Reading Time: 3 minutes Inflation, interest rates skyrocket as Ottawa’s deficits and tax hikes bite
Tag: Inflation
With lower commodity prices, why aren’t food prices dropping?
Reading Time: 4 minutes One culprit rarely mentioned, especially by governments, is the high rate of public spending
Proposed measures in federal budget to increase costs for railway shippers
Reading Time: 4 minutes Extension of regulated “interswitching” distance will increase costs for railways, shippers, and consumers
Canadians are buying less food. Now what?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canadians spend less on groceries despite rising prices
There’s a better way to lower price of medicines
Reading Time: 3 minutes Patented Medicine Price Review Board hearings show public pharmacare is the strongest option
How to eat healthy without blowing your food budget
Reading Time: 4 minutes Basic cooking skills and careful planning can help you eat healthy without breaking your food budget
Federal public sector workers tired of taking a pay cut every year
Reading Time: 3 minutes Of 91 industries tracked by StatsCan, not one has had their wages eroded more by inflation than federal public sector workers
The bad news? Era of dirt-cheap food is over
Reading Time: 4 minutes Don’t expect food prices to ever return to pre-2022 levels
Privileged PSAC bureaucrats don’t deserve a penny more
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pay raises during the pandemic and no worries about losing their jobs not enough: They now want up to 47% more from taxpayers
The Inflation Cookbook helps stretch your grocery dollar
Reading Time: 3 minutes Eliminates most of the guesswork required when balancing healthy choices and affordability