Noah Zon

Elections and Zombies Voter turnout was just shy of 33% in the 2022 Ontario municipal elections.

Wondering if we are headed for Zombie elections this fall

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From email to parents “Based on direction from the Supervisor appointed at the TDSB by the Minister of Education, the decision has been made to change the application and admission process for Specialized Programs.”

Everything is automatic In the first comms roll-out in the lead-up to the fall budget, the PM’s news release had a surprising lead item: automatic tax filing.

Some context on PM Carney’s automatic tax filing announcement- what’s new, what’s not and what it could mean open.substack.com/pub/noahzon/...

The ripple effects of fall budgets Learning to love stick season

Thoughts on the move to fall federal budgets and what it might mean in practice
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Six questions about nine billion dollars Unpacking the latest federal economic rescue package

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The “Protect Ontario” Financing Program doesn’t offer much protection Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. But those who learn the wrong lessons from the past are doomed to make whole…

For all the big talk and big numbers, the economic rescue packages have been focused mostly on short-term cash flow for a narrow set of businesses. I wrote a bit about the $1B Protect Ontario Financing Program and why it doesn't meet the moment medium.com/@NoahZon/the...

5. It's framed as a 'top-up'. Would you need to use your initial $7K of annual room to access the additional $5K?

3. Canadians don't currently have to report on what's in their TFSA. What reporting and administration would be needed?
4. TFSAs are not set up for easy investment in private companies. Is it Canadian public companies that most need better access to capital?

A few questions about the TFSA 'top-up':
1. What investments would be considered 'Canadian'? What about an ETF that contains a mix of Canadian and global?
2. Would there be a requirement that the TFSA holds Canadian investments for a certain amount of time? Could you buy and then sell immediately?

$100K salary today is equivalent to less than $55K in 1996 when this law was introduced - what are we even doing here
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We heard that there might be some things happening in Ottawa in 2025 that might cause people to shift jobs?
PolicyJobsOTT newsletter will launch in the next few weeks policyjobsott.substack.com - if you're familiar with PolicyJobsTO, it will be like that, but Ottawa.

Canada Needs a New Civil Defence Corps | The Tyee Trump’s aggression means it’s time to train thousands more civilians for disaster preparedness. Would you join?

The world has changed and Canada needs to be ready. Every Canadian has an important role to play. My thoughts on following Sweden’s lead and re-establishing universal civil defence training

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Time for Plan B, again Apparently a stopped clock is right twice a day, and I have one idea that is unfortunately relevant every five years.

I wrote about how we seem to be making some of the same mistakes as 2020 on economic uncertainty and that Canadian governments need to start talking plans b, c and d right now

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Budget 2024 gave provinces until Jan 1, 2025 to sign agreements for the $5B Canada-Housing Infrastructure Fund or lose access to the $. Which have signed? I see no details from HICC and no news releases. housing-infrastructure.canada.ca/housing-loge...

What can President Trump do on tariffs on Day 1? a Springboard briefing An overview of the legal options for the President to implement tariffs without Congress passing new legislation

An overview from our team @springboardpolicy.bsky.social of what might happen next week with Trump’s executive authority on tariffs
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Yes, it’s still worth reading the 2024 Fall Economic Statement Well that was unexpected. The Springboard office was full and full of sugar as we watched the events in the House of Commons after our…

A case that it’s still worth paying attention to the FES even in the midst of the chaos in Ottawa
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Remembering Ken Battle - Maytree Ken Battle, who died on November 18, 2024, was deeply serious about his social policy work and his commitment to helping people.

Worth using a first crack here to share this tribute/remembrance of Ken Battle. A good guy who did good work for good reasons.

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