The 10 per cent of Canadians who don’t file their taxes weren’t included in the official analysis of who is worse off from the carbon tax
Category: Politics & Policy
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Poilievre ejected from Commons for ‘wacko PM’ insult
Poilievre called the PM a radical over his support of the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl
Posted inEnergy & Environment
How consumers would benefit from a pan-Canadian electricity grid
A better connected electricity grid could mean ‘billions of dollars back to households’. But to get there, provinces must learn to share
Posted inCommunity
Indigenous addiction treatment model shows value of cultural traditions
Indigenous addiction treatment programs that value cultural traditions help address some of the underlying drivers of addiction
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Plastics pollution may be solved without production cap: Guilbeault
Negotiators from 175 countries are meeting to nail down a world-first UN treaty to address the scourge of plastics found everywhere
Posted inPolitics & Policy
British Columbia dials back drug decriminalization after outcry
‘We’re taking action to make sure police have the tools they need to ensure safe and comfortable communities for everyone,’ Premier Eby said
Posted inProfessional
Alberta child-care centres felt ‘coerced’ into joining $10-a-day program
Alberta used coercive tactics to get child-care operators to sign onto Ottawa’s program, including making existing subsidies conditional on signing
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The innovative program keeping seniors out of long-term care
The vast majority of seniors say they want to stay in their own homes. Now, more communities are adopting a model that makes this possible
Posted inProfessional
Doctors’ furor over cap gains tax a symptom of low RRSP limit
Doctors rightly rely on professional corporations to save for retirement, but there could be a better way: raising the RRSP contribution limit
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Honda announces $15bn EV battery and vehicle plant in Canada
Automotive and battery makers have announced more than $31B in electric vehicle manufacturing across Canada since 2020