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Mass Media

Newspapers & Journals

  • The Hill Times
    Independent weekly newspaper on federal politics. News about Canada's Parliament, its politicians and their staff, and the federal bureaucracy.
  • Ottawa Letter. GOVREF JA 4.V5
    News on Federal government activities and initiatives of interest to business, plus progress of bills through parliaments. Quarterly cumulative indexing by topics. Biweekly.
  • Canadian Social Trends. GOVREF CA1 BS11 C008

Cumulative databases which may be searched:

  • CBCA (Canadian Business & Current Affairs). 1982 to present.
  • PAIS International
    Covers political science, public policy and administration, international relations, law and legislation.
  • Social Sciences Abstracts Full Text
    Covers political science as well as literature in anthropology, economics, psychology and sociology.

Research Institutes

  • Library of Parliament Research Branch
    Conducts research and analysis and gives policy advice to Members of the Senate and House of Commons and to parliamentary committees on a non-partisan and confidential basis.
  • Policy.ca
    A non-partisan resource for the public analysis of Canadian policy issues. It consists of a constantly growing database of online public policy resources in sixteen different issue areas. These resources are selected to provide users with a balanced review of both documents and organizations in the key Canadian public policy issue areas.
  • CD Howe Institute
    Canadian economic and social policy think tank.
  • Canada West Foundation
    Brings western perspectives to Canadian policy debates.
  • Canadian Tax Foundation
    An independent tax research organization whose purpose is to provide the public and the governments of Canada with the benefit of expert impartial tax research into current problems of taxation and government finance.

    NB: See also Finances of the Nation: a Review of Expenditures and Revenues of the Federal, Provincial, and Local Governments of Canada. SocRef HJ 793.F49

  • Conference Board of Canada
    Provides objective information and analysis on economic, management and public policy issues to assist its membership of over 600 organizations from business, government and other sectors.
  • Fraser Institute
    Canadian free market think tank that looks at the role markets can play in providing for the economic and social well-being of Canadians.
  • Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
    Canadian think tank with an Atlantic canadaian emphasis.

Industry & Professional Associations

  • Strategis (Industry Canada)
    A list maintained on the Strategis Web site (Industry Canada) provides direct links to key bodies in all sectors both national and international.

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