Young, rich Canadians are thinking they’d like to leave some money to a worthy cause when they go. …
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Western Canadian oil continues to slump
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has since changed his position to call the carbon tax a tax but when he first advanced this concept, it was carbon pricing and supposed to raise the price of fossil fuel energy so we’d use less. …
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Canadians shying away from investment
If there’s anything Canadians are not especially good at it’s investing. We tend to be a little shy on this one, often preferring government to take the risk in ventures. A good case in point is the debate over the provincial bus company where many …
Parents, students and talking money
That’s the sit-down session between parents and a child headed to post-secondary school. And the talk is all about money. …
Canada sees economic growth in every province
For the first time in nearly a decade, every part of Canada saw economic expansion last year. We now have the updated 2017 numbers, including revisions in the previous years. …
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Premier Moe looking to improve interprovincial trade
Have you ever wondered why it seems things are cheaper in the U.S., than in Canada? One answer to that question may lie in the talks between Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and his Ontario counterpart. …
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Are tariffs affecting Canada’s international trade pattern?
Trying to figure out whether all these global moves designed to affect trading patterns are having the desired effect is not as easy as it sounds. …
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Saskatchewan sees big jump in job numbers
Saskatchewan captured the headlines in the monthly employment report that came out Friday. …
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Canadians love to spend
We Canadians have done a pretty good job of racking up debt – especially consumer debt – and it has caught the eye of the international financial community. …
Halloween is a billion-dollar business
There’s not much in the way of research to support a detailed analysis on this side of the border, but a new report on the economic impact of Hallowe’en in the United States says it will be roughly $9 billion. That’s how much Americans will spend on …
