Reading Time: 4 minutes While ESG corrupts business by entangling it with emotions and non-profit-related metrics, effective altruism applies economic theory and business analysis to charitable organizations
Category: Your Money
Why a wealth tax in Canada is a horrible idea
Reading Time: 4 minutes We naturally tend to rationalize taxes on others. However, the arithmetic is undeniable: we can’t solve our problems by soaking the rich
Financial strain top source of worry in COVID-19 mental health crisis
Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A public health researcher studies tools for recovery ranging from tax clinics to guaranteed basic income
Why smart utility meters are a particularly smart idea right now
Reading Time: 4 minutes Smart meters remove the need for someone to travel to homes to read meters, enabling customers to avoid costs and maintain distance
No such thing as a downturn if you work in government
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s clear that there is a class divide in Alberta between those who receive a government paycheque and those forced to pay the growing tab
Below-normal temperatures lead to soaring spot LNG prices
Reading Time: 4 minutes But opposition to resource development from environmental organizations and First Nations means Canada being left out in the cold
What the Biden administration means for Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Increased U.S. government spending will put upward pressure on U.S. and Canadian interest rates
Central banks should stay clear of cryptocurrencies
Reading Time: 4 minutes The cryptocurrency genie is out of the bottle, with altcoins flourishing by the thousands, and there is no going back
Alberts needs to reverse its income tax hike
Reading Time: 3 minutes Albertans’ income tax is increasing in 2021, courtesy of Premier Jason Kenney’s sneaky backdoor tax grab known as bracket creep
Trudeau’s carbon tax short-sighted in so many ways
Reading Time: 3 minutes No thought as to how the carbon tax could put many Canadian families in a state of food insecurity by 2030