Insight

Canadians are living longer and leading more active lives than ever in retirement. Many of us wonder whether we have enough money to retire comfortably, and whether it will last as long as we need it. Retirement planning is as ...

Last month I decided I wanted a flower bed in my backyard. Something with bright cheerful flowers. The bed was already laid out with fancy bricks lining out a section of the yard, but it was filled with weeds, scraggly ...

Headlines about housing affordability in Canada mainly concern two cities – Toronto and Vancouver. In both cities and their surrounding areas, rental vacancies hover at or below one per cent, and home prices remain historically high. So Canada’s most desirable ...

Ontario manufacturers are feeling the pinch from high electricity prices. But how high are the province’s industrial electricity rates relative to other jurisdictions? Ontario has the highest residential electricity costs of all Canadian provinces. Ontario electricity prices increased twice as ...

Eight-year-old Julie Amberg was excited when her Aunt Nancy showed up to visit. Nancy, however, wanted some adult time with her sister, so she sent Julie on a mission. “Go outside and see if you can find a four-leaf clover, ...

David Suzuki is misrepresenting Canada’s environmental record again. The environmental activist’s reflexive accusations reveal a poor understanding of the data. In a recent opinion piece, the longtime broadcaster, scientist and environmental activist tells Canadians that their nation is a world ...

Filtered cigarette butts are a blight all over the city. Smokers are often and rightly castigated for irresponsible and polluting misbehaviour. Many smokers are oblivious to the nuisances they present in quenching their nicotine addictions. They flick away their butts ...

In news that shocked no one in Ontario, it turns out we’re not doing as well as the rest of Canada: Stagnant Ontario wages. New data from the 2016 census revealed that Canadian incomes have jumped, but that Ontario has ...

An eminent atmospheric scientist says that natural cycles may be largely responsible for climate changes seen in recent decades. In a new report published by the London-based Global Warming Policy Foundation, Anastasios Tsonis, emeritus distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences at ...

I’m shocked by the polarization of the electorate. Actually, I’m shocked by people’s behaviour: the intolerance of different opinions; vicious name-calling; physical violence at political rallies; and people’s cars being vandalized because of their bumper stickers. No, I’m not writing ...