As we’ve mentioned often, there is no stronger emotion than fear. It frames so many of our actions. When it comes to money we fear losing it more than we covet gaining it. Our banks have made endless ...

“Under the Competition Act, it is a criminal offence to engage in an illegal agreement. Anyone convicted of participating in ...

Kid Pogey goes from $7500/spawn on average in 2024 back to 1978 Family Allowance in 2024 dollar to $1450/spawn. That’ll save ...

It’s been a rough year for our dollar aka ‘the loonie’. As seen in the chart below, the CAD/USD has been trading in a range ...

Yes, by bad policy. And thus we have a complex web of conflicting, uncoordinated, kneejerk, badly-understood policies that ...

“Count your blessings.” Blessings? What a concept! Hmmm… You mean, like, holiday pay? Paid sick days off? Any living wage at all? The Amazons who run this blog get none of those. Merry Xmas, Scrooge. ...

As for capital losses, tools to reduce capital gains, they can be carried back three years to reduce tax previously paid, or used in any future year. That means for 2024 (before the latest change) or ...

In short when you decide not to tax something, and yet tax everything else, people flock to that something. Demand raises values. Houses quickly become unaffordable. They attract speculators and ...