Tag: The Provinces
A Second Golden Spike for an Electrified Canada: Using Carney’s Budget to Link the Provinces
Mark Carney’s first budget as Finance Minister quietly provided Canada with the ingredients for something the country has lacked for a century: a truly national electricity backbone. The Clean Electricity Investment Tax Credit, a 15% refundable credit on new generation, storage, and the transmission of electricity between provinces and territories, … [continued]
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Owen Sound mayor sees potential city benefits in federal budget
Owen Sound’s mayor likes the sound of more money for infrastructure in Tuesday’s federal budget proposals. It’s too early to pass final judgment, said Ian Boddy on Wednesday, but efforts to help build more housing and related infrastructure, and to assist hospital and colleges could benefit the city and the county. The budget comes up […]
Pearson: Cities need power to govern themselves
Current system promotes helplessness
Philippine President’s Commuter Ride Into the Future: The Love Bus Returns
Standing at the Valenzuela Gateway Complex last Saturday morning, September 13th, I couldn’t help but feel transported back to the 1980s. I wasn’t invited to the launch, but had to be there — commuting over 120 kilometers from home base because this was the “Love Bus,” an iconic commute in … [continued]
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Mahon: Railroads should no longer have police forces
In the early days of Canada, it became a requirement of the times that Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway operate their own police forces.