Category: Canadian politics

From: FP

The selfishness is in the massive borrowing for current expenditures. By 2045, the Finance Department models project national debt growing to an alarming $1.5 trillion (versus the $11 billion in net assets it forecasted two years ago), saddling our children and grandchildren with a crushing annual interest bill of $82 billion. Parenthetically, it is ironic that millennials, who are most captivated by Justin Trudeau, are least helped by his policies now and will be the most hurt down the road.

From: Huffington Post Canada

The federal government is inching towards a so-called “Netflix tax,” with Canada’s media creators likely to line up in favor as some consumer groups and Internet providers oppose the move.

A briefing note prepared for Heritage Minister Melanie Joly argues in favour of charging sales tax on digital content subscriptions, such as on Netflix’s monthly fee.