Novembre 30, 2016 3:00AM

The human cost of Ontario’s electricity failures

Households in energy poverty spend at least 10 per cent of their budgets on in-home energy use such as lights, appliances and heating.

Sujet:

Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

kathleen wynne, ontario electricity, renewable energy, green energy act, ontario economy

Novembre 29, 2016 3:00AM

Clarifying the facts on child poverty in Canada

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Child poverty rate has actually dropped by a third since 1986.

Sujet:

Manitoba latest province to join pact that facilitates trade across provincial lines

Steve Lafleur

Duplicated regulation among provinces can impose needless costs on people and businesses.

Sujet:

Trump’s NAFTA plans—what they mean for Canada

Steven Globerman

A Trump administration may target Canada’s softwood lumber and livestock exports.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

donald trump, NAFTA, barriers to trade, softwood lumber agreement, livestock industry

Novembre 25, 2016 12:33PM

Small schools in small Ontario communities don’t need to close

Deani Van Pelt

Almost half of Ontario’s non-government schools have fewer than 50 students.

Sujet:

Education

Étiquettes:

kathleen wynne, ontario education system, independent schools, school closures, parents, students

Novembre 25, 2016 3:34AM

William Watson: Tolls for Toronto highways are a great idea

William Watson

If tolls get people off the roads, you don’t need the subsidy to subways, too.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

Toronto, john tory, road tolls, traffic congestion

Novembre 24, 2016 11:15AM

Spending choices, not a drop in oil prices, spurred Alberta’s chronic deficits

Steve Lafleur, Ben Eisen

Texas ran five straight surpluses from 2009 to 2014.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes, Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

rachel notley, debt and deficit, alberta deficits, oil and gas, texas, oilsands, alberta government spending

Novembre 24, 2016 3:37AM

The nature of money—and Thanksgiving—depends on tradition and tacit agreement

Sarah Skwire

Canadians and Americans both celebrate Thanksgiving—that much is clear.

Sujet:

Trump pharmaceutical policy may help raise Canadian drug prices to American levels

John R. Graham

Reform proposal misrepresents the nature of the global market and role of intellectual property.

Sujet:

Health Care

Étiquettes:

donald trump, intellectual property, prescription drugs, pharmaceutical costs, barriers to trade

Novembre 22, 2016 12:55PM

‘Transparent’ campaign promise should apply to drug reaction reporting in Canada

Dr. Nigel Rawson

Of the 53,109 ADR reports received in 2012, almost 80 per cent were categorized as “serious.”

Sujet:

Health Care

Étiquettes:

pharmaceutical drugs, prescription drugs, patients, doctors, diseases, medical innovations

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The human cost of Ontario’s electricity failures

Clarifying the facts on child poverty in Canada

Manitoba latest province to join pact that facilitates trade across provincial lines

Trump’s NAFTA plans—what they mean for Canada

Small schools in small Ontario communities don’t need to close

William Watson: Tolls for Toronto highways are a great idea

Spending choices, not a drop in oil prices, spurred Alberta’s chronic deficits

The nature of money—and Thanksgiving—depends on tradition and tacit agreement

Trump pharmaceutical policy may help raise Canadian drug prices to American levels

‘Transparent’ campaign promise should apply to drug reaction reporting in Canada

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