Other Voices

CHARLEBOIS – GST/HST holiday is a short-term gift with long-term pain

December 8, 2024 // 2 Comments

Rather than implementing a temporary tax holiday, Ottawa should have permanently eliminated the GST on food By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Dalhousie University IT’S OFFICIAL. [Continue]

POLITICS – Canada needs to become Trump proof, not Trump worthy

November 23, 2024 // 0 Comments

Blind alignment with Trump’s policies will cost Canada dearly. We must chart a course to withstand U.S. political instability By STUART TREW Canadian Centre for Policy [Continue]

SUZUKI – Let’s leave gas in the past — especially for buildings

November 13, 2024 // 0 Comments

HEAT PUMPS are more efficient and affordable than fossil gas heating and air conditioning — even in cold climates. Studies show they can be twice as efficient as gas [Continue]

SUZUKI – Climate and biodiversity solutions offer endless possibilities

October 2, 2024 // 1 Comment

THERE’S NO REAL REASON for the climate and biodiversity crises to have gotten to this point, and there’s no good reason for them to continue getting worse. We’ve [Continue]

CHIDIAC – Poilievre’s confrontational style is eroding our political standards

September 29, 2024 // 9 Comments

His aggressive approach is contributing to a negative shift in the tone and quality of political discourse in Canada ON SEPT. 17, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh confronted a [Continue]

RECONCILIATION – Getting to the bottom of the Kamloops residential school mystery

September 23, 2024 // 3 Comments

THE SECOND and third anniversaries of the shocking announcement made by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Indigenous band in Kamloops have passed almost unnoticed, despite the [Continue]