Easter has long been one of the last holidays where tradition still dictated what landed on the dinner table. Lamb for many. Ham for most. Turkey, occasionally. But in 2026, something has shifted — and not subtly. This year, the Easter menu is being decided less by culture and more by cost.
“Homelessness & Affordability Crisis”
Carney will need to get ahead of the looming economic crisis to stay in power
By now, it’s clear that no matter what kind of resolution U.S. President Donald Trump attempts to impose on his latest misadventure in Iran, this conflict and its global repercussions will be far from over.
More likely, it will resemble George W. Bush’s infamous “mission accomplished” moment aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in 2003: a premature declaration of victory that gave way to years of prolonged conflict, with consequences that are still unfolding today.
Whatever branding Trump chooses, it won’t stick.
But the economic consequences will.
CHARLEBOIS: The economy is sluggish. So why is fast food struggling?
For decades, economic slowdowns followed a predictable script in foodservice. As household budgets tightened, consumers traded down. Full-service restaurants suffered. Fast food thrived. Value, convenience and predictability made quick-service restaurants (QSRs) the natural refuge in uncertain times.
CHARLEBOIS: Taxing food Is immoral — Manitoba just proved it doesn’t have to be
Taxing food disproportionately punishes those with the least flexibility. It’s not just inefficient—it’s fundamentally wrong
Manitoba’s decision to remove the provincial sales tax (PST) from all groceries is a sound policy move — though perhaps not for the reasons many assume. What makes this announcement even more remarkable is who is making it: an NDP government choosing to reduce taxes at the grocery store. In today’s policy environment, that is both unexpected and noteworthy.
Ontario planning to remove HST on new homes for 1 year
The province is planning to temporarily remove Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) for buyers of new homes.
Premier Doug Ford announced the plan Wednesday at a news conference in Mississauga, saying the full 13 per cent tax will be removed for new homes valued up to $1 million from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.
For homes valued up to $1.5 million the temporary measure would see them qualify for the maximum $130,000, decreasing proportionally to homes valued at $1.85 million, which would qualify for a $24,000 rebate, said the release.
Sounds like it will be a windfall for the rich.
Myths and Deliberate Lies About the Homeless that Make the Problem Worse
On any given night in America, rain or shine, warm or cold, more than 700,000 people, mostly in urban areas, are without shelter. It’s a problem that defies all attempts to alleviate it. It’s a problem that is only getting worse.
The problem of homelessness is partly mythological, partly a government flim-flam, and partly a human tragedy that government stupidity and political machinations make worse.
Toronto considers micro-shelter communities to tackle homelessness
Micro-shelter communities are being floated as one way to provide emergency housing for people experiencing homelessness in Toronto.
However, some challenges have emerged, as 44 city-owned properties identified for potential sites have all been deemed unsuitable.
Nonetheless, the City of Toronto is moving forward with a two-year pilot, with the caveat that interested non-profits must come up with private land options.
Algorithmic pricing is being used in Canada. Why many want it banned
Most Canadians want the government to ban or regulate algorithmic pricing, a new poll suggests — with half of respondents saying the practice is unfair because it can result in people paying different prices for the same product.
The Abacus Data poll, which was conducted online and can’t be assigned a margin of error, polled 1,931 Canadians on algorithmic pricing.
Our elites are hard at work.
They import cheap labour to depress wages and raise the price of everything.
Now with algorithmic pricing they have a modernized stealth version of the “Company Store”.
They won’t clean up the homeless camps because they want you to know that’s where you’ll end up if you make a fuss.
Welcome to the New Canada.
B.C. premier signals he won’t support feds’ expansion of temporary foreign worker scam
B.C. Premier David Eby has signalled he won’t support the federal government’s move to temporarily increase rural employers’ allowances for temporary foreign workers, saying there should be a pathway to permanent residency instead.
It comes after an event Monday on the Sunshine Coast where the local MP re-announced a move to allow rural employers to have up to 15 per cent of their workforce be low-wage temporary foreign workers (TFW).
The new foreign workers cap is up from the current cap of 10 per cent, and would allow for eligible workers to get an automatic one-year extension on their work permits.
Send them back. Send the politicians who support this assault on our economic and social security back with them.
CHARLEBOIS: Canada’s food inflation slowing — but the squeeze isn’t over
Among the G7 countries, Canada still posts the highest food inflation rate
Canada’s food inflation rate eased to 5.4% in February 2026, down from 7.3% previously. At first glance, this looks like progress. But the reality behind the numbers suggests Canadians shouldn’t celebrate just yet.
Food inflation remains 3.6 percentage points above overall inflation, which means groceries are still becoming more expensive faster than most other goods in the economy. While the pace of increase has slowed, the pressure on household budgets has not disappeared.
LILLEY: Food inflation still high and Mark Carney can’t blame war for that
The latest numbers on inflation from Statistics Canada showing overall inflation dropping are already outdated.
The federal agency released its latest report on Monday morning showing the Consumer Price Index rose 1.8% in February compared to a year earlier.
Housing affordability has been improving. It’s not enough and may not last much longer
Canada’s housing market is waking up for the spring selling season, but young prospective homebuyers would be justified to remain in a state of prolonged hibernation.
For over two years homes in much of the country have been getting more affordable, thanks to a mix of softer prices and, later, falling interest rates. The problem is that, for the most part, we are still nowhere close to pre-pandemic levels of affordability. With the exception of condos, owning a home remains far more expensive than it was before the last housing boom.
CHARLEBOIS: Global shocks are driving food prices but Canada’s policies make it worse
Crude oil prices are behaving like the tide these days — moving up and down with unsettling force. Just this past week, prices jumped from roughly $78 on March 10 to above $95 by March 13.
For the food industry, this kind of volatility is far more troubling than a steady rise in energy costs. Gradual increases can be managed. Wild swings cannot.
The UK’s homelessness crisis is a clear sign of national decline
What are the biggest issues facing the British people? Any pollster who asks this question invariably gets two responses: immigration and the cost of living. And not without reason: both are out of control and they are both impossible to ignore. It hasn’t escaped most people’s attention that their neighbourhood has been completely transformed in the space of a decade, or that their once manageable wage goes half as far as it used to.
This should not be but across the west elites push mass migration and net zero tyranny enacting every possible roadblock to a reasonable standard of living.
Their agenda is control by impoverishing the masses.
That’s you and me.
Rising grocery costs forcing Canadians to cut meals and rely on credit, survey says
More Canadians are relying on credit to put food on the table — and sacrificing nutrition in the process — according to a new survey that shows how the strain of Canada’s affordability crisis is increasingly surfacing in grocery aisles.
A new survey from insolvency and debt relief firm Spergel finds that a majority of the 269 Canadians questioned said they had skipped meals or reduced portion sizes in the past six months due to financial pressure. Fifty three per cent of the respondents, who were between the ages of 30 and 60, reported using credit, buy-now-pay-later services, lines of credit or payday loans to purchase groceries in the last six months.