Unpublished Cafe

You would have to live under a rock in this country if you haven’t heard the clarion call, “Axe the tax!’ The federal government’s latest increase to the carbon tax is set to rise on April 1st. First introduced in 2019 at $20 a tonne, the latest increase will see it rise from $65 a tonne to $80 a tonne. Has it become Politicized? Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre calls

Since October 7th, the world has been littered with horrific images from the attack by the terrorist group, Hamas on unsuspecting Israelis. The pushback from Israel has been strident and expanding. In the middle are five million Palestinians who have seen destruction of their homes as the Israeli military pursued Hamas. While the violence is half a world away from Canada, there has

Will Canadians be going to the polls federally in 2024? Will the Grits or even the NDP have a leadership change? Can Canada tackle affordability housing shortages? South of the border, what can we expect in November? So many questions. But by far the biggest one is whether or not Canadians will go the polls in 2024? So we ask in our Unpublished Vote question this month: “Do you e

The New Democrats have come off their latest leadership review, and Jagmeet Singh survives to lead another day. Will it get the party further ahead?Our Unpublished Vote question over the last 10 days asked, “Is the NDP squandering its chance by supporting the Liberals?While the delegates in Hamilton gave Singh 80 % support, our voters saw it differently: 82 % Yes16 % No2 % Unsure

Is it time for the Liberal—NDP coalition to pull the plug? The Liberals don’t mind as they’re still in power, but the NDP, which is propping them up, hasn’t seen much in gains when it comes to the deal? They didn’t ask to form a coalition government with the Liberals, but they seem to be wearing every mistake the government makes. Is time running out for the New Democrats

Did China try and influence two previous Canadian elections? A stunning report from Canada’s spy agency claims that country’s government attempted to interfere in our previous two federal elections but the report also pointed to a lack of concern from the PMO. Prime Minister Trudeau has appointed David Johnston as special rapporteur to investigate the claim. Our Unpublished dot

It’s cloak and dagger stuff, the latest dispute between Canada and China. A CSIS report suggests that China was complicit in trying to influence the outcome of the last two federal elections using money and intimidation. The report points out, despite the attempt, the outcome of the elections would have been the same. The head scratcher is why the federal government is not holdin

The curtain will soon fall on 2022, a year that started with so much optimism after two years of Covid restrictions, vaccine mandates and lockdowns. Instead of a rebound to normal, many other issues have risen to prominence during the year. In today’s show, we look back at some of those events of 2022 and where they may lead us in 2023. Our Unpublished.vote question is: What do y

Canada’s inflation rate in June was 8.1%, something we haven’t seen since the early 1980’s. To cool off the economy, the Bank of Canada has rigorously increased the cost of borrowing which slammed the brakes on our red-hot housing market. The reaction has seen the cost-of-living start sliding down towards the goal of two percent. Currently it stands at 7%.As you sat down for