Tag: finance

  • We Messed Up!

    If the last few years of Canadian governance were a movie, it’d be a comedy—but not the good kind. It’d be one of those cringe-worthy, slapstick flicks where every decision leaves you asking, “Who thought that was a good idea?” Enter Canada’s experiment with quantitative easing (QE), a financial stunt that’s left our economy wobbling…

  • A Ticking Time Bomb: Is Canada’s New “Consumer-Driven Banking” Just a Data Grab in Disguise?

    When reading the fall, 2024 Canada Budget, I stumbled onto a section about something they call Consumer-Driven Banking, I was truly taken back as this was the first I heard of this and I have not heard it mentioned in any of the parliamentary debates. This is a massive red flag, a “Holy Crap” moment,…

  • The 2024 Fall Budget – A Hot Mess!

    Let’s start with the obvious: the 2024 Fall Economic Statement should have been a reckoning, a sobering account of failed plans and broken promises, topped off with a bold plan to right the ship. Instead, we got a litany of excuses wrapped in polished PR. The government is playing the “hope the electorate isn’t paying…

  • Australia’s Infrastructure Crisis: A Ticking Time Bomb for Taxpayers

    Australia’s Infrastructure Crisis: A Ticking Time Bomb for Taxpayers In a country priding itself on stability and prosperity, Australia’s approach to infrastructure spending has all the hallmarks of a government playing Russian roulette with the future. Decades of underinvestment, political optics over substance, and a backlog of overdue maintenance have left the nation teetering on…

  • The Significant Impact of the Carbon Tax on Single Parents: A Reality Check

    The introduction of the carbon tax in Canada aims to address environmental challenges, but its ripple effect on household budgets—particularly those of single parents—is concerning. This policy adds an extra layer of difficulty for those already managing tight financial situations. Let’s take a close look at how the carbon tax impacts a single parent with…