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In stark contrast to the level of respect shown to the third order of government in general and the City of Toronto in particular by the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada has renewed its commitment to funding local infrastructure. In response to continuing concerns regarding the local infrastructure deficit in many municipalities and […]
Written by: Almos T. Tassonyi
Back in the day, nothing about David Bercuson suggested that he would someday become one of Canada’s pre-eminent academic experts on defence and the military. Quite the contrary, in fact. “I’m a child of the ‘60s! I marched against the Vietnam war and all that stuff,” says Bercuson, who is finishing up his term as […]
Lately there have been calls by political leaders and others for a “total reset” (or a “careful reboot”) of Canada’s relations with China as a result of China’s reaction to the arrest of Huawei senior executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver in early December. She was arrested pursuant to a U.S. warrant seeking her extradition to […]
Written by: Hugh Stephens
On May 15, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage tabled its report, “Shifting Paradigms”, in fulfilment of its mandate to study remuneration models for artists and creative industries. This study forms part of the legislative review of Canada’s Copyright Act being led by another Parliamentary Committee, the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (AKA […]
Written by: Hugh Stephens
Philip Bazel looks on a sales tax as an acquired taste for Albertans, who so far have shown little interest in acquiring such a taste. Nonetheless, he says a sales tax is a “pretty clean revenue source,” that has fewer negative impacts than other types of taxes. And while Alberta “falls flat” on the sales […]