From The Readers: Real-Estate Investors Fuel Housing Crisis
"The principal goal of investors is to make as much money as possible, and preoccupation for a social issue appears to be totally irrelevant to them."
Alex Cosh
Alex Cosh is the news editor of The Maple.
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Forty-Two Percent of Ontario Condos Are Used As Investment Properties
Thirty-six percent of condos in Toronto and 34 percent of condos in Vancouver are owned as investment properties.
Voices of Support for Elghawaby Grow After Calls for Her Resignation
Human rights advocates and other civil society voices have come out in support of Elghawaby in recent days.
Interview: Why Privatization Won't Solve The Public Health System Crisis
"We can't afford to look back at this time many years down the road and wish we'd done so much more to rebuild the health care system when it was in crisis."
From The Readers: How Soaring Grocery Prices Affect You While Companies Rake In Profits
Your stories about the impact of rising grocery prices.
Podcast: Is Danielle Smith in The Clear?
On this week's podcast, we discussed the story about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office allegedly contacting Crown prosecutors.
Rising Grocery Costs: How Have You Been Impacted?
After a year of grocery prices soaring at rates not seen since in decades, 2023 is expected to see supermarket costs rise by a further five to seven per cent.
Diplomats Warned About Israeli Politician Who Provoked Violence. Then Trudeau Welcomed His Government
The Trudeau government has provided no indication that it plans to boycott meetings with extremist ministers in Israel’s new government.
Podcast: Why Do Costs for Canadian Military Purchases Keep Skyrocketing?
We were joined by Ottawa Citizen reporter David Pugliese to discuss Canada's deal with Lockheed Martin to purchase the F-35 fighter jet.