Canadian brewers having a hard time staying afloat
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: This has not been a good year for the beer industry and, thanks to the federal government, beer could get even more expensive in 2023
Category: Eye on PEI
Charlottetown’s heritage homes have a champion
THINGS TO DO IN CHARLOTTETOWN: Paul Coles has won eight City of Charlottetown Heritage Awards for his restoration work
Atlantic Canada won’t prosper until it kicks the equalization habit
DAVID MACKINNON: Subsidies to Atlantic Canada represent corrosive political practices that damage the reputation of the region and the national fabric
Is Canada destined to fall into Greenland’s welfare trap?
PETER HOLLE: If Canada continues to subsidize areas that aren’t economically viable, the standard of living in our country will continue to erode (FREE)
History shows a path to resolve lobster fisheries dispute
JOSEPH QUESNEL: Non-Indigenous fishers in Atlantic region need not be worried that Indigenous rights will come at the expense of conservation (FREE)
First Nations need safe drinking water now
JOSEPH QUESNEL: After years of delays, mixed signals, lack of consultation and broken promises, delivery of safe drinking water systems is long overdue (FREE)
The horrible cost of constantly punting Indigenous claims to court
KEN COATES: Governments have more resources and delays can drag on for years. Indigenous peoples pay heavily for the delays in resolving their claims (FREE)
Freer cross-Canada trade will most benefit Atlantic provinces
BEN EISEN and ALEX WHALEN: A number of restrictions inhibit labour mobility, as well as the free trade of goods and services. And trade barriers add regulatory burdens on businesses
Atlantic Canada facing a political vulnerability
FRED MCMAHON: Fiscal federalism, the lifeblood of the region’s economy, faces increasing pressure for reform, especially in the post-COVID-19 world
How Atlantic Canada fortunes and oil and gas are intertwined
MARK MILKE and VEN VENKATACHALAM: Policy preventing resource extraction puts additional pressure on entrepreneurs, their businesses and taxpayers to pay for provincial government programs
COVID crisis opportunity for trade reform in Atlantic Canada
ALEX WHALEN and BEN EISEN: Eliminating trade barriers can help accelerate the economic recovery
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