NATIONAL HEADLINES 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 |
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If you think of the tax system as a big bucket used to collect money for programs and infrastructure, you’re wrong. Successive governments have drilled it with so many holes that it looks more like a sieve. When The Tyee asked readers to help direct our election coverage, you asked for a deep look at issues of tax fairness and inequality. We boiled it down to this question: “What are the tax loopholes in Canada, how have other countries closed them, what are candidates willing to do to assure the rich pay their fair share and reverse the widening wealth gap?” Here’s your primer on tax loopholes, how they work and who benefits. Click here. — Andrew MacLeod |
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Scheer Wants You to Think Abortion Access Would Be Protected If He Wins. It Wouldn’t Pro-life groups helped him win the leadership and are campaigning for Conservative allies. By Paul Willcocks. Wednesday, September 11, 2019. What ‘Promise and Peril’ Tells Us about Justin Trudeau Journalist Aaron Wherry’s version of the genre shows us a bit more of the PM’s character. By Crawford Kilian. Tuesday, September 10, 2019. So What’s a Progressive Voter to Do? Take more slow, small steps? Or has crisis wiped out that option? By Arno Kopecky. Monday, September 9, 2019. From Fires to Floods, Extreme Weather May Be Shaping Canadians’ Views on Climate Crisis Digging deeper into Canadians’ attitudes toward climate change. Second of two. By Erick Lachapelle and By James Boothroyd. Thursday, September 12, 2019. Inside the Vancouver Sun after Anti-Immigrant Op-ed Debacle Monday, a surreal scene in the newsroom. Today, some changes announced. By David Beers. Wednesday, September 11, 2019. What Is This? A Housing Plan for Ants?! Don’t believe the hype. The Liberals’ ‘big’ return to housing is actually really small. By Christopher Cheung. Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Will the Liberals’ Broken Electoral Reform Promise Hurt Them? Keeping the status quo was the ‘right decision for the country at the time,’ says democratic institutions minister. By Christopher Guly. Wednesday, September 11, 2019. To Win, Politicians Must Woo Voters with Action on Climate Digging deeper into Canadians’ attitudes to environmental issues. First of two. By James Boothroyd. Tuesday, September 10, 2019. How We Got Lost in the Wilderness ‘The Nature of Canada’ bursts the myth of an empty land, boundless and pure. By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson. Tuesday, September 10, 2019. That Sun Column Was No Outlier. Postmedia Has Embraced Dishonest, Dangerous Propaganda Journalism is essential to a functioning democracy, and it’s falling apart. By Sean Holman. Monday, September 9, 2019. ‘Epic Fail’: Government Bungled Response to Youth Reconciliation Call to Action, Advisors Say Lack of communication and consultation in awarding $15.2-million contract, failure to act on report cited. By Jamin Mike. Friday, September 6, 2019. Kraft Cheese and Rice? It Feels Like Home For those of mixed heritage, blending cultural ingredients can be a comfort, and a treat. By Kayla Isomura. Friday, September 6, 2019. May’s War Room Kicks into Action on New Brunswick Defection Mess Leaders trade barbs as two New Dems say they talked merger, not going Green. By Michael Harris. Thursday, September 5, 2019. |
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