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Canadian Businesses Sit on Cash Despite More Tax Cuts
Profitable Canadian businesses are set to reap $2.85 billion in additional income tax savings in 2012, even as Prime Minister Stephen Harper complains about all the private “money sitting on the sidelines.” The last of five annual corporate tax cuts... (Continue reading)
Canada Loses Jobs in November
Canada shed another 19,000 jobs in November on the heels of a steep drop in October, edging the national unemployment rate to 7.4%. The economy lost 53,000 part-time jobs, offset by a gain of 35,000 full-time jobs, according to labour... (Continue reading)
Economy will be Focus of Fall Session
Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed Conservative MPs in Ottawa Thursday and stuck entirely to the subject of the economy, sounding more positive notes than he has recently. The Conservative caucus is meeting to get ready for the new session of... (Continue reading)
WikiLeaks Cable Notes Harper’s Senate ‘About-Face’
WikiLeaks released hundreds of U.S. documents on Thursday, including those with comments about the Harper government’s “about-face” on Senate appointments, remarks on the Liberals’ “muted” response to the prorogation crisis and criticism of Canada’s failure to enact copyright reform. A... (Continue reading)
Canada Government Toppled After Opposition Pressure
Canadian opposition parties brought down the Conservative government in a no confidence vote Friday, triggering an election that polls show the Conservatives will win. The opposition parties held Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government in contempt of Parliament in a 156-145... (Continue reading)
Flight Fee For U.S. Bound Canadians?
Written on 17 Feb, 2011 at 22:41 in News & Opinion | Comments
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says there are better ways for Americans to raise money than to charge Canadians to get into their country. U.S. President Barack Obama wants to charge Canadians entering the U.S. by air or sea a $5.50... (Continue reading)
Gun tracing regulations delayed third time
The Harper government has once again delayed implementation of regulations that police say they need to quickly trace guns used in crimes. The government quietly posted a notice last Tuesday — one day before the firearms marking regulations were to... (Continue reading)
Iggy to Harper: ‘We make the rules!’
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff’s campaign-style tour rolled through Nova Scotia Sunday, where he thundered at Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was told to move back to the U.S., and won the endorsement of one of Canada’s most well-known singers – Big... (Continue reading)
Mergers, Coalitions, and Fear
There has been a lot of talk in the past week or so about the possibility of some kind of political alliance between the LPC and the NDP. Mr. Ignatieff is reported to have said today that while he has... (Continue reading)
Like it or not, Harper is on a roll…
Those who took great delight in the travails of Stephen Harper over the summer are likely none too pleased with more recent developments. The blogosphere tends to be extremely partisan in nature, and objectivity is often a scarce commodity. But... (Continue reading)
