This brings us to the other nine referendum questions—most specifically the first five which all imply that recent immigrants to Alberta are somehow unfairly gaming a federal immigration system that ...

Earlier in the week, the Liberals came out with a promise to cut the lowest federal personal income tax rate from 15 per cent to 14 per cent and also cut the value of tax credits to match. The ...

Prime Minister Carney’s high-profile “Investment Summit” in September focused the global spotlight on Canada—with a stated objective of catalyzing $1 trillion of investment in the next five years, ...

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“You didn’t make any provisions before?” BNN Bloomberg host Andrew Bell asked Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau, sounding somewhat dumbfounded. “To ensure the passengers, or at least some of them, would ...

For nearly a century, Canadian National (CN) was a publicly owned crown corporation, providing all corners of Canada with rail service. That changed in 1995, when the federal government privatized CN ...

What the Canadian government should do on defence. Because true independence needs a new economic model. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) stand at a pivotal moment. As defence spending has now risen to ...

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Ontario public hospitals are under intense pressure. Provincial funding and policy decisions have left hospitals with multi-year budget deficits and severe staffing shortages. New data from the ...

What the Canadian government should do on food security. Because true independence needs a new economic model. With political will, food insecurity in Canada is solvable. Evidence-informed policies ...

As it is currently configured, Ontario’s HST rebate on hydro bills is a poorly designed program. CCPA senior economists Sheila Block and David Macdonald tested a fairer alternative to the current HST ...