Support zero-profit grocery stores to fight market failure in the food supply chain
We cannot rely on the private market to solve this problem. The government has recently acknowledged as much in the housing sector—it now needs to do the same in the food sector.
Google signs deal to launch journalism fund in California, while cash from its Canadian media fund has yet to flow
Google awaits the CRTC go-ahead for $100-million-a-year Canadian media fund as news outlets call for urgent access to cash.
If labour dispute goes ‘sideways’ it could derail Liberal cabinet retreat, says Nanos
If the union decides to ‘kick and scream’ in the face of binding arbitration, it could take steps that would lead to trains not running, says labour law expert Bruce Curran.
Feds’ groceries bill is worth less than the paper on which it’s printed
Relief requires a short-term solution because an election is coming, and Bill C-56 ain’t it. In fact, I would go as far as calling it useless.
Foreign investment rules designed for an economy that no longer exists
Most of Canada’s young businesses with growth potential and proprietary technology can easily be acquired without consideration of the wider consequences for the country’s future.
Firefighters and environmentalists are asking for PFAS action
We cannot allow the government to bend to industry pressure. Firefighters choose to risk their lives every day to protect us. Regulating PFAS is the number one way we could return the favour.
Expanded electric capacity to handle EVs must be taken seriously, say experts
Annual increases in electricity demand from expanded use of EVs could require the equivalent of 10 new mega hydro dams or 13 large natural gas plants, according a recent Fraser Institute study.
Fighting inflation one gigabyte at a time
Evidence shows that policies acknowledging the importance of facilities-based competition deliver investment-driven positive outcomes, such as coverage, quality, and lower prices.
Loblaws and Walmart’s ‘brick wall’ on grocery code of conduct spurred cross-party unity at Agriculture Committee, says chair
MPs on the House Agriculture Committee want two grocery giants to adopt a new code of conduct, but haven’t yet seen the full text of the code themselves.
Liberal MP Turnbull says Conservatives have ‘overstated the significance’ of Rogers’ price hike for wireless customers
‘Wireless prices have come down dramatically, actually, and I don’t think we’ve told that story well enough,’ Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull says. However, Canadians continue to pay some of the highest cell phone bills in the world.
