On Sunday, Leonardo DiCaprio won a Golden Globe Award for best actor, and he’s getting a lot of press for his concern about indigenous people around the world.

Sujet:

Aboriginal Policy

Étiquettes:

Leonardo DiCaprio, first nation reserves, aboriginal property rights

Janvier 12, 2016 9:01AM

Is Ottawa shortchanging the provinces? Not even close

Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam

Federal transfers to the provinces are higher today than ever before, with a projected cost of $1,897 per Canadian this fiscal year.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

canadian equalization program, cash transfers, Ottawa, Ontario fiscal

Janvier 12, 2016 3:00AM

Uncertainty deterring mining investment in Ontario

Kenneth P. Green, Taylor Jackson

With a lot of economic potential at stake, it appears that there’s growing room for improvement in Ontario’s policy environment.

Sujet:

Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

ontario governement, barriers to mining

Janvier 11, 2016 10:45AM

Provinces drive most of Canada’s government debt growth

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, Ben Eisen

By 2015/16, combined federal and provincial government net debt in Canada is expected to reach $1.3 trillion.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

debt and deficit canada, government sector employees, ontario government spending

Janvier 11, 2016 3:00AM

There are ways to help restore Canada’s troubled manufacturing sector

Steven Globerman

The main reason for the relatively slow increase in exports, notwithstanding the weak Canadian dollar, is the ongoing slow recovery of the U.S. economy.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

manufacturing sector, canadian economy, value of the canadian dollar

Janvier 8, 2016 11:22AM

Climate change was a weak reason to reject Keystone

Kenneth P. Green, Taylor Jackson

On Wednesday, TransCanada, the company that would have built and operated the Keystone XL pipeline, launched two lawsuits over President Obama’s rejection of the pipeline.

Sujet:

Environment, Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

president obama, keystone XL pipeline, oil and gas, oil-train derailments

Janvier 8, 2016 3:00AM