cape Breton University Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:47:23 +0000 Robert DeVet 33486 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/op-ed-cape-breton-post-misinforms-readers-about-tu/33245 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/cb-post-tuition-campaign3.jpg" alt="" title="The Cape Breton Post distorted the facts in order to discredit the Zero Tuition campaign launched last week at CBU by students union president Brendan Ellis (left), faculty association president Scott Stewart (centre) and university president David Wheeler (right)." width="300" height="175" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><em>This article was originally published in the&nbsp;<a href="http://cbindependent.com/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Cape Breton Independent</a></em></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/op-ed-cape-breton-post-misinforms-readers-about-tu/33245" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/op-ed-cape-breton-post-misinforms-readers-about-tu/33245#comments Garry Leech Éducation Médias Cape Breton Post Cape Breton University tuition Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:54:23 +0000 Robert DeVet 33245 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/cbu-officials-launch-national-campaign-eliminate-t/33225 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/three-presidents1.jpg" alt="" title="Cape Breton University Students’ Union president Brendan Ellis (left), CBU Faculty Association president Scott Stewart (middle) and CBU president David Wheeler (right) have launched a national campaign to eliminate tuition for post-secondary education" width="300" height="199" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><em>This article was originally published in the&nbsp;<a href="http://cbindependent.com/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Cape Breton Independent</a></em></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/cbu-officials-launch-national-campaign-eliminate-t/33225" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/cbu-officials-launch-national-campaign-eliminate-t/33225#comments Garry Leech Éducation Cape Breton University tuition Fri, 06 Mar 2015 13:57:18 +0000 Robert DeVet 33225 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/alternative-economy-cape-breton/32397 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/cbsust.jpg" alt="" title="" width="450" height="159" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><em>This article was originally published in the&nbsp;<a href="http://cbindependent.com/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Cape Breton Independent</a></em></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/alternative-economy-cape-breton/32397" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/alternative-economy-cape-breton/32397#comments Garry Leech Environnement Governance Idées Pauvreté Cape Breton cuba Denmark farming green jobs sustainable development Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:03:15 +0000 Robert DeVet 32397 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/recent-nova-scotia-reports-highlight-failed-system/32320 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/capitalism-not-working.jpg" alt="" title=" In many ways, the world is changing for the better, but we are in danger of being left behind, says Gary Leech of the Cape Breton Independent" width="450" height="221" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><em>This column was originally</em></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/recent-nova-scotia-reports-highlight-failed-system/32320" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/recent-nova-scotia-reports-highlight-failed-system/32320#comments Garry Leech Denmark Nova Scotia Venezuela Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:12:32 +0000 Robert DeVet 32320 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia%E2%80%99s-proposed-tax-reforms-take-poor-and-g/32214 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/artist1.jpg" alt="" title="Reduce taxes for wealthy corporations, now there&#039;s an idea. Christmas comes early for the rich, thanks to the Broten tax reform recommendations, says Cape Breton Independent editor Garry Leech. Illustration Nishant Choksi " width="267" height="320" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><em>This column was originally</em></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia%E2%80%99s-proposed-tax-reforms-take-poor-and-g/32214" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/nova-scotia%E2%80%99s-proposed-tax-reforms-take-poor-and-g/32214#comments Garry Leech Governance Pauvreté corporate tax cuts government spending freeze Laurel Broten Liberal Party Nova Scotia Tax reform Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:40:59 +0000 Robert DeVet 32214 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/wal-mart-replaces-cape-breton-contractor-ontario-f/32204 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/wal-mart-spar-road.jpg" alt="" title="Wal-Mart’s expansion was not the only change the company made to its Spar Road store this year, it also replaced local contractor Delio’s with an Ontario firm." width="300" height="179" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><em>Story originally published</em></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/wal-mart-replaces-cape-breton-contractor-ontario-f/32204" target="_blank">en lire plus</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/fr/story/wal-mart-replaces-cape-breton-contractor-ontario-f/32204#comments Garry Leech Syndicalisme Cape Breton Cape Breton Independent Nova Scotia WalMart Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:16:40 +0000 Robert DeVet 32204 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca