Canada’s military budget of 1.38 per cent of GDP will increase to 1.76 per cent by 2030 — still falling short of NATO’s two per cent target
Category: Politics & Policy
Posted inCommentary
Why young voters could tip the next election in Poilievre’s favour
Young voters in Canada and elsewhere typically lean left. But polls suggest that they’d support Poilievre’s Conservatives. What gives?
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Why ethicists say Canada needs more oversight of medically assisted deaths
An Alberta judge recently said courts cannot review doctors’ approval of patients for MAID. Leading bioethicists disagree
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How Manitoba’s budget affects families and consumers
Manitoba’s 2024 budget shifts the focus to middle and lower-income families, and includes many measures that affect families and consumers
Posted inHealth
What Canada can learn from Australia’s approach to long-term care
A new report says Canada can learn from Australia in how it manages long-term care. But others say long-term care facilities are not the answer
Posted inCommunity
How Ontario’s 2024 budget fails to address the housing crisis
The 2024 budget commits to funding the infrastructure needed to build new homes. But housing advocates say this effort is too little, too late
Posted inTech
‘Grave step backwards’: Meta shuts monitoring tool in election year
CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Meta this years, a move experts fear will disrupt efforts to curtail misinformation
Posted inHealth
Canada to make contraception for women free
Canada’s pharmacare plan will cover the most widely used methods to avoid pregnancy, such as IUDs, contraceptive pills, or the day after pill
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Trudeau on back foot over carbon tax
Seven provinces have asked Trudeau to pause or cancel the carbon tax increase, which will add about three cents per litre to the price of gas
Posted inEnergy & Environment
In Quebec, residents miffed over mining boom
Quebec is rich with minerals needed for everything from EVs to phones, but residents are worried they won’t benefit from a mining boom