Energy think tank accuses Conservatives of misusing their research in ad
“The information in the ad needs to be corrected, or it needs to be removed from circulation,” said Woynillowicz.
In reality, neither party genuinely wants to talk about policy, because policy isn’t going to win this election. How can it? Both parties are essentially offering the same things, with a few small differences largely imperceptible to the casual observer who probably has far better things to do than obsess over the details.
New Brunswick deep in the black — again | CBC News
But where the credit lies for the improvement is not entirely clear.
Why food affordability should be a federal election issue
Concerns about food affordability are not unfounded. Canada’s 2019 Food Price Report,
released last December, shows that costs of vegetables are likely to
rise four to six per cent. Overall food costs could increase as much as
3.5 per cent.
The report also shows that, on average, Canadian households are
likely to spend at least $400 more on groceries next year. Food costs
are rising faster than inflation, and accessing healthy food may be
getting out of reach for many Canadians. Unsustainable debt levels and
the skyrocketing costs of housing across the country aren’t helping.
When people were asked in the study which party was best-positioned
to address food security issues, the most common answer, with 42 per
cent, was “not sure.”
‘Panic-stricken’: 25,000 Manitobans see tax jump after change to education credit rules | CBC News
She
learned this spring she’ll have to pay $500 more a year in property
taxes — a dramatic increase to the roughly $250 she paid in combined
municipal and school taxes before.
“I was immediately
panic-stricken because I had budgeted for my usual taxes, and I just
didn’t know how I was going to swing it,” she said. “The
provincial government has essentially taken money from the people who
are least likely to afford it.”