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August 11, 2010
Winners and losers in HST fight
Political scientist and public policy analyst Doug McArthur says regardless of the fate of the HST fight, it’ll continue to block the government’s legislative road. McArthur, a former B.C. deputy minister of policy and legislation, was in government when it brought in the HST Act. He predicts that if the anti-HST petition succeeds, the government will be boxed in and will have to call an election. He adds: “If the petition fails, it is a lot more complicated for the no HST side. But recall and other forms of political action could keep the issue alive and make governing very difficult and still trigger an election.”
Doug McArthur, 778.782.5208, 604.786.0016 (cell); dmcarthu@sfu.ca
Financially managing disaster relief
Natural disaster after natural disaster is draining the world’s non-profit and governmental piggy banks as countries scramble to provide disaster relief in various forms. Ed Bukszar, an associate professor of business, has written and lectured on the challenges of financially managing serial disaster relief in countries like Bangladesh that are frequently hit by massive flooding and cyclones. He says the world needs the help and flexibility of private organizations but “there’s no market here so they will not fill the void, and the scope is too big for firms to easily step in anyway.”
Ed Bukszar, (available as of Aug. 13), 778.782.5195/4935; bukszar@sfu.ca
Political scientist and public policy analyst Doug McArthur says regardless of the fate of the HST fight, it’ll continue to block the government’s legislative road. McArthur, a former B.C. deputy minister of policy and legislation, was in government when it brought in the HST Act. He predicts that if the anti-HST petition succeeds, the government will be boxed in and will have to call an election. He adds: “If the petition fails, it is a lot more complicated for the no HST side. But recall and other forms of political action could keep the issue alive and make governing very difficult and still trigger an election.”
Doug McArthur, 778.782.5208, 604.786.0016 (cell); dmcarthu@sfu.ca
Financially managing disaster relief
Natural disaster after natural disaster is draining the world’s non-profit and governmental piggy banks as countries scramble to provide disaster relief in various forms. Ed Bukszar, an associate professor of business, has written and lectured on the challenges of financially managing serial disaster relief in countries like Bangladesh that are frequently hit by massive flooding and cyclones. He says the world needs the help and flexibility of private organizations but “there’s no market here so they will not fill the void, and the scope is too big for firms to easily step in anyway.”
Ed Bukszar, (available as of Aug. 13), 778.782.5195/4935; bukszar@sfu.ca