New Brunswick’s newly elected Liberal government wasted no time implementing a rent cap and looking at the reactions, in their haste didn’t get it right – not that they ever could!
WEEK OF DECEMBER 9 2024 NEWSREEL WITH VANESSA T...
TRUDEAU’S IMMI...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to fix immigration in Canada depends on the biggest exodus of people since at least the 1940s — one that many economists doubt is feasible.
Slamming the brakes on record-setting population growth requires 2.4 million non-permanent residents to leave or …
JOBLESS RATE REACHES...
Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent last month as more people looked for work in a weak job market, shifting expectations toward a jumbo interest rate cut next week.
Statistics Canada’s November labour force survey says the jobless rate …
CANADIAN PER-CAPITA ...
Canada’s largest bank believes weak economic output will justify big rate cuts in a few days. A new RBC report notes that gross domestic product (GDP) climbed in Q3 2024, but the slower-than-expected growth was driven entirely by government spending. More concerning …
CRACK DOWN OR CRACKD...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a federal initiative targeting short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo. The $50-million Short-Term Rental Enforcement Fund, unveiled this week, aims to provide municipalities with resources to regulate and reintegrate short-term rental units into the long-term housing …
From the pages of our Oct/Nov issue…
Quote Worthy
Property managers or landlords have the responsibility to report to the correct authorities when child trafficking, abuse, neglect or endangerment is occurring for anyone under the age of 16 years old. ~ Jasminder Sekhon, Director of Community Engagement, EDI and Policy, Victim Services Toronto