Octobre 7, 2021 10:59AM

Europe’s skyrocketing power prices underscore challenges with renewable sources

Europe’s energy crunch should serve as a cautionary tale for governments across North America with regard to the challenges of abruptly changing our energy mix by subsidizing renewable energy.

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Other Topics

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alternative energy, electricity consumption, electricity costs, renewable energy, electricity prices

Octobre 5, 2021 11:00AM

Spending on B.C. public schools increases while student results decline

Paige MacPherson

Spending on B.C. public schools rose from $6.2 billion to $7.1 billion, a 15.4 per cent increase.

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Education

Étiquettes:

bc schools, public schools, british columbia schools, bc education system, student achievement

Octobre 5, 2021 10:53AM

Transitory or not, here comes inflation

Livio Di Matteo

In August, the price of meat increased by 6.9 per cent.

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Other Topics

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inflation rate, inflation

Octobre 1, 2021 10:27AM

Ontario’s economy—slow growth and weak business investment

Ben Eisen

Real per-person economic growth was 9.1 per cent in Ontario compared to 26.1 per cent in the rest of Canada.

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Other Topics

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ontario economy, ontario businesses, ontario government debt, ontario's finances

Septembre 24, 2021 4:06PM

New federal government should pursue less-painful climate plan

Elmira Aliakbari, Jairo Yunis

The Trudeau government’s climate plan has design flaws that will unnecessarily hurt Canada's economy.

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Environment, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

federal government budget, federal debt, climate policy, climate action plan

Septembre 23, 2021 9:40AM

Before adding new programs, Ottawa should consider what Canadians already pay for health care

Bacchus Barua, Milagros Palacios

The Trudeau government will likely expand the scope of our public health-care system and Canadian families will pay even more for public health care every year.

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Government Spending & Taxes, Health Care

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health care costs, canadian health care, health care spending, costs of health care

Septembre 22, 2021 2:22PM