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Economy, Law & Politics
Economy, Law & Politics
Opinion: B.C.'s debt burden will mean service cuts and tax hikes
B.C.'s credit rating has been recently downgraded by two ratings agencies
Apr 17, 2024 4:45 PM
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'Flood risks for dummies' tool aims to help Canadian cities
The Municipal Flood Risk Check-Up is designed to act as a "first pass" for understaffed municipalities, and a way to allow more advanced planners to check their progress and ensure they haven’t missed anything.
Apr 17, 2024 4:00 PM
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Health minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside
OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland announced tweaks to Ottawa's new dental-care plan Wednesday in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care providers to participate.
Apr 17, 2024 3:10 PM
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Federal budget ignores Indigenous infrastructure needs: Assembly of First Nations
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is denouncing a federal budget that she says all but ignores the needs of the communities she represents.
Apr 17, 2024 2:41 PM
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Too early for conclusions on integrity of last two elections, MP Chong tells inquiry
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michael Chong is urging a federal inquiry to refrain from making final conclusions about the integrity of the last two general elections, saying it is too early to do so.
Apr 17, 2024 2:01 PM
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Capital gains are going to be taxed more, and these economists say it's a good thing
OTTAWA — Canada's wealthiest individuals and corporations will soon pay taxes on a larger share of the capital gains they earn, a change that economists say will make the tax system more efficient, despite pushback from business groups.
Apr 17, 2024 1:59 PM
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What measures were missing from the 2024 federal budget
TORONTO — The federal budget tabled on Tuesday introduced $53 billion in new spending, but not everyone got what they were looking for. Here's a look at some of the measures not included in the Liberals government's fiscal plans.
Apr 17, 2024 1:34 PM
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Trudeau says Conservatives' vote against budget is a vote against 'fairness'
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are siding with "multi-millionaires" and standing against "fairness" by refusing to support the federal budget, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.
Apr 17, 2024 12:48 PM
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Budget pushes measures on open banking, lower fees forward, but timing unclear
TORONTO — The federal budget pushed forward several banking sector initiatives, including open banking and lower fees, but had little detail on when changes would actually take effect.
Apr 17, 2024 11:34 AM
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When it comes to Canada’s productivity, the devil is in the demographics
An unprecedented inversion of Canada’s population pyramid will significantly strain quality of life
Apr 17, 2024 10:45 AM
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