The $500M settlement in the bread price-fixing scandal sounds huge, right? But dig deeper, and it’s clear that it’s far from enough The bread price-fixing scandal, which has been unravelling since 2001, continues to leave a sour taste in the mouths of Canadians. Despite the recent announcement that Loblaw and George Weston Limited will settle
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Generation Squeeze’s Home Equity Tax Will Target Struggling Seniors
on July 30th, 2024
Its assumption for proposing a home equity tax, that all homeowners are wealthy, is baseless The congregation I belong to enjoys a potluck meal after weekly services and likes to contribute to those in need in the community. When an elderly woman who looked like she really needed a meal started dropping in at lunchtime,
Ottawa Plans to Cut off Healthcare Lifeline for Millions of Canadians
on July 25th, 2024
Accessing healthcare through telemedicine may be coming to an end Parents know this all too well: When your kid wakes up with a fever, mornings turn into a scramble to get out the door as fast as possible and head to a clinic. After all, if you don’t get in line before it opens, your
Can We Do Anything to Improve the Lives of Care Home Residents?
on June 20th, 2024
We need to start addressing the needs of Canada’s growing senior population Canada’s rapidly changing demographics are daunting. The number of people over 65 increased from 3,888,550 in 2001 to 7,021,430 in 2021, an increase of 81 percent. Over the same 20-year period, the Canadian population increased by 23 percent – from 30,007,090 to 36,991,980.
Food Insecurity in Canada at a Crisis Stage
on May 8th, 2024
The poorest Canadians spend more than twice the national average of their income on food There 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. While the Trudeau government has expressed a commitment to aid the impoverished and disadvantaged, new
Alberta Opting out of Federal Pharmacare Just Might Save Your Coverage
on April 3rd, 2024
A government-run pharmacare monopoly could potentially lead to the loss of coverage for certain treatments covered by private insurance. Drug coverage in Alberta would have been at risk if not for Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to opt out of an ill-conceived federal government-run pharmacare plan. The crux of the issue is that the federal pharmacare
Committee Made the Right Call to Delay MAiD Expansion
on March 18th, 2024
The debate over medically assisted suicide continues because of safety concerns for the mentally ill
The Truth Behind Canada’s Controversial Pharmacare Plan
on March 11th, 2024
Canada can’t afford it, Canadians don’t want it, but the Trudeau government is implementing a Pharmacare plan to stay in power A national Pharmacare deal has been reached and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is proclaiming it to be a huge win for his party. But amidst the Gatorade celebrations and public self-congratulatory statements, Singh and
Could MAiD Expansion Lead to its Use on Children?
on March 4th, 2024
Expanding MAiD to the mentally ill takes us down a slippery slope, critics warn
Trudeau’s Crazy Home Taxes and Deepening Debt are Hurting Everyday People
The Trudeau government’s disastrous policies are crushing hardworking Canadians, making it nearly impossible for us to get ahead Bad government policies force people to make tough decisions. “We decided to live in our garage.” That’s what a couple told the Canadian Taxpayers Federation during the recent Debt Clock tour in Alberta. The drywaller