Is there any area of daily life that governments do NOT think they should meddle in? It may be that two years of bailing out Canadians during COVID has reinforced this busybody complex, or it may be that the NDP’s warm embrace is showing — but honestly, did the feds really need to include in the 2022-23 budget specific measures to create a “menstrual equity fund,” encourage more cannabis sales, or persuade businesses to use heat pumps? Read More
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Editorial: Canada's federal budget more restrained than the last one, but not restrained enough
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