In the years that my pal Nik Nanos has been polling – sixteen of them – it’s never been this bad. The question was simple: “Thinking of your personal finances, are you better off, worse off or has ...

Each month or so, comes a threat to kill me. Sometimes Dorothy is named, too. The dog has also been mentioned. Poor Cody. The ...

Taxes went up in the budget. A fat wave of mortgage renewals is coming at rates which were supposed to be lower by now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strain_theory_ (sociology) In the fields of sociology and criminology, strain theory is a ...

So many maladies. So little time. Let’s snap on the latex, pull on the wellies, flip the goggles and wade into the waiting room. Oh, the humanity. “Hi Garth, I know you are probably incredibly busy ...

You should know by now Canadians have no protected right to own property. It’s not in the Charter of Rights, and was removed from Constitutional protection 42 years ago. Americans have it. Folks there ...

In a Manhattan courtroom Donald Trump is currently on trial in a hush-money case the prosecution says amounts to election fraud and collusion. The main players are sordid. A porn star. A man already ...

Well, it’s been a messy few days around here. An emotional backlash to Muslim-friendly mortgages. Angst over two-million-buck houses. Hyperventilation about the orange guy. All unhealthy. More of this ...

To buy a house costing $2 million takes courage. And cash. Lots of it, including a 20% downpayment and a fat income. After putting $400,000 down and paying $73,000 in land transfer tax (in Toronto), ...