consumer

Canada

End of consumer carbon tax means cheaper gas but leaves $1.5B hole in B.C. budget: business prof

British Columbia is facing a significant revenue shortfall with the impending end of the province’s consumer carbon tax. The budget…

Read More »
Politics

Carney kills consumer carbon tax in first move as prime minister

Prime Minister Mark Carney wasted no time in making a significant change to government policy by removing the consumer carbon…

Read More »
US Election 2024

Baby products company sues Consumer Product Safety Commission over new safety rule

A baby products manufacturer is taking on a federal regulation that they believe is overly broad and goes against President…

Read More »
Politics

What American consumer goods is Canada targeting with counter-tariffs?

The federal government of Canada has taken a strong stance against the United States by announcing a 25% tariff on…

Read More »
Politics

Freeland would ditch consumer carbon tax if chosen leader: source

Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is considering dropping the consumer carbon tax, a key environmental policy of the Liberal government,…

Read More »
Nova Scotia

Starting this year, income assistance in N.S. to be tied to consumer price index

Feed Nova Scotia’s executive director, Ash Avery, has expressed that while Nova Scotia’s decision to index income assistance is a…

Read More »
Business

Nordic spas booming amid ‘unlimited’ consumer appetite for wellness

Calgary A Canadian trend that started in Quebec has since spread east and west, with a growing number of spas…

Read More »
Business

Why workers plan to strike at ports across U.S. East — and how it could cause consumer chaos

Some 45,000 union workers could walk off the job at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts on Oct.…

Read More »
Canada

Don’t be surprised by the B.C. NDP consumer carbon tax step back

In 2008, as the-then B.C. Liberal government was poised to bring in Canada’s first carbon tax, the B.C. NDP staunchly…

Read More »
Politics

B.C. will scrap consumer carbon tax if Ottawa drops requirement

A re-elected NDP government would scrap British Columbia’s long-standing carbon tax and shift the burden to “big polluters” if the federal government dropped its requirement for…

Read More »
Back to top button