Financial band aids are nice, but cures are better

While inflation increases have been steep over the past year, the sheer number of Canadians that have been unable to comfortably weather even a few inflationary quarters is a strong signal that many households have been living perilously close to the financial edge.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal cabinet is rolling out an affordability plan that includes details about the first phase of a national dental care plan, a top up to a housing benefit for renters, and a doubling of the federal GST rebate, writes Elizabeth Mulholland.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ELIZABETH MULHOLLAND

September 12, 2022

Canadians are suffering from an acute affordability crisis, and governments are taking steps to relieve some of their immediate financial pain. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Quebec, for example, have opted to issue direct payments to individuals to relieve inflation pressures; while Ontario and Alber...

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