Avril 20, 2018 10:03AM

An economy is for producing well-being, not GDP or tax revenue

An argument you hear a lot these days is that if the state paid for daycare, then more mothers would enter the workforce.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

economics, economies, GDP, well-being, women, mothers, child care, daycare, subsidized daycare, working mothers, workforce, labour

Avril 19, 2018 6:00AM

Canada’s environmental performance requires a deeper dive on some measures

Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman

Most other OECD countries have milder climates and higher population densities, which results in lower energy needs.

Sujet:

Environment

Étiquettes:

canada's environmental record, canadas environmental record, environment, air quality, water quality, emissions, GHG emissions, OECD, climates, population density, land mass, Earth Day

Avril 18, 2018 1:27PM

More power for Ontario municipalities means more responsibility to build housing

Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur

Without the OMB as a scapegoat, councillors must now make tough decisions themselves.

Sujet:

Paying the price for pipeline obstructionism

Kenneth P. Green

Cenovus recently announced it will cut production from some of its oilsand projects.

Sujet:

Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

oilsands, oil and gas, canadian oil transport, pipelines, kinder morgan, trans mountain pipeline, jobs, government revenue, natural resource revenue

Avril 17, 2018 5:00AM

Quebec expects operating surplus of $904 million compared to Alberta’s $8.8 billion deficit

Livio Di Matteo

Ontario and Alberta are projecting budget deficits for years to come.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

provinces, ontario's provincial budget, provincial budget, bc budget, debt and deficit, alberta deficits, ontario debt, nova scotia, quebec budget, budget surplus, economic growth, revenue growth, debt growth

Avril 13, 2018 3:28PM

A defining moment for Canada

Kenneth P. Green

The recent move by Kinder Morgan on the Trans Mountain pipeline was a massive blow to Canada’s investment attractiveness.

Sujet:

Natural Resources, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

investment, energy investment, energy infrastructure, pipelines, kinder morgan, trans mountain pipeline, asian markets, oil and gas, Justin Trudeau, rachel notley, john horgan, bc government, alberta government, rule of law

Avril 13, 2018 1:12PM

The finance minister said what?

Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis

Private-sector investment in factories and other structures down more than 23 per cent.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

investment, business investment, barriers to investment, energy investment, pipelines, trans mountain pipeline, kinder morgan, bill morneau, Justin Trudeau, taxes, regulatory reform, red tape, competitiveness, foreign direct investment

Avril 13, 2018 10:58AM

TPP redux—The Art of the Bad Deal

William Watson

For smaller countries, access to the U.S. market is a major prize.

Sujet:

Cracking down on private clinics means cracking down on patients in need

Bacchus Barua

Last year in B.C., the average wait time between referral to treatment was 26.6 weeks.

Sujet:

Health Care

Étiquettes:

health care, universal access health care, access to health care, cost of waiting for care, health care wait times, bc health care, john horgan, adrian dix, MRI, german health care

Avril 11, 2018 1:03PM

Under threat—the lucrative export of U.S. dollar notes and U.S. Treasury securities

Herbert Grubel

Overspending in the United States causes market forces to appreciate the dollar exchange rate.

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An economy is for producing well-being, not GDP or tax revenue

Canada’s environmental performance requires a deeper dive on some measures

More power for Ontario municipalities means more responsibility to build housing

Paying the price for pipeline obstructionism

Quebec expects operating surplus of $904 million compared to Alberta’s $8.8 billion deficit

A defining moment for Canada

The finance minister said what?

TPP redux—The Art of the Bad Deal

Cracking down on private clinics means cracking down on patients in need

Under threat—the lucrative export of U.S. dollar notes and U.S. Treasury securities

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