Canada must close the digital gap with Indigenous Peoples
If this divide persists, another generation of Indigenous youth will be denied jobs and opportunities that require digital literacy.
Government has a role to play in the changing needs of Canadian supply chains
As the federal government prepares the 2023 budget, there needs to be funding to support the evolving Canadian supply chains.
Atlantic Canada’s cities see recent population surge as Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal lose thousands to other regions: StatsCan
MPs, strategists, and advocates reflect on the challenges and opportunities brought about by a population surge in Atlantic Canada’s urban centres.
Poilievre’s ‘carrot and stick’ housing plan more appealing to voters than Ontario’s new homebuilding law, says pollster
Greg Lyle says plan to build homes faster enjoys ‘strong support,’ but that the Conservatives’ approach to housing echoes the Liberal stance on healthcare funding.
Employment Insurance reform can’t move forward without changing the way it’s financed
Without changing the approach to financing, businesses and workers will face significant increases in premiums and the government will have little prospect of covering costs with revenues for decades to come.
Canadians want more workforce training at post-secondary institutes
Governments need to step up to make training accessible, affordable, and timely.
‘I’m concerned with the lack of rigour’: AG flags poor effort recovering billions in suspected COVID-19 overpayments, with sole focus on speed of delivery
COVID‑19 benefit programs cost Canadians about $211-billion during the audit period, but about 14 per cent of the payouts, or $30-billion, need to be investigated and $4.6-billion the audit deemed as outright overpayments.
To ease the housing crisis, keep building outside the box
Ready-to-assemble modular housing is the solution. These purpose-built, pre-fabricated homes are easily shipped and assembled on-site, and have been gaining increasing exposure in recent years.
Unlocking affordable infrastructure through tax-free municipal bonds
Despite infrastructure’s long life, many municipalities are cautious about debt financing, even when offered attractive matching capital grants by other levels of government.
To build our better tomorrow, we need the builders
Current immigration programs and the federal point system discriminate against the trades in favour of applicants with higher education. These are policy problems that can be addressed with policy solutions.
