Décembre 6, 2017 10:05AM

High cost of renewables—a made-in-Ontario problem

Kenneth P. Green, Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman

Long-term guaranteed contracts for renewable energy generators such as wind and solar power have increased electricity costs in Ontario.

Sujet:

Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

energy costs, energy contracts, ontario electricity, electricity bills, kathleen wynne, renewable energy, solar power, wind power

Décembre 5, 2017 5:30AM

2016 census—Canadians are living and working longer

Sasha Parvani, Jason Clemens

By 2047, the costs of OAS and GIS will increase by an estimated 47 per cent.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

senior citizens, aging population, OECD, OAS, GIS, old age security, retirement, Justin Trudeau, age of eligibility, retirement benefits

Décembre 4, 2017 12:23PM

Half the world’s cargo ships sail empty—could there be an app for that?

William Watson

Dry bulk carriers make money going to China, but often leave empty.

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

shipping, cargo, asian trade market, trade with china, donald trump, trade deficits, international trade, energy transportation

Décembre 4, 2017 5:30AM

Canada’s job engines are in the West and Quebec—not Ontario

Livio Di Matteo

Four CMAs saw their employment shrink, and they were all in Ontario.

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

jobs, job creation, employment in canada, unemployment in canada, employment growth, ontario jobs, alberta jobs, ontario manufacturing

Décembre 1, 2017 5:30AM

Ontario’s manufacturing sector falling behind other provinces, U.S. states

Ross McKitrick, Elmira Aliakbari

Between 2005 and 2015, the manufacturing sector’s share of employment in Ontario fell from 16.7 per cent to 10.7 per cent.

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

manufacturing sector, ontario manufacturing, ontario energy policy, ontario electricity, kathleen wynne, employment, jobs

Novembre 30, 2017 10:56AM

Regulating short-term rentals in Vancouver—a Band-Aid that ignores key driver of rental crunch

Josef Filipowicz, Steve Lafleur

In neighbouring Burnaby, it takes only a third the time it does in Vancouver to obtain a permit.

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

city of vancouver, vancouver housing, rental units, Gregor Robertson, Airbnb, deregulation, housing affordability

Novembre 30, 2017 5:30AM

U.S. and Canada take diverging paths on net neutrality

Steven Globerman

The debate about net neutrality primarily turns on the degree of competition among ISPs.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

internet regulations, internet service providers, regulation of internet broadcasting, net neutrality, Justin Trudeau, canadian content rules, donald trump, netflix, facebook, google, deregulation

Novembre 29, 2017 12:52PM

Another day, another Alberta credit downgrade

Steve Lafleur

Ratings agency DBRS has downgraded Alberta’s credit rating from AA (high) to AA.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

alberta credit rating, alberta economy, alberta deficit, deficits and debt, rachel notley, joe ceci, alberta government spending

Novembre 28, 2017 5:00AM

Job growth in Toronto and Ottawa masks job weakness in most of Ontario

Steve Lafleur

Other regions created new jobs on net, but those were almost entirely offset by other regions shedding jobs.

Sujet:

Other Topics

Étiquettes:

ontario jobs, employment, unemployment, kathleen wynne, Toronto, Ottawa, job creation, workers, ontario economy

Novembre 27, 2017 1:54PM

Senator Sanders—and much of the media—incorrectly sell single-payer as only path to universal health care

Bacchus Barua

Australia, Germany and the Netherlands all allow more private-sector involvement in health care than Canada.

Sujet:

Health Care

Étiquettes:

bernie sanders, american health care, health-care wait times in Canada, health care, universal access health care, affordable care act

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High cost of renewables—a made-in-Ontario problem

2016 census—Canadians are living and working longer

Half the world’s cargo ships sail empty—could there be an app for that?

Canada’s job engines are in the West and Quebec—not Ontario

Ontario’s manufacturing sector falling behind other provinces, U.S. states

Regulating short-term rentals in Vancouver—a Band-Aid that ignores key driver of rental crunch

U.S. and Canada take diverging paths on net neutrality

Another day, another Alberta credit downgrade

Job growth in Toronto and Ottawa masks job weakness in most of Ontario

Senator Sanders—and much of the media—incorrectly sell single-payer as only path to universal health care

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