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Canadian Police Are Solving Fewer Crimes. Almost Half of Violent Offences Now Go Unpunished.
The violent crime clearance rate has dropped from 63% to 55% in a decade. The non-violent rate has hit 25% — the lowest since tracking began. In British Columbia, two out of three violent crimes go unsolved. And police-per-capita is falling.
NW · 3 weeks ago
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The Deficit Is $78 Billion. The Debt Grew by $87 Billion. Governments Are Hiding the Difference.
Accrual accounting lets Ottawa and the provinces report smaller deficits while borrowing far more. The provinces ran $333 billion in combined deficits since 1990. Their net debt grew by $863 billion. The gap is by design.
NW · 3 weeks ago
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60% Disapprove. 55% Say Tariffs Hurt. Trump’s Approval on the Economy Is the Worst in a Generation.
One year after 'Liberation Day,' every major poll tells the same story: most Americans oppose Trump's tariffs, most say they raised prices, and the Supreme Court already struck the program down once.
NW · 4 weeks ago
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Every Allied Country Is Cutting Fuel Taxes. Canada Is Raising Them.
Australia halved fuel taxes. Italy, Spain, Ireland, and Portugal cut theirs. On April 1, Canada's industrial carbon tax rises to $110 per tonne — and Canadians pay up to 65 cents a litre in fuel taxes.
NW · 4 weeks ago
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Canadian Police Are Solving Fewer Crimes. Almost Half of Violent Offences Now Go Unpunished.
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The Deficit Is $78 Billion. The Debt Grew by $87 Billion. Governments Are Hiding the Difference.
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60% Disapprove. 55% Say Tariffs Hurt. Trump’s Approval on the Economy Is the Worst in a Generation.
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Every Allied Country Is Cutting Fuel Taxes. Canada Is Raising Them.
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