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Pursuit of economic growth leaving millions of Canadians behind Today, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) released its third national report, which shatters the persistent myth of “trickle down.” From 1994 to 2014, Canada’s GDP grew by 38 per cent while national well-being only rose 9.9 per...

Canadians' well-being trails economic growth, study finds The gap between the country's economic health and Canadians' well-being has widened over a two-decade period, according to a report released Tuesday. Over the period studied in the report -- 1994 through 2014 -- Canadian gross domestic...

I really like that I can leave the country but still vote to influence it. Good call! Liberals amend voting rules, reversing some Conservative changes Bill C-33 includes seven things: A reversal of changes that disallowed the use of a voter information card as a piece of eligible...

Canadian dollar may go as low as 70 cents US in 2017, experts say Canadians travelling to the United States or buying goods south of the border in 2017 could expect to pay more as the Canadian dollar is expected to retreat, with some economists saying the loonie could swing as low as 70 cents...

This disproves the preposterous allegation that climate change is a front for wealth redistribution. The market just wants certainty and a price on carbon provides that. Canadian business leaders urge federal government, provinces to act on climate change OTTAWA – Canadian corporate...

That sound you hear is the alt-right’s heart breaking. All the Campaign Promises Donald Trump Has Broken in the Last 24 Hours On Tuesday, after much negotiation and drama over how the meeting would take place, Donald Trump sat down with a handful of New York Times journalists and editors to...

Heeeeeere comes the Salt-Right.. Donald Trump backs away from vow to pull out of the Paris climate agreement U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was keeping an open mind on whether to pull out of a landmark international accord to fight climate change, in a softening of his...

Donald Trump does Canada a favour by axing Trans-Pacific Partnership Donald Trump’s decision to effectively kill the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment pact is, on balance, good news for Canada. The U.S. president-elect did the deed Tuesday when he confirmed, via YouTube video...

'Open mind' on climate change Trump also told the Times he was keeping "an open mind" on climate change. Though he's previously called man-made global warming a hoax, he said Tuesday that "I think there is some connectivity" between humans and climate change. Trump lukewarm about...

China to reform fossil fuel subsidies The final report of the US-China fossil fuel subsidy peer review process was released in September. This process, carried out under the G20 framework, took two years to complete and produced four separate reports. The joint contribution resulted in...

The uproar from Loc and ES is deafening. Trump won’t pursue case against Clinton President-elect Donald Trump has decided that he won’t seek criminal investigations related to former rival Hillary Clinton’s private email server or her family foundation, his campaign manager said Tuesday...

Canada and world vow to battle climate change without Donald Trump Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Ottawa will forge ahead with its plans to reduce carbon emissions by, in one way or another, taxing them. China’s delegate to the conference said tackling climate change is...

The polls were right. Republicans Have A Huge Problem As More Americans Preferred Clinton’s Campaign To Trump’s It isn’t just the popular vote that Donald Trump lost. According to a new Pew Research Poll, the American people preferred Hillary Clinton’s campaign to Donald Trump’s. Republicans...

Time to leapfrog the U.S. The Government of Canada accelerates investments in clean electricity The Government of Canada will support this transition by using the Canada Infrastructure Bank to finance projects such as commercially viable clean energy and modern electricity systems between...

Trump needs to surprise attack before it's too late! China is at the forefront of manipulating DNA to create a new class of superhumans Would you want to alter your future children’s genes to make them smarter, stronger, or better looking? As the state of science brings prospects like these...

Political correctness gone mad. Alec Baldwin returns to SNL as Donald Trump, who's still not laughing Trump himself says he caught parts of SNL. On Sunday he tweeted his dislike for it — again. "It is a totally one-sided, biased show — nothing funny at all. Equal time for us?" he posted...

Trump colluding with the MSM again. Trump offered gifts to influence coverage - Megyn Kelly She said she was not the only journalist who had been offered gifts, saying this was "one of the untold stories of the 2016 campaign". The claims are in her memoir, to be released on Tuesday. In her...

This is Euge Obama administration bans Arctic oil drilling through 2022 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday banned offshore drilling in the Arctic, setting a likely collision course with President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to “unleash” new energy production in the United...

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The North Pole is an insane 36 degrees warmer than normal as winter descends Political people in the United States are watching the chaos in Washington in the moment. But some people in the science community are watching the chaos somewhere else — the Arctic. It’s polar night there now — the...