Introduced in 1913 into the U.S. code and little used until the 1950’s, mortgage interest deductibility (MID) is considered a sacred cow. Efforts to reduce it, replace it or change it have been met with vigourous opposition.  It is considered part of the American way. It is as American as apple pie. No political party dares to touch it. It has been called an “electric apple pie.”

Canadians spend almost $12-billion annually on dental services, but glaring inequalities in access to oral health care remain, especially for the poor.

Creating a national pharmacare program could slash more than $10.7-billion off Canada's         $25-billion-a-year drug bill, according to a new study that dismisses out-of-hand the notion that  a public drug plan is unaffordable.