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Company men
Following two blistering years of all-time high compensation, Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs pocketed $13.2 million, on average, in 2023—the third biggest haul since we’ve been…
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Which Canadian workers will be hit hardest by a trade war with the United States?
On February 10, U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada. This comes despite the 30…
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What if Canada stopped upholding U.S. tech companies’ intellectual property?
The following article was originally published by Cory Doctorow on his blog. It is reprinted here with his permission and under the terms of its…
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Interprovincial trade won’t save Canada from Trump
Since January 20, Canada has been at economic war with its largest trading partner and closest international ally. Though U.S. President Donald Trump has paused his promised …
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Trump’s tariff threats are here to stay—Scott Moe and Danielle Smith can’t change that
As Premier Scott Moe makes the rounds in Washington attempting to negotiate an end to the Trump tariff threat, the U.S. administration announced 25 per…
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Which Canadian workers will be hit hardest by a trade war with the United States?
On February 10, U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada. This comes…
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Infrastructure costs an excuse to ban apartments on residential land, but are actually cheaper for high-density housing, new research shows
VANCOUVER — In the midst of a housing crisis, infrastructure costs are used increasingly as an excuse for restrictive zoning policies in…
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Trump’s tariff threats are here to stay—Scott Moe and Danielle Smith can’t change that
As Premier Scott Moe makes the rounds in Washington attempting to negotiate an end to the Trump tariff threat, the U.S. administration…
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Ontario lost nearly 1,300 residential construction jobs last year—the worst in Canada
Public policy researchers spill a lot of ink on housing affordability, but we pay a lot less attention to residential construction as…
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2024 Living wage rates for Newfoundland and Labrador: Understanding costs in Labrador
Region Rate 2024 Difference to Labrador Central 24.10 13% Eastern 24.70 11% Western 24.10 13% Labrador-Northern Peninsula 27.30 Highest Item Central Eastern…
