TORONTO – Less than one year after reaching a population of 40 million, Canada has crossed a new milestone: as of Wednesday morning, the population is at 41 million, according to Statistics Canada’s real-time “tracker”. →
TORONTO – Continua il braccio di ferro sulla carbon tax fra il primo ministro Justin Trudeau ed i premier(s) del Canada: in una lettera inviata ai sette premier che chiedono lo stop dell’imminente aumento della tassa (il 1° aprile) – tra i quali anche il premier liberale di Terranova e Labrador, Andrew Furey – il primo ministro scrive che “ci sono diversi fattori che influenzano l’inflazione…
TORONTO – The tug of war over the carbon tax continues between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers of Canada: in a letter sent to the seven premiers asking for a stop to the imminent increase in the tax (on April 1st) – also to the Liberal premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey – the Prime Minister writes that ““There are several factors that affect inflation. It is critical to dispel the misconception that Canada’s carbon pricing system is a significant driver of inflation — because that is demonstrably false. According to the Bank of Canada, the carbon price is only responsible for about 0.1 percentage points of annual inflation”. →
TORONTO – Il governo federale l’ha detto chiaro, e più volte: la carbon tax non si tocca. Ma cosa ne pensano i canadesi? Ha cercato di capirlo l’Angus Reid Institute attraverso un sondaggio condotto on line dal 20 al 22 marzo su un campione casuale di 1.602 adulti canadesi membri dell’Angus Reid Forum…
TORONTO – The federal government has said it clearly, and several times: the carbon tax cannot be touched. But what do Canadians think? The Angus Reid Institute tried to understand this through an online survey conducted from March 20 to 22 on a random sample of 1,602 Canadian adults who are members of the Angus Reid Forum. →