While the U.K. and South Korea support businesses that reinvest profits for social good, Canada’s approach remains piecemeal
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Editorial: Why Canada can’t escape America’s central bank
The U.S. Federal Reserve is changing its playbook — with major implications for Canadian governments and households
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Editorial: What Carney’s Senate reset gets right
Restoring open partisanship is a sensible move. Here is our take on the change and the Senate’s proper role
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Op-Ed: At $6.71 a day, the Canada Disability Benefit falls short
The Canada Disability Benefit was meant to reduce poverty. Instead, its forces many people with disabilities to make harmful tradeoffs
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Op-Ed: Canada’s manufactured war between young and old
We are witnessing the creation of a generational scapegoat, where seniors are being blamed for youth’s challenges
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Editorial: Carney must reverse his ‘gravy pledge’
The prime minister’s pledge to bailout Vancouver property developers is terrible policy — and terribly off brand
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Op-Ed: Alberta’s choice — grievance or generosity
Albertans will go to the polls on Oct. 19 to vote on various referenda, including one that asks whether we want to hold another referendum on separating from Canada. So we are in for at least five months of polarization over a slippery question that will not even appease the sovereigntists whom Premier Danielle Smith […]
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Editorial: Yes, OAS should be reformed. Here’s why
Our readers said they adamantly opposed a proposal for OAS reform. Here’s how their concerns could be addressed
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Op-Ed: MAID, from the perspective of someone living with long COVID
When you have an illness like long COVID that stretches on for years without treatment, it changes your views on MAID
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Editorial: Ottawa’s social media bill is welcome. It won’t save us from ourselves
Ottawa’s proposed legislation could be good for children and adults. But the harder work rests with civil society and individuals