A family making $60,000 or less has a higher standard of living in Canada than in the U.S., although individuals in the upper tiers of the tax brackets in Canada do pay more (Speirs 1999). There is also a national 'sales' or consumption tax, similar to Europe's VAT (value-added) tax in Canada, and higher estate taxes than the United States. Canada is also more willing to use public policy 'carrot' tax cuts to encourage good behavior, including a tax credit for using public transportation (About the tax credit for public transportation, 2009, Canadian government website).
Canada generally provides more financial support to students for education, again with an eye upon shaping social policy. For example it encourages apprenticeships and other educational initiatives for 'self-improvement,' in the belief that fostering education helps all of society. "The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG) is a taxable cash grant available to registered apprentices once they have successfully completed their first or second year/level (or equivalent) of an apprenticeship program in one of the Red Seal trades" (Apprenticeship, 2009, Canadian government website). Educational scholarships exist for PhD and Master's students who have graduated with distinction, not simply those in the direst of financial need, as well as for women, students with dependents, in-course students, students with high levels of need, and engineering students (Education, 2009, Canadian government website). These groups are seen as especially deserving of public assistance, or in employment that is especially important for society in the future. Higher education in Canada is cheaper at the undergraduate and graduate level than a private education in the United States, and the high quality and international reputation of Canada's universities with their low cost is the reason that many Americans try to gain admission to institutions like McGill or the University of Toronto.
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These climatic changes in turn impact negatively on the economy and the people within the region. There is need hence for the environmental protection for sustainable development. Though there have been significant measures like the formulation of the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act (AWPPA) which was geared towards protection of the marine environment especially tackling pollution and shipping safety laws to be in place (Justice Laws Website, 2013), there
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PP. 1). The railroad story is one of low cost, fuel efficient, and environmentally friendly shipping. CSX is well positioned to benefit from the growing surge of railroad traffic and intermodal capacity. The company's financial position is excellent, and shareholders will receive continued payoffs in dividend growth and stock appreciation. Over the coming decade the expectation will be that CSX expands into the western U.S. with mergers or acquisitions
CIBC The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is one of the "Big Five" Canadian banks. It was founded in 1961 by the merger of the Canadian Bank of Commerce (founded 1867) and the Imperial Bank of Canada (founded 1875). Today, the CIBC is the fifth-largest of these by total revenue, earning $12.09 billion in FY2010 (PWC, 2011). This report will evaluate the CIBC in terms of a number of different
(Vander Ploeg, 2003) Key findings stated in the report of Vander Ploeg include the following: Unlike the overall indications of municipal infrastructure needs, which identify water and wastewater infrastructure as having the greatest investment needs, western cities biggest needs exist in the transportation sector. In each of the cities except Vancouver, roads, bridges, interchanges, sidewalks and public transit make up at least half of the annual infrastructure deficit; This may be related
Faux finds that this promise has not been fulfilled, in part because of what NAFTA does not do: NAFTA provided no social contract. It offered neither aid for Mexico nor labor, health or environmental standards. The agreement protected corporate investors; everyone else was on his or her own. (Faux 35) For Mexico in particular, says Faux, NAFTA has been a failure, and the economy still depends too heavily on the remittances
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