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Want to learn more about Axi? If you're interested in exploring Axi and its trading platform, check out the link below: Join Axi: https://bit.ly/bakesonthings_axiselect Canada doesn’t generally tax you simply for receiving an inheritance. So why can leaving your children a cottage, investments or retirement savings still trigger a substantial tax bill? A Canadian family can face tax on assets nobo...

You saw the headline. You heard the expert. But what information would change the way you understood the story? As the U.S. midterms approach and Canadians watch for a possible Canada–U.S. trade deal, coverage of Mark Carney, Donald Trump and tariffs deserves a closer look. In this Tap the Maple episode, Chris Baker examines how headlines, selected interviews, emotional stories and missing context...

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Canada’s deemed disposition rules can leave you facing a tax bill on an asset you never actually sold. When Canadians leave the country or die, the tax system can treat certain assets as though they were sold—even when no buyer exists and no sale proceeds have landed in a bank account. How is that fair? In this episode of Tap the Maple, Bakes takes aim at the imaginary sale with a very real tax bi...

Canada is losing some of its most educated and ambitious people to the United States. New figures highlighted by the White House show a reported 142% increase in immigrant visas issued to Canadians compared with earlier monthly averages, even as immigration visas decline dramatically for much of the world. And the most disturbing part isn't how many Canadians are leaving. It's WHO is leavi...

The United States has publicly accused Canadian politicians of attempting to influence American politics ahead of the November 3, 2026 midterm elections, and Mark Carney, Doug Ford and Mélanie Joly are pushing back. But Washington has released a list of Canadian political statements that it says raise serious concerns. So what exactly were Canadian politicians doing, and has Canada's strategy...

Mark Carney is expanding Canada's relationship with Türkiye, China and Qatar while trying to reduce our dependence on Donald Trump's America. But what happens to Canadian values when our new international partners have serious human-rights controversies? Canada's latest strategic partnership with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan raises some uncomfortable questions. We're talk...

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Four Canadian soldiers have died following the devastating fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta. Dozens more were injured. As families and the Canadian Armed Forces mourn, serious questions are emerging about the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. But while investigators work to establish what happened, social media has been flooded with speculation, political accusations and unsupported theories...

Mark Carney’s government is entertaining the possibility of nationalizing Stelco as Ottawa confronts Cleveland-Cliffs over alleged breaches of its takeover commitments. Could the fallout reach far beyond Canadian steel jobs? The most expensive consequence might be a factory that never opens, an expansion that never happens—or a Canadian who never gets hired. Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves...

Canada's bankruptcies are rising. Mortgage arrears are climbing in vulnerable housing markets. And the next stage of Canada's financial troubles could affect people who have NEVER missed a payment. What happens when your neighbour can no longer afford their mortgage? When Canadian families stop spending? When businesses lose customers, lenders tighten credit, and struggling homeowners are...

What if your bank decided your political opinions made you a financial risk? A major U.S. banking investigation has named TD Bank and BMO among nine financial institutions examined over practices that restricted access to banking services. And Canada has its own disturbing history of frozen bank accounts. On October 14, 2026, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released findings fro...

Canadians wait YEARS for government funding approvals. Yet Ottawa reports issuing 96% of certain approved international assistance payments within 30 business days. HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? Canada reported approximately $12.5 BILLION in international assistance in a single fiscal year. Meanwhile, Canadians applying for disability benefits face medical certifications, eligibility checks and mounta...

Canada studied taxing money homeowners never received. A study prepared for CMHC examined taxing residential rent—and the estimated rental benefit of living in your own home. Imagine paying off your mortgage, then being assessed on what your house would rent for. No tenant. No rent cheque. Just a calculated benefit and a potential tax bill. With federal deficits persisting and Ottawa projecting an...

Mark Carney delivered recognition. Mahmoud Abbas delivered a postponement. What exactly did Canada get? Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state cited commitments to reform, demilitarization and elections in 2026 without Hamas. Now the election has been pushed into September 2027, and Canadians deserve to know what happens when a promise used to justify a major foreign policy decision isn’t kep...

Mark Carney’s admirers have one rule: Don’t be Carney. France praises his defiance toward Donald Trump. Europe applauds Canada’s stance. But when Europe’s own businesses needed an answer, it negotiated a U.S. trade deal. Apparently, standing your ground is inspirational—as long as someone else carries the risk. In this episode of Tap the Maple, we put the applause on trial. Why are Canadians being...

Canada lost 68,300 jobs in September after losing 41,700 in August 110,000 fewer people employed in just two months. But the most revealing detail in Canada’s jobs report is WHERE the losses happened. Education, health care and social assistance together lost 58,400 jobs. The report says employment losses were not significantly higher in industries facing the United States. So how much can Ottawa...

Canada's MAID controversy just took a remarkable political turn. Mark Carney's Liberals voted against a Conservative bill intended to permanently prevent medical assistance in dying when mental illness is the sole underlying condition. Then the Liberal government announced plans to pursue essentially the same restriction through its own legislation. So why vote against the Conservative pro...

What was Carney’s role in the original proposal? What role did Ottawa play in advancing the current arrangement? What can Brookfield earn—and how were the Prime Minister’s financial interests handled? On this episode of Tap the Maple, Bakes examines the timeline, the pension partnership, the Ethics Commissioner’s testimony and the financial terms Canadians deserve to understand. We follow the docu...

Mark Carney promised to “Buy Canadian.” A Toronto Star investigation identified an estimated $7.8 billion in federal contract awards to American-controlled corporations under his government. You changed your shopping, but what did Ottawa change? On this episode of Tap the Maple, Bakes goes beyond the hypocrisy headline to examine the bigger question: does Carney’s economic strategy deliver what Ca...

Canadians are searching for family doctors accepting new patients, ER wait times, walk-in clinics, virtual care, and even Googling their own symptoms when they can't get timely medical advice. What does that say about Canada's health-care system? In this episode of Tap the Maple, Bakes follows one ordinary Canadian through the increasingly complicated process of simply trying to see a doct...

Could your Canadian retirement income actually buy you a better retirement outside Canada? Millions of Canadians spend their working lives assuming they’ll collect CPP, possibly OAS, use their savings and retire right here at home. But what happens when you compare the cost of housing, groceries, utilities, transportation and everyday life in Canada with retirement destinations abroad? In this epi...