Why we need to make room for alternative lenders
CAITLIN ROSE MORGANTE: Crackdowns fail to recognize that alternative lenders are the last hope for Canadians shut out of the traditional lending market (FREE)
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Carbon tax will cost British Columbians more
KRIS SIMS: The average BC family will be paying about $240 more for natural gas in Trudeau’s carbon tax each year. That’s a year of new shoes for four kids (FREE)
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Alberta public sector pampered, while taxpayers suffer
FRANCO TERRAZZANO: The class divide, between coddled government employees and struggling taxpayers forced to pick up the tab, just keeps growing (FREE)
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Ballooning sunshine list a slap in the face to taxpayers
JAY GOLDBERG: A 10 per cent across-the-board pay cut for all government employees receiving over $100,000, would save taxpayers more than $2.5 billion (FREE)
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Universal basic income has been tested and failed
ALEXANDRE MASSAUX: Besides its failure to reduce unemployment, a universal basic income presents some political problems. One is citizens’ dependency on the government (FREE)
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The NDP’s flawed case for wealth taxes
MATTHEW LAU: The idea that we can easily tax rich people with impunity is flawed (FREE)
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Students will be stuck paying the pandemic debt tab
JASMINE MOULTON: The lingering financial fallout from the pandemic will cost our students for the rest of their lives (FREE)
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The hidden costs of feel-good stocks
CAITLIN ROSE MORGANTE: While ESG corrupts business by entangling it with emotions and non-profit-related metrics, effective altruism applies economic theory and business analysis to charitable organizations (FREE)
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Why a wealth tax in Canada is a horrible idea
CAITLAN ROSE MORGANTE: We naturally tend to rationalize taxes on others. However, the arithmetic is undeniable: we can’t solve our problems by soaking the rich (FREE)
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Financial strain top source of worry in COVID-19 mental health crisis
MENTAL HEALTH: University of Alberta public health researcher studies tools for recovery ranging from tax clinics to guaranteed basic income (FREE)
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Why smart utility meters are a particularly smart idea right now
CAITLIN ROSE MORGANTE: Smart meters remove the need for someone to travel to homes to read meters, enabling customers to avoid costs and maintain distance (FREE)
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Below-normal temperatures lead to soaring spot LNG prices
RASHID HUSAIN SYED: But opposition to resource development from environmental organizations and First Nations means Canada being left out in the cold
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