New report highlights Canada’s low health-care ranking among peer countries

Submitted by mora0247 on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 05:57

 

New report highlights Canada’s low health-care ranking among peer countries

---Appeared in the Hub, August 11, 2021

A new report released by the Commonwealth Fund reveals the unpleasant truth about Canadian health care. According to the authors, it’s better than the star-spangled system south of the border—but worse than just about every developed universal health-care system in the world.

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Federal tax changes increase burden on lower-income families

Submitted by mora0247 on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 05:48

Federal tax changes increase burden on lower-income families

--- Appeared in the Toronto Sun, February 9, 2022

For many families across Canada, times are tough. The cost of living, spurred by high rates of inflation, has soared. And while the Trudeau government has repeatedly said it wants to help families “who are working hard to join the middle class,” it’s actually made life more difficult for many lower-income families by increasing the amount of income taxes they pay.

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Priced Out: Rising tuition, student debt weigh heavily on post-secondary students

Submitted by mora0247 on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 05:25

Rising tuition, student debt weigh heavily on post-secondary students

 

Dannielle Piper, Jessica Wong · CBC News · Posted: Mar 14, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 14

 

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