Consumers who purchase newly constructed homes in Ontario will be further protected with heavy fines up to $50,000 that can be levied against home builders who breach licensing or ethical rules, under provincial regulations that came into effect as of Wednesday. The Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA), in its second year of operating, has been…

Commentary Hiring remains strong. Some have pointed to this recent robust jobs growth as a reason to downplay other signs of economic weakness and dismiss talk of a recession. At least one headline used the jobs figures to forecast a “soft landing” for the economy. But a deeper look into the production figures points to…