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In this article we discuss nuclear power: how it looks in Canada, and some options for the future. With future energy being top of mind for many Canadians, canadNow is publishing a series of articles about sustainable energy sources for Canada. We have previously discussed wind power, and hope to discuss solar in the future. Nuclear power is a contested issue. [ 802 more words ] https://canadnow.ca/canada-and-nuclear-power-looking-to-th/

Offshore tax havens are a problem in every country, illuminated most notably by the Panama Papers. Canada is no exception. Many indicators show Canada lagging behind many first world countries when it comes to cracking down on corporations and people who use offshore tax havens to ultimately pay less taxes in Canada. With Covid-19 lockdowns, and massive shocks to economies around the world, many governments will have to find new ways of raising revenue or be forced to carry large deficits. [ 724 more words ] https://canadnow.ca/canadas-offshore-tax-havens-a-look-at-/

Many anxious Canadians are asking themselves: how much is Canada's Corona debt, and how are we going to pay for it? In this article, canadNow will give you the hard numbers of Corona spending, how this affects our deficit, historical contexts, and some possible options for paying it off. The Current Deficit As of right now, various estimates place the [ 921 more words ] https://canadnow.ca/canadas-corona-debt-how-deep-and-how-w/

There have been growing concerns about interprovincial trade barriers limiting potential growth, and if Canadians are losing out because of red tape. The federal government continues putting significant energy into international trade deals, even though countries have stated our interprovincial barriers are limiting their ability to trade with us. If we cannot trade freely within our own borders, what does that say about our future prospects? [ 681 more words ] https://canadnow.ca/interprovincial-trade-barriers-are-can/

In this article we'll look at wind power in Canada: how the system works, the global and national contexts, economic feasibility, and future prospects. This is the first article in a series about energy generation in Canada. With the heralding of renewable energy in recent years, we need a basic understanding of the different elements to better inform our collective decisions. [ 805 more words ] https://canadnow.ca/wind-power-in-canada-a-quick-look-at-t/

When canadNow made predictions about the approaching pandemic there were a lot of uncertainties. The most immediate was the social impact: would we flatten the curve or end up like Italy and Spain, with patients dying in hallways and the healthcare system completely overloaded. Locking down was never completely about stopping the spread of Covid itself, nor was it an over-reaction to disproportionate fear for a virus appearing to have a relatively low mortality rate. [ 739 more words ] https://canadnow.ca/lockdown-was-successful-now-its-time-t/

Financial questions swirl as the curve flattens and recovery crests the horizon. Any prior vulnerabilities in the Canadian economy will be exacerbated by the national shutdown. Two issues directly impacting many Canadians will be real estate values, with their volatile equity, and record levels of consumer debt. We'll have a look at where we are, what got us here, and future considerations for our attitudes regarding consumer debt and housing. [ 1,134 more word ] https://canadnow.ca/canadian-house-prices-and-debt-pandemi/