Canada’s debt exceeds $1.2 trillion, or nearly $31,000 for every person in the country New Year’s and hangovers go together like rum and eggnog. Some hangovers can be eased with a fistful of Tylenol and rehydration. Others, however, linger on, causing long-term damage to our future health. Such is the crapulence imposed on us
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Alberta Opting out of Federal Pharmacare Just Might Save Your Coverage
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
Trudeau Not Doing The Little Things to Ease The Burden On Canadians
Five simple things Trudeau could do to make life more affordable for Canadians Figuring out how to make life more affordable for Canadians shouldn’t be like unravelling Einstein’s theory of relativity. If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t do the big things to make life more affordable, he could at least do the little things.
Committee Made the Right Call to Delay MAiD Expansion
The debate over medically assisted suicide continues because of safety concerns for the mentally ill
Resolving the Housing Crisis – Governments and Stakeholder Collaboration is Key
Collaboration leads to the identification and implementation of best practices and serves as an effective instrument for non-inflationary economic growth.
Canada is Trying to Fix its Foreign Student Problem with a Blunt Tool — it Won’t Work
International foreign students in Canada have become a focal point for dissatisfaction with federal government policies on several fronts, particularly their impact on housing.
The Truth Behind Canada’s Controversial Pharmacare Plan
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
Canada’s Economy is Falling Behind. Here’s what we Can do to Catch up
we need to be proud of Canada’s role as a responsible developer and provider of natural resources for the world.
Canada’s Premiers Have Failed the Basic Needs Test
The people are hungry and sleeping outside. Where are Canada’s premiers? In days of old, kings and queens were often judged by some pretty basic criteria: Did the people have enough to eat? Did they have a safe, warm place to lay their heads at night?. Looking around Canada today, it’s pretty clear that