Juillet 20, 2016 3:00AM

New tidewater connections for oil exports would increase royalties for Alberta

Royalty revenues from bitumen production were projected to reach only $1.5 billion in 2015-16 compared with $5.0 billion during the preceding year.

Sujet:

Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

alberta oilsands, canadian oil, oil royalties, pipelines, crude oil pipeline

Juillet 19, 2016 1:50PM

Independent schools fill gaps in Ontario

Deani Van Pelt, Derek J. Allison

Almost half of all independent schools in Ontario have a religious orientation.

Sujet:

Education, Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

education spending, independent schools in canada, teachers' union, student achievement

Juillet 19, 2016 3:00AM

Rebooting Italy after Brexit

Livio Di Matteo

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is called “Il Rottamatore,” which translates into the dismantler or demolition man.

Sujet:

The economics of GMO labelling laws

Marc Law

Scaremongering by environmental activists has been effective in shaping popular opinion about GMOs.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

GMO food, genetically modified food, health canada, barack obama

Juillet 18, 2016 3:00AM

Local governments in GTA have tools to increase housing supply, affordability

Kenneth P. Green, Pierre Desrochers, Ian Herzog, Josef Filipowicz

Restricting Greater Toronto’s housing supply has consequences beyond the initial impacts on housing affordability.

Sujet:

Australia’s system of individual retirement saving accounts vs. the collective CPP model

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Most Canadians are adequately prepared for retirement, making CPP expansion largely unnecessary.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

canada pension plan, CPP myths, Justin Trudeau, Australia pensions, retirement income

Juillet 15, 2016 3:00AM

William Watson: The book on happiness... all the way back to 1776

William Watson

Greater use of happy words lined up with greater reported well-being.

Sujet:

Fruits of free trade bloom in South African film studios and beyond

Jonathan Fortier

Cape Town Studios—a great example of how cooperation in an industry pulls people half way around the world to collaborate.

Sujet:

The Arts

Étiquettes:

globalization, free trade, the arts, film industry

Juillet 14, 2016 1:30AM

Rates of return for expanded CPP remain meagre

Charles Lammam, Joel Emes, Hugh MacIntyre, Jason Clemens

The returns of the CPP's investment arm in no way influence the CPP retirement benefits received by Canadian workers.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

CPP, CPPIB, CPP returns, canada pension plan, Justin Trudeau, taxes

Juillet 13, 2016 3:28PM

Clarifying assumptions in the debate about CPP expansion

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

The rate of return under the current CPP system is 2.1 per cent for Canadians born after 1971.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

CPP, canada pension plan, CPP myths, Justin Trudeau, payroll taxes

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New tidewater connections for oil exports would increase royalties for Alberta

Independent schools fill gaps in Ontario

Rebooting Italy after Brexit

The economics of GMO labelling laws

Local governments in GTA have tools to increase housing supply, affordability

Australia’s system of individual retirement saving accounts vs. the collective CPP model

William Watson: The book on happiness... all the way back to 1776

Fruits of free trade bloom in South African film studios and beyond

Rates of return for expanded CPP remain meagre

Clarifying assumptions in the debate about CPP expansion

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