Wednesday morning news drop
Are you up to date on the latest tax changes? With tax season upon us, it’s a good time to review some of the main tax updates that have been made over the past year (CPA Canada)
Doug Ford's housing task force calls for more density, less public consultation Task force makes 55 recommendations aimed at reining in home prices (CBC)
CEO of Canada’s largest trucking company says COVID-19 vaccine mandate ‘not an issue at all’ TFI International Inc. TFII-T is virtually untouched by the recent vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the U.S.-Canada border, said the head of the Canada’s largest trucking conglomerate. “Vaccination at TFI is not an issue at all,” chairman and CEO Alain Bedard said Tuesday. (Globe and Mail)
Alberta’s response to Coutts blockade proof of discriminatory double standard, First Nations say When rail lines were blocked in 2020, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney drafted a new law in response, but it hasn’t been used at the Coutts barricade. That leaves First Nations leaders ringing alarm bells, again, about racism in protest policing (Narwhal)
As Automakers Add Technology to Cars, Software Bugs Follow Faulty computer systems are prompting class-action lawsuits by disgruntled car owners, a symptom of automakers’ bumpy transition to the digital age. (New York Times)
Pay Me More or I Quit: Workers Play Risky Game With Their Bosses More than 60% of Americans say using a job offer from another company for the sole purpose of receiving a salary increase is an ethical practice. (Bloomberg)
Are You Diversified? A lot of the highflyers have come down a lot. Many of them – the ubiquitous EV makers, the SPACs, the meme stocks, the metaverse plays, fuel cells, payment processing, crypto assets, and development-stage biotechs – are still ridiculously expensive. A lot of good companies out there with valuations that just aren’t supported by the fundamentals and they are being weighed. (Alhambra)
The Crypto Backlash Is Booming Web3 is making some people very rich. It’s making other people very angry. (The Atlantic)
As Schools Reopen, Losses Keep Piling Up for Kids How can we make up for the time and opportunities that COVID-19 took away? (Walrus)
Why Are So Many Americans Still Dying of COVID? For those attuned to the ongoing, horrifying pandemic death toll, it may seem a continuation of the country’s failure stretching back to last spring. (New York Magazine)
The Nuclear Industry Argues Regulators Don’t Understand New Small Reactors Advocates say the plants offer a climate fix, but opponents decry them as dangerous. (Businessweek)
The raw-materials challenge: How the metals and mining sector will be at the core of enabling the energy transition As the world gears up for net zero, demand for raw materials is set to soar. The energy transition presents unique challenges for metals and mining companies, which will need to innovate and rebuild their growth agenda. (McKinsey)
The Bengals Rebuild Will Be the Envy of the NFL. How Replicable Is It? A cautionary note for a woebegone franchise that thinks it can have a two-year rise akin to Cincinnati’s (Ringer)