Given the BOC’s recent signals that QE is over and that rates will be going up earlier than previously expected, the media narrative is showing signs of change. We’re now seeing more and more articles talking about a marke …

Election 2021 is finally behind us. The end result of this $600M snap election in the middle of a fourth wave is a parliament that is almost exactly the same as the one that preceded it. As the Liberal Party did not lose any seats, th …

In our final Election 2021 housing blog post, we’re looking at the third party NDP’s platform under leader Jagmeet Singh. As is expected for the housing section of an NDP platform, it starts with building affordable housin …

In a recent briefing to the media, Premier Ford had the following message: “Everyone’s worked hard: healthcare folks have worked hard, the people of Ontario… we just can’t go back, we have to go forward. We c …

The media have been whispering about a snap summer federal election for many months now, and the tempo of these ramblings has been increasing. In addition to the media chatter is a relentless amount of federal announcements in the las …

The Bank of Canada’s language on rates has tightened dramatically in the last several months. It was not long ago that BOC Governor Maklem was saying that rates would stay ultra low for many years to come – this to support …

For the last decade Canada has enjoyed inflation that never rose over 3%, hitting the Bank of Canada’s target. There were times when inflation was so low and unalarming that economists and public figures called for massive gover …

Canada’s 2011 census saw the population tick in at just under 33.5 million, a 6% increase from the 2006 census of 31.6 million. By 2016, the national population had risen to over 35 million people, and Statscan estimates that ov …

The Federal government has finally taken a strategic leadership role in the construction of public transit in the GTA. Several weeks ago, Ottawa announced that it would cut a cheque for over $12 billion on key strategic transit projec …

Torontonians continue to pay some of the lowest proportional property tax rates in Ontario, despite an above inflation increase that was passed by City Council earlier this year. Today Torontonians pay 0.6% of their home values in pro …

The Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) recently released a report discussing the shortage of affordable housing in Toronto and presenting a solution. The magic ingredient to solving the housing crunch can be foun …

In this blog, Tembo will outline some of the programs and measures in place to support individuals for those in need. We recognize that many of our readers, clients, and stakeholders are people who have been directly impacted by COVI …