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Slashing Development Fees Is Not a Cure-All for Housing Affordability: CMHC

Slashing municipal development charges could help spur building in some of Canada’s most expensive markets but those cuts wouldn’t be enough to fix the affordability gap on their own, according to a new analysis from the federal housing agency. Development charges are fees cities impose on developers that are mainly used to pay for infrastructure […]

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Global Energy Show Kicking Off in Calgary Next Week Against Backdrop of Oil Shock

Premiers, energy ministers, CEOs and a throng of international visitors are poised to descend on Calgary next week, when the annual Global Energy Show kicks off against a vastly different backdrop than the event last year. A year ago Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was just beginning to float the idea of a new West Coast oil pipeline, her government had yet to sign an energy accord with Ottawa setting out conditions for that plan and there was no war in the Middle East upending energy markets. Yet one theme remains consistent, said Nick Samain, senior vice-president of organizer DMG Events: the need for Canada to diversify its energy export markets and to build the infrastructure needed to make it happen.

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Ottawa Orders CRTC to Review Rule Tripling Tax on Online Streamers, Citing Affordability

The federal government is directing the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to review its decision to triple the tax on major television streaming platforms. The heritage department announced on June 3 that Culture Minister Marc Miller will direct the commission to “review its recent decision to regulate online streamers and Canadian broadcasters.” The CRTC’s [...]

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