Opinion

Otherwise it could lead to a debt-financed spending spree of epic proportions

Average undergraduate tuition fees have risen to just under $6,000 a year in Canada since 2010; an increase of 16% in just five years. This rate of increase (3%) has outpaced the rate of inflation (average 2%).

Linda’s Lines

Private sector participation would lead to reduced government expenditures and improved service quality

As we get older and move into retirement, there will come a time when we need to start drawing on our savings. One of the easier ways to do that is through “monthly income” funds that pay out a regular distribution each month.

History and Commentary From a Prairie Perspective

From the Top of the Pile

The term “catfishing” has entered the lexicon now due to the prevalence of a very strange phenomenon: when someone is on contact with a person online, and they later find out that person is not who they thought they were.

We all need a little help sometimes. But there is a stigma when it comes to needing help. Needing help does not make us weak or lazy. One in seven Canadians live in poverty and the Canadian unemployment rate was 7.0 per cent in August 2015.

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