1. Deficits: Wise Canadians live within their incomes. Governments must demonstrate restraint and prudence as well. 2. Policing: Our police are integral members of every community. Their uniforms and behaviour should not be designed to intimidate. They should represent order, authority and responsible...
A year-long celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Canadian city of Quebec comes to a climax. September 7, 2008 Stephen Harper calls on Gov.-Gen. Michaelle Jean to formally dissolve Parliament, thus setting in motion a national campaign for federal elections to be held...
This is apparently the thinking of the Conservatives, who are once again falsely claiming that the federal government has “banned prayer” by military chaplains at Remembrance Day ceremonies, after claiming this last year and it’s no more true now than it was then. Nevertheless, this is exac...
' "But any such economic tuneup will not be easy, and surging provincial and federal debt loads are the key reason. Debt has risen as the poor economy dampened government tax revenues, pushing up deficits. Statistics Canada last month reported combined federal and provincial debt at $573 ...
by roughly 0.2 to 0.4 percentage points. So given the fact that this year has been a little disappointing, I think next year will be a bit of an offset. But I mean, for all intents and purposes, it doesn't change the outlook dramatically, higher deficits, but if anything, I...
The photovoltaic effect is a process by which sunlight is converted into electricity. We use the noon buying rate in The City of New York for cable transfers in Renminbi, Euros and Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ...
Four years on, student learning loss, the literacy crisis, and mathematics skills deficits have miraculously disappeared in many Canadian K-8 public schools. Student-centred ‘discovery’ learning, grow your own curriculum, and expand playtime, popular in the late 1960s, are making a comeback. ...
CCA recommend the creation of a federal independent advisory body that can align governments at the provincial and municipal level to address infrastructure deficits across Canada. The stability of having multi-year project pipelines, based on evidence and independent expert advice, would also enable th...
economists have no objection to budget deficits when the economy is weak because we understand the need for government spending in a weak economy," she said. "Economists really struggle with a deficit budget when the economy is doing as well as it's doing right now. I'm challenged by that...
Canadian real estate, not structural ̶ Canadian market improving since beginning of the year Unemployment rate will likely remain below prior peaks Strongest fiscal position among G-7 industrialized countries ̶ Lowest projected deficits ̶ Lowest overall debt level Source: TD Economics....