Reading Time: 3 minutes Moral slip-ups are not a cause for condemnation
Month: July 2015
Extreme weather events hit most vulnerable
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canadian governments need to be better prepared to tackle climate volatility
The brouhaha over Greece, Iran and Atticus Finch
Reading Time: 3 minutes Personal reflections on three of the month’s big stories
Loblaw’s store closures a smart long-term move
Reading Time: 3 minutes Loblaw’s closure of 52 stores is an indication of a major paradigm shift shaking the industry
Premiers must make up their minds on energy
Reading Time: 3 minutes And stop speaking out of both sides of their mouths
Waiting for new pharmaceutical approvals the right approach
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why Canada’s ‘slow and low’ approach is the prudent one to take
If governments force Canadians to save more for retirement, voluntary private savings will shrink
Reading Time: 3 minutes A $1 increase in CPP contributions reduces private savings – which could be used for home ownership – by around the same amount
Raising the minimum wage comes at a cost of higher prices
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pressure is mounting on food chains to pay employees decent wages, which will hit consumers at the checkout counter
Oklahoma museum celebrates Pawnee Bill
Reading Time: 4 minutes The West lives on at Oklahoma’s Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum
The value of time lost while waiting for treatment in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes High economic cost for patients and the economy