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From: Rosalie Wyonch To: Cannabis-Concerned Canadians Date: April 20, 2018 Re: It's 4-20. How's that Legalization Thing Going?  Two years ago, on April 20, Ottawa announced steps to legalize cannabis. Since then, governments across Canada have been developing regulation, taxation, and licensing policies governing the sale and cultivation of marijuana, in time for the…

From: Christopher Sands To: The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Global Affairs Date: May 25, 2018 Re: Why Canada Should Resist a Skinny NAFTA 2.0 In recent days, Washington has been buzzing with speculation that a “Skinny” NAFTA deal is possible. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin suggested it as the US and China appeared to be stepping back from the brink of a trade war. The Wall Street…

Hugh Segal is principal of Massey College. He served in the Canadian Senate as a Conservative from Ontario and was vice-chair of the subcommittee on urban poverty. Every democracy’s internal legitimacy is tied to how fair the residents of that country feel their society is or tries to be. The fairness of laws, the fairness of government generally, the mix of fairness and opportunity…

Free licensed child care. It sounds like a parents’ dream. But look a little closer at the Government of Ontario’s recently announced plan to deliver free licensed child care for preschoolers, and flaws emerge. Beyond the arguably late starting age of 2½ years, this initiative could have unwelcome consequences due to its limited accessibility and its potential to create excess demand for licensed…

From: Parisa Mahboubi To: Concerned Canadians Date: January 4, 2018 Re: Dissecting Income Inequality Canadians today are richer than ever, but the gap between average and median household wealth has also grown. The main drivers of wealth inequality between Canadian households between 2005 and 2016 have been rising real estate prices and an aging population, according to…