Food tax reform keeps colliding with governments’ need for revenue
Governments preach affordability, yet they continue to balance their budgets on the backs of Canadians by taxing food
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Oil shocks are about to hit your grocery bill
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are pushing oil higher and driving up food prices across Canada
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Stop gambling our pensions on green energy bets
Steering your money into politically driven investments could leave you with less when you retire
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Why a ceasefire won’t lower your grocery bill
A drop in the price of oil won’t undo the damage. Add in the federal industrial carbon tax hike and affordable food may be a thing of the past
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Think inequality is growing in Canada? Think again
The data shows lower-income Canadians are gaining ground but that’s not the story Canadians are being told
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Government grocery stores sound good until you do the math
Thin margins make big savings impossible. When government steps in, costs don’t fall. They shift to taxpayers
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Some Canadians are going into debt just to eat
Some Canadians are relying on debt to manage the high cost of food
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Ottawa cut the carbon tax but your grocery bill didn’t get the memo
The consumer carbon tax is gone but industrial carbon pricing isn’t. You pay it every time you buy food
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Canada’s GST was meant to tame the debt. Now it barely covers the interest
The GST was sold to Canadians as a way to balance the budget, but today it mostly pays the interest on Ottawa’s debt
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Carney’s GST credit tweaks won’t fix Canada’s affordability crisis
Tinkering with the GST credit may sound helpful, but it isn’t the kind of relief most families are looking for
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