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Food tax: Adding GST to food will benefit the poor, economists say

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

Feb 24 2012
Smart and Mintz estimate the federal government could raise $39 billion annually if it eliminated the exemptions that now exist on politically touchy items such as medicine, tuition, financial services and especially food. Those new revenues can be used to cut income taxes, fund social services or both, or even to reduce almost in half the 12- to 15-per cent harmonized taxes consumers pay.

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Older workers age 60-plus represent 8 per cent of the workforce, but account for 30 per cent of new job gains

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Feb. 23, 2012
… since mid-2009, when the economic recovery began, until January 2012, people 60 or older have accounted for about one-third of all net new job gains. That’s striking considering they only represent 8 per cent of the total labour force… And the reasons for this are many, from being healthy and living longer to the end of mandatory retirement in Ontario, says a new report from TD Economics called Older Workers Stampede into the Labour Market… older Canadians are looking for flexible work arrangements that can include part-time, temporary work and self-employment.

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Changing face and brand of mental health

Friday, May 20th, 2011

May 13 2011
When the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health announced a $10 million gift from Bell Canada last week, the largest corporate donation to mental health in Canada, Harry and Shirley Young were quietly pleased… when it came time to earmark $1 million to a cause, they decided a direct donation would be “a waste of money.”… so their $1 million donation to CAMH in 2009 specifically called for helping companies develop workplace programs for employees suffering from mental health issues as well as encouraging advertising.

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