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Ottawa is promising to focus on affordability for young Canadians. Here’s how to actually do that

theglobeandmail.com On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said next month’s federal budget will be about “fairness,” with a focus on “young people trying to get their lives started.” He…

David Rosenberg: Canada was once productive and competitive, but not today

financialpost.com I have to say that watching the recent fiasco in the House of Commons with respect to the subtle (maybe not too subtle) shift in Mideast policy makes it embarrassing enough…

The future economy will suffer if Canada axes the carbon tax

theglobeandmail.com Kevin Yin is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail and an economics doctoral student at the University of California, Berkeley. The carbon tax is the single most…

Most Canadians want Trudeau government to spend less, poll says

financialpost.com A majority of Canadians want to see Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reduce government spending, which many see as one of the primary drivers of inflation in recent years, a…

Posthaste: Carbon tax making life more expensive, Canadians say

financialpost.com That comes as inflation and high interest rates pressure household budgets, putting affordability concerns front and centre. Half believe the government should focus on…

John Turley-Ewart: Why opposing the RBC-HSBC merger is a bad look for the Conservatives

financialpost.com Selling a bank in Canada is a tricky thing, and has been since 1911 when, in the face of popular opposition to large numbers of bank mergers used to weed out weak banks, the…

Economists defend Liberals’ carbon price as political rhetoric heats up

theglobeandmail.com Dozens of Canadian economists issued an ardent defence of Canada’s price on pollution Tuesday, as the government faces increased pressure from the Conservatives and…

Corporate-ethics watchdog alleges B.C. company allowed forced labour to occur at mine in China

theglobeandmail.com Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog says a Vancouver-based mining company has allowed forced labour to occur at its gold mine in the Xinjiang region of China, even though the…

The Liberals broke the immigration system at high speed. They’re repairing it by baby steps

theglobeandmail.com They filled the pool with a firehose. Now they’re bailing with thimbles. After years of the Trudeau government flooring the growth accelerator on temporary immigration,…

Geert Wilders makes a show of respecting the law

economist.com FOR MOST European parties, forgoing an effort to ban the Koran would not count as a big concession. But Geert Wilders, whose Party for Freedom (PVV) came first in the…

Housing to be focus of federal budget as Liberals aim to quell anger over cost of living

financialpost.com Housing will be the focus of Canada’s upcoming budget, with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland emphasizing measures to speed up construction and boost the supply of…

This is the end of the road for electric-vehicle subsidies

theglobeandmail.com Heather Exner-Pirot is the director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute When the Alberta government announced its 2024 budget at…

Geert Wilders struggles towards power in the Netherlands

economist.com THE DUTCH election on November 22nd appeared straightforward: a win for the xenophobic right, with the anti-Muslim Party for Freedom (PVV) of Geert Wilders in the lead. In…

Canadians shouldn’t worry about using TikTok despite security review, Champagne says

theglobeandmail.com The federal industry minister says Canadians shouldn’t worry about using TikTok, despite an ongoing national security review of the company. Industry Minister…

Federal government reveals it ordered national security review of TikTok

cbc.ca The federal Liberals say they ordered a national security review of popular video app TikTok in September 2023 but did not disclose it publicly. "This is still an ongoing…

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