What a real fiscally conservative plan for Ontario would look like
Parties of any political stripe can be fiscally conservative—it’s a matter of simple arithmetic, not radical theories
Economy
Unloading on fossil fuels
Universities and other institutions are taking steps to rid their investment portfolios of companies that contribute to climate change
Breaking down the Quebec budget
Some welcome tax reforms, but government intervention in the market isn’t going away
Quebec’s austerity budget takes its cue from Ottawa
The aging workforce in Quebec means fewer people in the job market, and fewer people paying taxes
The iPod tax is dead. Good riddance.
This was an absolutely unnecessary battle
Three big things economists were watching in the debate
The leaders offered laundry lists of policies and priorities without giving voters enough of the details
How the pipeline backlash gave a boost to oil exports by rail
The anti-pipeline movement has led to a rail renaissance for crude oil
Why gas stations are in decline in Canada
As the number of gas stations plummets, they’re gradually being replaced with charging stations for electric cars—and a new way to think about ’filling up’
Former Reform colleague questions Harper’s MP pension reforms
Tom Corbett and Stephen Harper once agreed on ‘pension pigs’—until actual retirement got in the way
Canada’s looming pension wars
Boomers are only now starting to take stock of retirement and many don’t like what they see