The Ford government plans to invest $100 million of taxpayer money in technology companies.
government subsidies
March 26, 2020
10:38AM
The $3.8 billion program will provide up to $25,000 in subsidies per employer.
September 24, 2019
4:31PM
Advertisers pay for reaching groups of consumers that will buy their products.
May 3, 2019
3:28PM
When I play 18 holes, the person who benefits is me.
April 17, 2019
9:12AM
The federal government plans to spend $130 million on electric vehicle charging stations.
January 26, 2018
11:18AM
In a $19 trillion economy, the loss of a $70 billion industry just isn’t that big a deal.
July 13, 2017
4:30AM
A box of Pampers costs $70 off the shelf in Iqaluit compared to $35 online.
June 3, 2016
11:53AM
This week I got an email from the Quebec Liberal Party that gives new meaning to the term “Quebec, Inc.”
May 31, 2014
2:00AM
Question: If someone made $62,000 last year, had $187,000 in their bank account, and yet sought a $5,360 subsidy from government, what would the common sense response be?
May 15, 2014
2:00AM
Ever wonder how Canada's net federal debt reached $671 billion by 2013? Or how net provincial debt among the provinces ended up at $509 billion that same year? Wonder no more. It's partially due to massive subsidies to corporations, government businesses and even consumers that over three decades amounted to $684 billion.