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Trudeau’s emissions cap a threat to Canadian prosperity
Posted on August 8, 2024The federal government’s forthcoming emissions cap on the oil and gas sector will not only kill jobs and hurt the Canadian economy; it will do… Read More »
Rents continue to push inflation up, and that’s bad for homeowners
Posted on July 25, 2024The latest numbers show inflation rising from 2.7 per cent in April to 2.9 per cent in May. It’s a small increase but a move… Read More »
Alberta deserves a summer gas tax cut
Posted on July 11, 2024Thousands of people are hoping to hit the open road this summer and head to Drumheller to see the dinosaurs or to the Western Development… Read More »
Time to end taxpayer-funded bonuses for failure
Posted on July 6, 2024Welcome to Ottawa, A.K.A the land of limitless bonuses, where taxpayer cash is plentiful and no failure is left unrewarded. The feds dished out $406… Read More »
Internet bills should itemize Justin Trudeau’s new streaming tax
Posted on July 1, 2024If streaming services want to fight back against the Trudeau government’s new streaming tax, which will cost them five per cent of their revenue each… Read More »
Global petroleum consumption surges, defying energy transition efforts
Posted on June 6, 2024A data gift arrived in our inboxes the other day. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) just released an update on all things energy-related. The… Read More »
Canada’s economic backbone is facing yet another crisis
Posted on May 31, 2024In a country as vast and resource-rich as Canada, one would expect logistics – a critical backbone of our economy – to be a priority.… Read More »
Four years after COVID-19, women are still struggling to recover
Posted on May 23, 2024The COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020 not only threatened people’s health but exposed and exacerbated entrenched inequalities. Women bore the brunt. Millions… Read More »
Why a capital gains tax on the rich makes sense
Posted on May 9, 2024Ever since we’ve been publishing an annual report on CEO pay in Canada, I’ve had a bone to pick: CEOs and the rich generally get… Read More »
Food insecurity in Canada at a crisis stage
Posted on May 2, 2024There are various metrics to assess a nation’s wealth, and one telling indicator is the proportion of disposable income that its citizens spend on food.… Read More »