Resources

The following are the resources referenced in the book.

NDP platform is available for download here – http://www.albertandp.ca/platform
A history of the politics of Manitoba – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Manitoba
Information about the Saskatchewan Party – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan_Party
Apple Magazine, a publication of Alberta Health Services (April 2015 edition with a focus on children’s mental health) – http://www.applemag-digital.com/applemag/spring_2015#pg1
Business data can be found here – https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/sme-pme/bnchmrkngtl/rprt-flw.pub?execution=e1s1. Search for NAICS code 453110 if you want to learn about florists.
Tax rate: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/fq/txrts-eng.html
Income level: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/famil105a-eng.htm
Unemployment (April 2015): http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/lfss01a-eng.htm
Corporate tax data: http://www.albertacanada.com/business/overview/competitive-corporate-taxes.aspx
Interprovincial migration: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-209-x/2014001/article/14012/tbl/tbl1-eng.htm
Minimum wage: http://www.retailcouncil.org/quickfacts/minimum-wage
A study on cohabitation and its impact on marriage – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2904561/
Plenty of data on cohabitation and its impact on both the couple and their children – https://www.acpeds.org/the-college-speaks/position-statements/societal-issues/cohabitation-part-1-of-2
A very thorough study on family structures and the impact it has on children – http://www.familystructurestudies.com/outcomes/
More very thorough data on family structures and their impact on children. While some of the other sources listed could be labeled “right wing” (as if that automatically disqualifies them?!?!?), the center for disease control in the US probably doesn’t fit that description. The results of this study are pretty consistent with the other “right wing” sources (gasp!!) – http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_246.pdf
Information from Alberta Justice on domestic homicide and risk indicators – https://justice.alberta.ca/programs_services/families/documents/domesticviolencehandbook.pdf
Information about the importance of fathers to a child’s upbringing – http://media.johnwiley.com.au/product_data/excerpt/14/04712316/0471231614.pdf

Here are some additional resources that may be of interest:

http://www.fraserinstitute.org/

Here are links to the dominant political parties in Alberta:

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