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Shipping is one of the world's biggest contributors to climate change The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has joined growing calls for a global carbon tax solution to the problem of carbon emissions in the industry. The idea is to raise incentives for shipping companies to invest in technologies to enable cleaner shipping. The ICS timed its intervention just before the Leaders’ Summit on Climate hosted by the US began on April 23. This summit could set the climate agenda ahead of the UN Climate Chance Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November. “It’s complex, it needs to be a...

Foreign homeowners who have properties sitting vacant in Canada could soon be hit with a new tax. The federal government released its budget plan on Monday and, with it, announced a new 1% annual tax on non-resident, non-Canadian owned residential real estate that is either sitting vacant or is considered underused. “This will help to ensure that foreign, non-resident owners, who simply use Canada as a place to passively store their wealth in housing, pay their fair share,” the budget reads. Details on what will constitute an “underused” property were not given in the budget proposal....

Share this article Share this article OTTAWA, ON, April 15, 2021 /CNW/ - The overdose crisis continues to have devastating impacts on Canadian communities and families. Tragically, the latest national data show that in many areas of the country, the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening the ongoing public health crisis of opioid-related harms and deaths. Stigma is a significant barrier to accessing health and other services and has a major impact on people who use drugs and their friends and families.   That is why today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced nearly $1.7 mill...

Federal government should hike GST, abandon $100B stimulus plans as COVID-19 spending mounts: report The C.D. Howe Institute report warned about a 'bleak outlook' for Canada should the Liberal government neglect to correct it's fiscal course Author of the article: Jesse Snyder Publishing date: Apr 07, 2021  •  3 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks to news media before unveiling a fiscal update on Nov. 30, 2020. Freeland is scheduled to table the first budget in more than two years on April 19. Photo by Bla...

/CNW/ - Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. Thanks to investments made by the Government of Canada, residents of LaSalle will...