By Jodi A. Shaw It’s seven o’clock on a Saturday evening and I can’t find my toothbrush. Our new bathroom is chockablock with Rubbermaid tubs filled with miscellaneous items that you have to maneuver your way through to get to the toilet. The fridge is empty (with the exception of ketchup and a bottle of […]
Owe Canada! Part 2: You can’t always get what you want
Marni Ko In Part One of this series, Marnie Ko detailed the effects of increasing debt on North American households. In Part Two, she examines the role the taxman plays in creating poverty in Canada, and looks for solutions. Charles Moore, a Nova Scotia writer, argues in a recent article that skyrocketing indebtedness is a […]
Desperate housewives, and husbands, and single parents, and kids . . .
Marni Ko On January 10, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation released a damning report documenting the $18.4 billion Industry Canada handed out in the form of corporate welfare between April 1, 1982 and March 31, 2006. Of that, one-third of the money went to just 50 companies, $10 billion of which was a grant or a […]
