Editor’s note: This article was originally published on the Canadians for a Sustainable Society website (sustainablesociety.com). It is republished here with permission of the author. This version has been slightly abridged – read the full version here. Canada now finds itself in a new world of disorder. To assure stability some have suggested embarking on “mega-projects” to boost growth. […]
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In the midst of what I like to call the “faux patriotism” sweeping across the country in response to President Trump’s admittedly ridiculous tariffs on Canada, Hudson’s Bay – the single most iconic Canadian business, well…ever – is almost certainly about to become nothing but a memory in the minds of Canadians, barring a miracle.
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Editor’s note: This short piece is about a petition created by the author. You can sign it here. Hudson’s Bay has been a cornerstone of Canadian retail and history for over 350 years. Now, it stands on the brink of liquidation, putting thousands of jobs, creditors, suppliers, and landlords at risk. While financial challenges have
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In the 72 hours following the federal government’s announcement that Canada’s electric vehicle rebate fund was about to run out – the weekend of January 10th to 12th – four Canadian Tesla dealerships reported record sales. One might even go so far as to describe their sales as unbelievable. Specifically, what we’re talking about is
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Editor’s note: This article was originally published on the Canadians for a Sustainable Society website (sustainablesociety.com). It is republished here with permission of the author. This version is slightly edited – read the full version here. Rare is the commercial economist who supports tariffs. These fly in the face of the cashflow/endless growth model which most economists have
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The Big Fix: How Companies Capture Markets And Harm Canadians. Denise Hearn and Vass Bednar. Sutherland House, 2024. “If we would not submit to an emperor, we should not submit to an autocrat of trade” – U.S. Senator John Sherman, responsible for the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro, Walmart, and Costco comprise 80%
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Most of us have heard the term “It’s the economy, stupid!”. It actually comes from a handmade sign that Bill Clinton’s campaign strategist James Carville had in his office in 1992 US election. The majority of federal elections in Western democracies are mostly about the economy in some way. Interestingly, Carville had three points on
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Blues legend Robert Johnson wrote and recorded the song “Crossroads” (Cross Road Blues) – the song he is most famous for and which many people likely know from the rock band Cream recording it in the 60s. There is also a legend around this song – that Johnson sold his soul to the devil at
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In the recent 2024 Federal Budget, the Liberal government opted to increase the taxes on capital gains. This has seen a lot of media coverage both in favour and opposed to this change, as well as some people questioning why capital gains get favourable treatment over other income, particularly employment income. I am going to
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In 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) tested 240 samples of honey across the country. While 100% of Canadian honey samples were pure, nearly 22% of imported honey was cut with corn syrup, sugar cane, rice syrup, or beet sugar. Under Canadian law, honey is a standardized product, which cannot contain added sugars. Following
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