Wednesday in the House of Commons the ending of the Long-Gun Registry Act was introduced. The legislation introduced today will: Repeal the requirement to register non-restricted firearms (long-guns); Provide for the destruction of all records pertaining to the registration of long-guns currently contained in the Canadian Firearms Registry and under the control of the chief firearms officers; […]

Macleans magazine has created a great simple online calculator to help Canadians see where they belong on the income inequality scale.  Click here to plug in your annual income and find out where you belong among in the income spectrum.  Rank your income The Occupy Wall Street movement and its various Canadian spinoffs are reviving […]

The recent reports stating that ISA has been found in B.C. salmon have not yet been verified by federal officials through established processes. After initial investigations, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is concerned proper protocols may not have been followed in the testing and reporting of these findings. CFIA and Fisheries and Oceans Canada are […]

The occupy movement has been a like a powerful cleansing wind blowing over the political landscape – exposing not just the obscenely rich, and criminally irresponsible political elite, but almost every other political player too: cowardly liberals, cautious social democrats, the strangely silenced churches, social movements...

By: Rob McLister Consumers hate mortgage prepayment penalties, largely because they don’t understand them. Now, there is about to be a high-profile challenge of how mortgage penalties are calculated. CIBC Mortgages Inc., a subsidiary of CIBC bank, has just been named the subject of a pending class action lawsuit. The intended suit claims that CIBC […]

On Tuesday, what was shaping up to be a turbulent week for travellers appeared poised to fade back to normal as the federal government said it was taking its first step in blocking any labour action. Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt’s office confirmed that she will refer the matter to the Canadian Industrial Labour Board […]

Air Canada passengers are watching the clock ahead of a strike deadline that could see the airline’s flight attendants walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, the CBC reports. The company’s 6,800 unionized flight attendants, who are represented by CUPE, served a 72-hour strike notice on the airline on Sunday after 65 per cent […]

Occupy Wall Street – and now Bay Street? The 99 per cent? Conservatives losing elections all over the country? A Red Tory elected head of the Alberta Conservatives? American billionaires demanding to be taxed at higher rates? Is something happening here? Perhaps the first indication was the totally unexpected reaction to Jack Layton’s death. It […]

By Murray Dobbin Hudak’s defeat and Occupy Bay Street are latest signs PM’s politics aren’t embraced. Occupy Wall Street — and now Bay Street? The 99 per cent? Conservatives losing elections all over the country? American billionaires demanding to be taxed at higher rates? Is something happening here? Perhaps the first indication was the totally […]

Canadians are pushing themselves to the brink of their physical and financial health, says Canada’s Vital Signs 2011, the annual report card on quality of life from Community Foundations of Canada. National obesity rates and personal bankruptcy numbers continue to rise unabated – and although Canada’s youth unemployment rates haven’t reached the epic proportions of […]