Novembre 23, 2018 11:26AM

No mistaking it now—the federal government has no interest in balancing the budget

Program spending this fiscal year will reach $320.2 billion.

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Novembre 22, 2018 3:15PM

Calgary faces the consequences of overreliance on business taxes

Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur

Calgary households will see a $60 property tax increase, on average.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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calgary city hall, calgary's property tax, business taxes, tax hikes

Novembre 21, 2018 3:30PM

Federal government doesn’t seem to recognize the hole it’s digging

Jake Fuss, Milagros Palacios, Jason Clemens

Just six months into its 2018/19 plan, the government upped spending by $8 billion.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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debt and deficit, deficit spending, federal debt, bill morneau, Justin Trudeau, fiscal update

Novembre 21, 2018 11:23AM

Canada’s supply management system increases air pollution

Vincent Geloso

The flatulence of cows produces large quantities of greenhouse gases.

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Environment

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supply management, farm subsidies, dairy farmers, cattle, cows, greenhouse gas emissions, meat tax

Novembre 20, 2018 11:46AM

Provincial finances in trouble—spotlight Western Canada

Ben Eisen

The PBO projects in 2042 Alberta will have more debt relative to the size of its economy than Ontario.

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Government Spending & Taxes

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alberta, manitoba, british columbia, debt and deficit, government debt, government spending

Novembre 16, 2018 2:52PM

To adapt to climate change, end supply management

William Watson

Canada’s supply management systems impose tariffs of up to 300 per cent on above-quota imports.

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Environment

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supply management, exports, imports, agriculture, climate change

Novembre 16, 2018 2:33PM

Canada’s climate policy mess is hardly ‘cost-effective’

Ross McKitrick

Handouts are far costlier than emission tax revenues to fund reductions in other tax rates.

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Environment, Government Spending & Taxes, Natural Resources

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carbon pricing, carbon tax, carbon emissions, ghg, Ottawa

Novembre 16, 2018 11:08AM

Trudeau sticking with Bill C-69

Kenneth P. Green

Proposed legislation would radically revise the process of environmental assessment for major infrastructure projects including pipelines.

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Natural Resources

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energy infrastructure, pipelines, bill c-69, Justin Trudeau, rachel notley, oil and gas, environmental assessment, indigenous knowledge

Novembre 16, 2018 9:52AM

Canadian crude oil price differential continues to widen

Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman

Despite the global recovery in energy prices, Canadian oil prices dropped to US$27.

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Natural Resources

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oil price, price differential, energy prices, West Texas Intermediate, Western Canadian Select, keystone XL pipeline, pipelines, oil transport

Novembre 15, 2018 2:47PM

Ontario takes important step towards rental affordability

Josef Filipowicz

At last count, the GTA rental vacancy rate was 1.1 per cent.

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No mistaking it now—the federal government has no interest in balancing the budget

Calgary faces the consequences of overreliance on business taxes

Federal government doesn’t seem to recognize the hole it’s digging

Canada’s supply management system increases air pollution

Provincial finances in trouble—spotlight Western Canada

To adapt to climate change, end supply management

Canada’s climate policy mess is hardly ‘cost-effective’

Trudeau sticking with Bill C-69

Canadian crude oil price differential continues to widen

Ontario takes important step towards rental affordability

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