For many it has been a rough year. Some have been forced to say goodbye to a beloved family member.
New statistics released by Manitoba Public Insurance last week indicate that the month of December is the second most dangerous month of the year for motorists with an average of 733 collision victims.
We are in the information age. People in “the know”. And yet I am amazed at the things I hear.
Most taxes in Canada do not encourage the right activities. Behavior that should be encouraged is taxed, and behavior that should be discouraged has no tax.
Change can be tough but we live with it every day. We age, our working, personal and family life changes. Our financial goals and expectations change.
Imagine…You are a teenage girl and you suddenly find out you are pregnant. You have to go home and tell your family including your fiancé.
On the long list of unrealistic promises that the NDP government has made over the past decade, this one may rank at the top.
Fundamentally, most tax structures in Canada are doing the very opposite of what they ought to be doing: they tax behavior that should be encouraged and don’t tax behavior that should be discouraged.
In a previous article I attempted to connect the dots between the various political seasons that came with the year 2011.
Charles Dickens is possibly best known for the story “The Christmas Carol” that has become a Christmas standard in our culture.
