4 d. ago Salgo: Trump may fire government officials, but in Canada it's not so easy

Legislation has created arms-length agencies and commissions for a reason. And in Canada, politicians mostly understand they shouldn't interfere.

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2 w. ago Ontario’s Grade 10 financial literacy requirement needs a rethink, critics say

Education experts and advocates are questioning Ontario’s already delayed plan to introduce a financial literacy requirement for high school students as part of the Grade 10 math course, with some saying the approach may actually discourage teens’ interest in personal finances. The requirement set to come into effect this September has been postponed until next […]

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3 w. ago Experts say Ontario is the reason for Canada's housing downtown

Ontario real estate has been performing so sluggishly this year that the province is now being blamed for skewing market trends for the entire country.In a new report, experts at RBC point out how poorly the industry is faring around the GTA, especially emphasizing just how dramatically home sales — and, somewhat by extension, new home construction — have fallen in Canada's most populous region.In the aptly-titled "Canada isn't in a housing starts slump — Ontario is," published on Wednesday, the Big Five bank's economists outline the factors that have caused residential construction in and around Toronto to lag far behind almost everywhere else nationwide.RBCThe first roadblock to new units coming onto the market is the cost, which is sky-high in Ontario, and not just because of heightened price tags for lumber, labour, land and more."High development charges and heavy regulatory requireme...

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3 w. ago Experts say Ontario is the reason for Canada's housing downturn

Ontario real estate has been performing so sluggishly this year that the province is now being blamed for skewing market trends for the entire country.In a new report, experts at RBC point out how poorly the industry is faring around the GTA, especially emphasizing just how dramatically home sales — and, somewhat by extension, new home construction — have fallen in Canada's most populous region.In the aptly-titled "Canada isn't in a housing starts slump — Ontario is," published on Wednesday, the Big Five bank's economists outline the factors that have caused residential construction in and around Toronto to lag far behind almost everywhere else nationwide.RBCThe first roadblock to new units coming onto the market is the cost, which is sky-high in Ontario, and not just because of heightened price tags for lumber, labour, land and more."High development charges and heavy regulatory requireme...

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3 w. ago CHARLEBOIS: Punishing Washington, one Canadian grocery cart at a time

There’s a reason only China and Canada chose counter-tariffs: Such policies weaponize the cost of living, but against one’s own citizens

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3 w. ago LILLEY: Here’s the legal reason the Air Canada strike will only end at the table

The days of governments being able to order an end to a strike are over.

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