Politics

Do you benefit from an expanded CPP?

As recently as June 2016, the federal and provincial finance ministers agreed to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). It’s so recent, in government terms, that many of the details of benefit entitlements, costs and investment criteria still aren’t known.expanded ...

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Ontario Liberals are incompetent and corrupt

Nearly 15 years of Liberal rule have made Ontario the economic equivalent of the Hagersville tire fire. The great flaming mass of Liberal incompetence has covered Ontario with a poisonous cloud of failure. Inflation-adjusted growth in Ontario is stuck at ...

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Should the energy sector trust Canadians?

A prevailing question is bouncing around the country: Should Canadians trust the energy sector? It preoccupies a fair number of people, including academics and politicians. Many are intent on doing good by creating new ways of thinking through some of ...

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Ottawa’s ‘innovation budget’ won’t spur innovation

A key theme of the recent federal budget was innovation. The word “innovation” appears 261 times in the 280-page budget document. However, identifying themes and making them work are two different things. Innovation is certainly an important driver of economic ...

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PC leadership candidate Lemieux’s plan to free our speech

Pierre Lemieux, candidate for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, released details of his plan to strengthen free speech in Canada. This announcement comes after a productive meeting with University of Toronto Professor Jordan Peterson, a vocal critic of ...

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Universal pharmacare: Cut costs, save lives

Universal pharmacare’s time has arrived. Most Canadians would agree that those who need potentially life-saving medications should have ready access to them. Yet prescription drug coverage in Canada varies widely depending on where you live, your health status, income and ...

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What’s wrong with mydemocracy.ca? Plenty

The federal government’s electoral change (reform) website is being widely mocked. But beneath the outrage and humour, what’s really wrong with mydemocracy.ca? Plenty. The website is intended to gather perspectives from Canadians who wish to “take part in the national ...

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Social policy experts decry cuts to housing, services

Recent cuts to the city budget for housing, services and transit have social policy experts decrying the reduction in staff and programs. Speaking from city hall, Sean Meagher, executive director of Social Planning Toronto said, “This budget presents a stark ...

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Improving child-care access for Ontario families

Lucas Malinowski — Ontario is improving access to affordable, accessible, high-quality and responsive child care and early years programming for families across the province.  As a first step in delivering 100,000 more child care spaces within the next five years, ...

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The ‘only poll’ to accurately predict Trump win

The controversial, anonymous social platform first went on the record forecasting Trump win in February President-elect Trump’s victory, predicted on record in February by Zip the question answer app, comes as no surprise to the company behind the platform. From ...

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