Now that a vaccine has begun to be distributed, and first vaccinations are expected to begin as early as today, or tomorrow here in Canada, the latest survey shows a change in attitude. Previous national surveys of Canadian attitudes towards… »
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Economy, International, Society
Child poverty in Canada could rise for at least five years: UNICEF
Child poverty was already high in Canada before the pandemic, but it could continue to rise for at least five years, according to a report from the humanitarian organization, UNICEF. And this could be the case in other high-income countries… »
Canadian personal debt rising, but so is household ‘wealth’
Canadians heavily in debt The latest report from Canada’s official statistics gathering agency Statistics Canada, shows some worrisome numbers and a worrisome trend. In the third quarter of this year the agency noted that Canadians owed much more than they… »
Economic well-being of millennials at risk due to COVID-19, says StatsCan
While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound disruption in the lives of many Canadian households, it poses a greater risk to the economic wellbeing of younger generations, particularly the millennials, according to a new study by Statistics Canada. The national… »
Report on corrupt immigration consultants wins top journalism prize
Reporter Kathy Tomlinson of the Globe and Mail newspaper has won the 2019 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism. A team led by her investigated systematic exploitation of temporary workers and foreign students by immigration consultants and lawyers. The… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Liberal climate plan set to hike federal carbon tax to $170 a tonne by 2030
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today released his government’s signature climate policy that would see Ottawa hike the federal carbon tax to $170 a tonne by 2030 and invest more than $15 billion towards meeting and exceeding Canada’s emissions reductions targets… »
The future of downtown offices
The downtown of any major city is stacked with huge office towers employing vast multitudes of employees along with vast towers of condo buildings for people who have chosen to live near their workplace As the pandemic swept through cities,… »
Canada implements a vaccine injury program for rare reactions
Serious adverse side effects from vaccines are extremely rare–less than one in a million, but they do happen and the Canadian government has announced that it will compensate people who suffer from one. The province of Quebec already has such… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Canadian documentary retraces efforts to salvage Afghan cinematic heritage
An award-winning Canadian documentary about efforts to save from destruction the remnants of Afghanistan’s cinematic heritage begins its online theatrical run today in Montreal and Vancouver. Afghan-Canadian director Ariel Nasr’s acclaimed feature documentary The Forbidden Reel (Loaded Pictures/National Film Board… »
Government-owned pipeline versus its climate plans could turn profit to loss
In 2018, faced with large-scale protests and legal delays, U.S,-based KinderMorgan said it had had enough and would halt its ‘Trans-Mountain’ pipeline project from Alberta to the British Columbia Pacific coast. The massive project was to twin a decades old… »
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