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This is a good piece with practical solutions.
New Homes are the Solution: Policy Must Treat Them Differently www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/new-homes-...
New Homes are the Solution: Policy Must Treat Them Differently www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/new-homes-...
New Homes are the Solution: Policy Must Treat Them Differently
Failure to distinguish between new and existing homes leads to poorly design public policy
www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca
May 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is a good piece with practical solutions.
New Homes are the Solution: Policy Must Treat Them Differently www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/new-homes-...
New Homes are the Solution: Policy Must Treat Them Differently www.missingmiddleinitiative.ca/p/new-homes-...
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Really interesting piece in the Waterloo Record on the expenses involved in building a single-family home.
TL;DR version: Land use restrictions sent land prices through the roof, taxes and fees up a kajillion percent.
www.therecord.com/ne...
TL;DR version: Land use restrictions sent land prices through the roof, taxes and fees up a kajillion percent.
www.therecord.com/ne...
May 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Really interesting piece in the Waterloo Record on the expenses involved in building a single-family home.
TL;DR version: Land use restrictions sent land prices through the roof, taxes and fees up a kajillion percent.
www.therecord.com/ne...
TL;DR version: Land use restrictions sent land prices through the roof, taxes and fees up a kajillion percent.
www.therecord.com/ne...
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Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
March 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
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Unlocked | Rose LeMay: The ‘artificial border’ and how it can be corrected
www.hilltimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Unlocked | Rose LeMay: The ‘artificial border’ and how it can be corrected
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From last night. Don't let anyone convince you that "we export crude and import the refined products back to Canada." that's not how it works.
Here's Canada's refined product sector. We basically produce what we use, with exports and imports on the margin for most products.
February 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
From last night. Don't let anyone convince you that "we export crude and import the refined products back to Canada." that's not how it works.
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I can nazi anything else after seeing this image
March 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I can nazi anything else after seeing this image
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Televangelist Pat Robertson once said "I think having a woman president would be a terrible mistake. Women are too emotional to handle high office."
Strange how when men in office shout and berate others in a childish emotional outburst, it's praised by some as "boldly standing up for our country."
Strange how when men in office shout and berate others in a childish emotional outburst, it's praised by some as "boldly standing up for our country."
March 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Televangelist Pat Robertson once said "I think having a woman president would be a terrible mistake. Women are too emotional to handle high office."
Strange how when men in office shout and berate others in a childish emotional outburst, it's praised by some as "boldly standing up for our country."
Strange how when men in office shout and berate others in a childish emotional outburst, it's praised by some as "boldly standing up for our country."
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The EU being next, this is a playbook that would make a lot of sense here too, especially 4, 5, and 6
Canada's retaliation:
4) Not just trade: this is not a standard trade war; it's just bullyism. Not tit for tat or dollar for dollar tariffs. Those are 3-word slogans. Think broader than trade.
Hit them *hard* but strategically. Uranium? Germanium? Alaska access? Tesla? Put it all on the table.
4) Not just trade: this is not a standard trade war; it's just bullyism. Not tit for tat or dollar for dollar tariffs. Those are 3-word slogans. Think broader than trade.
Hit them *hard* but strategically. Uranium? Germanium? Alaska access? Tesla? Put it all on the table.
February 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The EU being next, this is a playbook that would make a lot of sense here too, especially 4, 5, and 6
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Because you asked for it: Here's the video on tariffs that was too controversial for TikTok.
youtube.com/shorts/V...
youtube.com/shorts/V...
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January 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Because you asked for it: Here's the video on tariffs that was too controversial for TikTok.
youtube.com/shorts/V...
youtube.com/shorts/V...
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Development charges are up 102% in the City of Toronto over the last 2 years.
We have a housing crisis due to a massive shortage of housing, and our governments are responding by... taxing the heck out of new housing construction.
We have a housing crisis due to a massive shortage of housing, and our governments are responding by... taxing the heck out of new housing construction.
January 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Development charges are up 102% in the City of Toronto over the last 2 years.
We have a housing crisis due to a massive shortage of housing, and our governments are responding by... taxing the heck out of new housing construction.
We have a housing crisis due to a massive shortage of housing, and our governments are responding by... taxing the heck out of new housing construction.
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Economists @trevortombe.bsky.social and Stephen Tapp made an analysis of what 25% tariffs on Canadian goods might mean for Canada & the US.
They find impacts on the order of C$1900 per Canadian and $1300 per American, hardest on energy and motor vehicle exports.
businessdatalab.ca/publications...
They find impacts on the order of C$1900 per Canadian and $1300 per American, hardest on energy and motor vehicle exports.
businessdatalab.ca/publications...
December 6, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Economists @trevortombe.bsky.social and Stephen Tapp made an analysis of what 25% tariffs on Canadian goods might mean for Canada & the US.
They find impacts on the order of C$1900 per Canadian and $1300 per American, hardest on energy and motor vehicle exports.
businessdatalab.ca/publications...
They find impacts on the order of C$1900 per Canadian and $1300 per American, hardest on energy and motor vehicle exports.
businessdatalab.ca/publications...
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About 2.4 million jobs are exposed to U.S. tariffs, and about 300,000 of those jobs are at suppliers to exporters in another province.
My latest on @TheHubCanada on what Trump's threats mean for workers: thehub.ca/2024/12/12/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
My latest on @TheHubCanada on what Trump's threats mean for workers: thehub.ca/2024/12/12/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
December 12, 2024 at 2:16 PM
About 2.4 million jobs are exposed to U.S. tariffs, and about 300,000 of those jobs are at suppliers to exporters in another province.
My latest on @TheHubCanada on what Trump's threats mean for workers: thehub.ca/2024/12/12/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
My latest on @TheHubCanada on what Trump's threats mean for workers: thehub.ca/2024/12/12/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
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With all the goings on, there's probably no interest in why the 2023-24 deficit grew from $40B to $62B.
Just in case: ~75% due to contingent liabilities related to Indigenous rulings/awards; rest due to lower tax revenues.
Details: budget.canada.ca/update-mise... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
Just in case: ~75% due to contingent liabilities related to Indigenous rulings/awards; rest due to lower tax revenues.
Details: budget.canada.ca/update-mise... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
December 16, 2024 at 9:33 PM
With all the goings on, there's probably no interest in why the 2023-24 deficit grew from $40B to $62B.
Just in case: ~75% due to contingent liabilities related to Indigenous rulings/awards; rest due to lower tax revenues.
Details: budget.canada.ca/update-mise... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
Just in case: ~75% due to contingent liabilities related to Indigenous rulings/awards; rest due to lower tax revenues.
Details: budget.canada.ca/update-mise... #cdnecon #cdnpoli
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Very smart policy by London, ON. Cities need to find ways to make it easier to build, in order to fight exurban sprawl. This needs to be coupled with more flexible zoning and lowering of municipal fees.
london.ctvnews.ca/ex...
london.ctvnews.ca/ex...
Exodus of new home construction to sprawling rural communities sparks new strategy to lower lot prices in London
City council is betting that a dramatic boost to the supply of residential land within the city limits will lower the price of lots in new subdivisions and slow the number of people moving to bedroom communities in Middlesex County and beyond.
london.ctvnews.ca
December 21, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Very smart policy by London, ON. Cities need to find ways to make it easier to build, in order to fight exurban sprawl. This needs to be coupled with more flexible zoning and lowering of municipal fees.
london.ctvnews.ca/ex...
london.ctvnews.ca/ex...
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This federal vacant land tax proposal is such an awful idea. Governments already delay projects enough as-is - now they get rewarded with a revenue stream if they make their delays last longer.
Just unbelievably bad policy.
dailyhive.com/vancou...
Just unbelievably bad policy.
dailyhive.com/vancou...
Trudeau's proposed Canada vacant land tax not based on reality: experts | Urbanized
The Government of Canada is proposing a vacant land tax, specially land where homes can be built but is left vacant.
dailyhive.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:33 AM
This federal vacant land tax proposal is such an awful idea. Governments already delay projects enough as-is - now they get rewarded with a revenue stream if they make their delays last longer.
Just unbelievably bad policy.
dailyhive.com/vancou...
Just unbelievably bad policy.
dailyhive.com/vancou...
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Yeah, but correlation is not caus…
Had provincial spending on PSE had risen at the same rate as overall spending, universities & colleges would be $9.5B better off today.
By a stunning coincidence, $9.5B is almost exactly the increase in international student tuition fee revenue over the same period (albeit distributed differently)
By a stunning coincidence, $9.5B is almost exactly the increase in international student tuition fee revenue over the same period (albeit distributed differently)
Here are changes in total provincial transfers to institutions vs. total provincial spending, in real dollars, indexed to 2006-07. Imagine if spending on PSE had kept pace!
December 18, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Yeah, but correlation is not caus…
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Another way to look at the housing start data - is who is building the most homes per capita this year.
Alberta is head and shoulders above everyone. Ontario is well behind.
Alberta is head and shoulders above everyone. Ontario is well behind.
December 17, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Another way to look at the housing start data - is who is building the most homes per capita this year.
Alberta is head and shoulders above everyone. Ontario is well behind.
Alberta is head and shoulders above everyone. Ontario is well behind.
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Canada's housing crisis is primarily a Made-in-Ontario housing crisis. Today's data point:
December 18, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Canada's housing crisis is primarily a Made-in-Ontario housing crisis. Today's data point:
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"AI companies will change their terms of service, increase their rates or even go out of business. Now is the time to tinker," @louiegilot.bsky.social writes.
Play with AI like your career depends on it (it does)
"If you are a journalist or a journalism student, you should play with it, a lot, while it’s still open and cheap."
buff.ly
December 5, 2024 at 12:17 AM
"AI companies will change their terms of service, increase their rates or even go out of business. Now is the time to tinker," @louiegilot.bsky.social writes.
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One thing about teaching economics is that students don’t start at zero – they start at negative two, what with all the bizarre misconceptions that are circulating #TeachEcon
November 29, 2024 at 5:59 PM
One thing about teaching economics is that students don’t start at zero – they start at negative two, what with all the bizarre misconceptions that are circulating #TeachEcon
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Mass deportation could create labor shortages across many parts of America's food supply chain, limiting harvesting and production capacity for farms, wholesalers, and other businesses, and raising prices for consumers.
How mass deportation will disrupt America's food supply chain
Grocery prices might not be rising as quickly as in previous years, but they were still a major factor in getting people to the polls during this month's
reason.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Mass deportation could create labor shortages across many parts of America's food supply chain, limiting harvesting and production capacity for farms, wholesalers, and other businesses, and raising prices for consumers.
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Trudeau isn’t going to muster a Team Canada to take on Trump’s tariffs this time: Creating a united front to respond to Trump, as Trudeau managed to do in 2017, will be much harder this time around
Trudeau isn’t going to muster a Team Canada to take on Trump’s tariffs this time
Creating a united front to respond to Trump, as Trudeau managed to do in 2017, will be much harder this time around
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Trudeau isn’t going to muster a Team Canada to take on Trump’s tariffs this time: Creating a united front to respond to Trump, as Trudeau managed to do in 2017, will be much harder this time around