4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1721+ words) According to the Prime Minister, this move will “lower costs at the pump” and put “more money in your pocket,” and that’s true as far as it goes. Here’s the problem: it doesn’t go very far at all. As you’ve…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1541+ words) On Wednesday Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that the federal government will extend the temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax on gas and diesel, pushing the end date to January 31, 2027. The tax, which amounts to 10 cents per litre…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1519+ words) Governments rarely lack for solutions. The harder question is what those solutions set in motion. Too often, solving one issue creates new pressures somewhere else. Government itself makes that difficult to anticipate. Immigration, housing, health care, public finances and trade…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1713+ words) Federal government says affordability concerns will factor into decision as temporary fuel-tax relief nears its end Ottawa has yet to decide whether it will extend its temporary fuel-tax holiday beyond September 7, as Canadians face the prospect of higher prices at…...

4+ week, 21+ hour ago   (1780+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to look at this poll and understand something simple: People will not accept a gas tax hike in September. New polling shows 63 per cent of Canadians oppose the federal government’s plan to hike fuel taxes…...