We need to see housing as a home, not just an investment Federal government ministers have just gathered for their annual late summer cabinet retreat, knowing that housing affordability is a top priority for Canadians. This is because, for a growing number of people in Canada, the housing market is broken. At its core,
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Decoding Canada’s Food Inflation Maze
on August 23rd, 2023
Sweet food inflation decrease on the horizon. Prices of sugar, flour, and coffee are expected to drop July’s food price data tells us a lot about why our grocery bills are the way they are. Some Canadians might not acknowledge it, but things are getting a bit better. Our food prices increased a bit better.
Money Alone Cannot Save Healthcare
on August 22nd, 2023
Change to the Canadian healthcare system can only come through innovation Last month, the Winnipeg Free Press ran a particularly sharp critique of Manitoba’s healthcare system, decrying provincial healthcare budgeting as “parsimony” and stating that monetary decisions made by the government since 2015 have created a healthcare crisis in Manitoba. It strongly implied that the
The Jr. Black Achievement Awards
on August 21st, 2023
Thank you for your support and encouragement of the Jr. Black Achievement Awards. With the help of generous contributions from organizations such as yours, our first year has been a resounding success. I am very excited to share a recap of what we were able to accomplish due to your support. The Mission of the
What’s Called Affordable Housing in Vancouver Isn’t Cheap
on August 14th, 2023
Finding affordable housing in Vancouver has become an impossible dream for many Affordable housing in Vancouver has become an oxymoron – one of those statements that is in itself a contradiction. Finding any available housing is challenging. Even if one has modest expectations, finding the quality quantity of housing one would like in a preferred
Good Fences Make Good Neighbours
on August 14th, 2023
Media Release For immediate use and until October 7, 2023. Issued Aug. 12, 2023 Contact/photos: Chantal Kasongo, founder, Shiloh Place Orphanage Society, 604-937- 5305, siloplace@gmail.com; Shelagh Armour-Godbolt, volunteer, Shiloh Place Orphanage Society 604-415-9397, shelaghag@shaw.ca. www.shilohplace.ca “Good Fences Make Good Neighbours” Poet Robert Frost suggested that “Good fences make good neighbours”. In the case of Shiloh
Price-Fixing Accusations Cast Shadow on Food Industry Giants
on August 12th, 2023
Serious breach of trust? High-ranking food industry executives accused in alleged price-fixing scandal We have just learned that major Canadian food companies, namely Loblaw, Metro, Maple Leaf Foods, Walmart, and Weston Bakeries, find themselves entangled in a class-action lawsuit filed in Quebec. It seems inevitable that we may soon witness a similar class-action lawsuit affecting
India’s Rice Ban Exposes Complex Web of Global Trade and Politics
on August 11th, 2023
Is India’s multi-alignment policy strategic genius or a missed leadership opportunity? In global affairs, everything connects. On July 20, India banned exports of non-basmati white rice. This followed Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian grain silos, which, in turn, followed Russia’s repudiation of the U.N.-sponsored grain agreement with Ukraine that permitted the safe export of Ukrainian
Government Bureaucrats Rewarded with Tax-Funded Bonuses Despite Missed Targets
on August 8th, 2023
Accountability Crisis Feds Reward Failure with Taxpayer-Funded Bonuses Trudeau binging on bonuses: Government bureaucrats rewarded with tax-funded bonuses despite missed targets Bonuses are for people who exceed in their job, not for people who fail at their job. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland needs to remember that. The Bank of Canada handed out $20 million in
Why Family Doctors are Leaving the Quebec Healthcare System
Red tape and waiting lists push doctors out of Quebec healthcare and toward independent practice When workers quit a workplace in large numbers, we tend to dwell – and rightly so – on what that workplace is doing wrong. When those workers are doctors, though, and what they’re leaving is our government-run health system, the