http://canadafreepress.com/ Canada Free Press en Canada Free Press Copyright 2009 2009-11-07T09:00:16+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16594 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16594#When:14:20:15Z You know you need insurance, but with such a dizzying array of available options, how do you know what coverage is best for you? Here are some tips on insuring your property, your vehicle and your life. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-11-06T14:20:15+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16593 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16593#When:14:14:26Z “Insurance can be one strategy to manage your risk,” says Chartered Accountant Vic Skot, principal, Benefit Partners Inc. in Barrie. “It can give the business owner and the corporation ways to manage and mitigate their risks that are both tax and cost effective.” Financial, Business, Economy 2009-11-06T14:14:26+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16485 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16485#When:05:45:01Z EDMONTON : The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) applauded the City of Calgary today for pulling out of the race to host Expo 2017. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-11-03T05:45:01+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16353 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16353#When:00:17:20Z Pick up the phone or pull out your cheque book – it’s your choice. Unless enough Manitobans urge the provincial government to reconsider its BiPole 3 decision, we’re going to pay dearly for the mistake for decades to come. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-30T00:17:20+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16212 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16212#When:18:42:24Z REGINA: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today released results of a six question municipal candidate survey conducted in advance of the October 28 civic election in Regina. Unfortunately, virtually all incumbents hid behind an oath of office to avoid answering the CTF’s questions. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-26T18:42:24+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16205 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16205#When:17:54:24Z REGINA: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today released results of a six question municipal candidate survey conducted in advance of the October 28 civic election in Saskatoon. The questions concerned issues related to taxation powers and levels, capital projects with potentially high expenses, and recycling.  Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-26T17:54:24+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16204 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16204#When:17:50:17Z WINNIPEG: A coalition of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s (CTF) Colin Craig, former United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee President Jim Collinson, Electrical Engineering Specialist John Roschuk and University of Manitoba Professor Emeritus Jim Graham released today an analysis on the recently proposed BiPole 3 routes. The coalition called the proposed routes “extremely costly and unnecessary.” Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-26T17:50:17+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16135 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16135#When:14:55:04Z The test results are in and the patient is sick. Unfortunately for Saskatchewan taxpayers, the patient is Saskatchewan’s medical system. In the words of Tony Dagnone, the man who headed the province’s Patient First Review, the system is good but not good enough. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-24T14:55:04+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16069 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16069#When:20:14:10Z TORONTO: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) responded with concern to the news that Ontario will run a deficit of $24.7 billion for 2009-10.  Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-22T20:14:10+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16042 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16042#When:04:59:35Z Families and businesses are concerned about the rising property tax grab and rightly so. While federal and provincial tax burdens have fallen, municipal tax burdens head skyward. This is because municipalities first decide how much they are going to spend, then calculate what the property tax bill needs to be to pay for that spending. This backwards system puts taxpayers at the mercy of local councils every year. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-22T04:59:35+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16011 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16011#When:04:33:39Z By Peter Shawn Taylor What’s the easiest way to get from welfare to work? Drive there. Decades of convincing research proves that access to a car is a significant factor in moving off social assistance and into the work-a-day world. It’s time governments in Canada started paying attention to this crucial fact. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-21T04:33:39+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16008 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/16008#When:04:12:45Z By Todd Hirsch Prices rose to nearly $US 78 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate crude on Thursday. But the big question on everyone’s mind is: what’s driving the price increase? And, is it sustainable? Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-21T04:12:45+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15959 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15959#When:17:41:29Z Business owners are often overwhelmed by the technology required for their small to medium-sized businesses. “And understandably so,” says Chartered Accountant James Belesiotis, CA∙IT, a practitioner in Toronto. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-19T17:41:29+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15957 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15957#When:17:30:45Z What needs to be top-of-mind when you go shopping for your business’ technology? According to two Chartered Accountants who are certified specialists in information technology (CA∙IT), the number-one consideration is gearing technology to your business needs. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-19T17:30:45+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15938 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15938#When:14:38:26Z Next year federal Equalization payments to the provinces are expected to decline anywhere from 10 to 15 per cent.  As a result, some premiers are demanding the program get a giant bailout. The Harper government should reject these expensive demands.  Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-19T14:38:26+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15920 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15920#When:20:48:33Z The Dow passed to the good side of 10,000 last week, and celebration was widespread because it was heralded as a sign of better times ahead.  As early as May 27, Treasury Secretary and Turbo Tax tyro Timothy Geithner said the US economy was in the early stages of recovery, and in late August announced “We are back from the brink.”  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, the financial equivalent of the Magic 8 Ball, has been saying since March that “signs point to recovery.” Administration spokesmen point to improving home sales, rising stock prices, and make-work jobs programs and credit the stimulus spending for curing the economy from its ills.  They conveniently overlook the virus of unemployment, the contagion of home foreclosures, or the consumptive decline of the dollar’s value. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-18T20:48:33+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15636 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15636#When:10:54:04Z We’ve all heard of the “Thin Blue Line.”  It suggests a thin line of policemen in blue uniforms is all that stands between civilized society and the chaos of predators descending upon us.  It is also a term used to express a sense of “brotherhood” that exists between police officers. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-10T10:54:04+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15590 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15590#When:02:43:37Z TORONTO—(Marketwire) - Fresco Microchip Inc., a developer of leading edge RF, mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits (ICs), today announced that it closed a financing round totaling $10 million. Celtic House Venture Partners and Ventures West led the financing round. Fresco will expand its commercial activities and bring new products to market with the funding. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-09T02:43:37+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15367 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15367#When:15:35:03Z Students facing hefty costs for post-secondary education may be able to benefit from some welcome tax breaks. Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-02T15:35:03+00:00 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15365 http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15365#When:15:09:48Z “The key is being able to integrate finance knowledge into the larger business context. Does the program prepare you to do that? More than just a specific knowledge of finance is required to be able to succeed in business today. Students should think big – and perhaps consider learning Mandarin!” Financial, Business, Economy 2009-10-02T15:09:48+00:00