Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Juillet 28, 2016 1:08PM

Manitoba must listen to First Nations interested in economic development

By

Hydro transmission line may run along west side of Lake Manitoba.

Sujet:

Aboriginal Policy

Étiquettes:

manitoba, brian pallister, first nation prosperity, hydro, aboriginal issues

Juillet 28, 2016 3:01AM

Operatic discounts incentivized attendants

By

We got to hear classical music from an early age, at a low financial cost to my parents.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

the arts, economic

Juillet 27, 2016 1:01PM

The Northern Gateway Pipeline and the purpose of ‘duty to consult’

By

Enbridge won the support of the majority of aboriginal groups along the path of the pipeline.

Sujet:

Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

enbridge pipeline, oil pipeline, oil and gas, aboriginal economy, first nation prosperity

Juillet 27, 2016 3:00AM

Trump continues to hammer NAFTA, and if elected, could likely terminate the agreement

By

Steven Globerman

The U.S. trade deficit with Canada was around US$15.5 billion in 2015.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

donald trump, hillary clinton, NAFTA, barriers to trade, president

Juillet 25, 2016 12:33PM

CPP expansion will do little to boost rate of return, particularly for younger Canadians

By

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Canadians born in 1971 or after can now expect to receive a meagre rate of return from their CPP contributions of between 2.3 per cent and 2.5 per cent (depending on their specific year of birth).

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

canada pension plan, retirement income, CPP, CPP returns

Juillet 25, 2016 6:00AM

Atlantic provinces want to send workers where there are no jobs

By

In the case of the Atlantic provinces, all four have unemployment well above the 6.8 per cent national average, with Newfoundland's at 12 per cent and P.E.I.'s at 11 per cent.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

interprovincial migration, atlantic canada, immigration, job market

Juillet 22, 2016 7:15AM

An HST for Alberta? It depends what the money is used for

By

Ben Eisen, Steve Lafleur

Well-designed consumption taxes, of which sales taxes are one type, are much less damaging.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

HST, alberta, alberta taxes, rachel notley

Juillet 22, 2016 3:00AM

Why subsidize the children of Canadians earning $90,000 per year?

By

Christopher A. Sarlo

Enhanced child benefit shuffles money among middle-class families via an expensive bureaucracy.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

canada child tax benefit, child poverty, Justin Trudeau

Juillet 21, 2016 11:26AM

Melania, Michelle and the threadbare platitudes of plagiarism

By

In serious academic work, it’s a grave offense to steal someone’s words and pass them off as your own.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

donald trump, hillary clinton, barack obama, republicans, president

Juillet 21, 2016 3:00AM

Fiscal watchdog cuts through Wynne government’s spin

By

Ontario has been racking up debt at a historically rapid pace and is on track to rack up still more debt in the years ahead.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

kathleen wynne, ontario debt, ontario deficit, bob rae

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