On July 27, the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Mary Ng, issued a sobering blow to Canadian wineries and their patrons. After a World Trade Organization (WTO) challenge against Canada from Australia claiming “discriminatory measures,” Ms. Mary Ng announced that the two countries had come to a (partial) agreement that […]
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Canada Emergency Response Benefit: Retooling Toward Recovery
Demoralized and defanged at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Employment Insurance (EI) system gave way to a new campaign for supporting Canadians in their time of need. The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) was designed to serve as a buffer against economic misfortune that would eventually expire. However, with the recent extension of […]
Universal Basic Income: A Fitting Rebuttal to COVID-19’s Economic Consequences?
“A universal basic income seems a fitting rebuttal to the universal hardship wrought by the current pandemic.” The latter statement, which served as the concluding remark in an Macleans opinion piece discussing the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic, once again adds fuel to the impassioned discourse surrounding the implementation of a universal basic income […]