Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Mars 29, 2016 3:00AM

Trump, Clinton, Cruz, Canada, and the battle for brainpower

By

Steven Globerman

An expansion in the number of H-1B visas available in the U.S. could affect the supply of skilled immigrants available to other countries, including Canada.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

visa program, ted cruz, hillary clinton, donald trump, canadas immigrant selection process

Mars 25, 2016 3:00AM

William Watson: budget numbers we really need—benefit per dollar spent at the margin

By

The whole country (except Nunavut) will be encouraged to over-invest in public transit since, under the cost-sharing formula, new dollars will only cost 50 cents.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

federal budget, Justin Trudeau, bill morneau, infrastructure spending, deficit spending

Mars 24, 2016 9:35AM

Budget 2016—spending is driving the deficits

By

Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen

By 2017/18 spending will be up by $50 billion from 2014/15, representing a jump of 20 per cent.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

federal budget, federal spending, Justin Trudeau, liberal party, bill morneau, debt and deficit

Mars 24, 2016 3:00AM

From Daredevil to Babycenter, bartering is alive and well

By

The barter economy exists parallel to the monetary economy all around us.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

bartering, daredevil, the arts, netflix

Mars 23, 2016 2:28PM

Rhetoric about First Nations employment doesn’t match up with government’s first budget

By

In the Liberal budget, only 0.2 per cent of the $8.4 billion designated for Aboriginal people is for skills and employment training.

Sujet:

Aboriginal Policy, Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

bill morneau, federal budget, Justin Trudeau, aboriginal economy, aboriginal funding, aboriginal unemployment, first nations chiefs salaries

Mars 23, 2016 3:00AM

Nobel Laureate economist on Canadian health care and the 'escape valve'

By

David R. Henderson

Only four provinces allow people to buy private insurance for the kinds of health care provided by the government system.

Sujet:

Étiquettes:

canadian health care system, health insurance canada, health care wait times, wait times

Mars 22, 2016 2:50PM

Budget 2016—Liberals high on pro-growth rhetoric, low on pro-growth policies

By

Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen, Jason Clemens

Budget projects an increase in total federal debt of approximately $113 billion over the next five years.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

federal budget canada, Justin Trudeau, bill morneau, debt and deficits, deficit spending

Mars 22, 2016 10:41AM

Federal budget 2016—four key questions

By

Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen

As the Liberals table their first budget today, federal government debt has reached $692 billion.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

Justin Trudeau, liberal party, federal budget, entrepreneurship, canadian income tax

Mars 22, 2016 3:00AM

Troubled waters ahead for Canadian energy development

By

Kenneth P. Green, Taylor Jackson

New climate tests are unnecessary since the effects of pipelines and LNG terminals on climate change are negligible at worst and positive at best.

Sujet:

Environment, Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

alberta energy policy, greenhouse gas emissions, climate alarmists, climate change, Justin Trudeau, rachel notley

Mars 21, 2016 12:51PM

Troubled Waters—uncertainty around Aboriginal land claims

By

The Halalt First Nations recently filed a $2 billion civil case against a private pulp and paper company in B.C.

Sujet:

Aboriginal Policy, Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

aboriginal land claims, first nation reserves, economic policy uncertainty, supreme court of canada

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