Economic Development

1. Summarize one of the episodes of the CBC Radio podcast: ‘The Cost of Living’
(https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-379-cost-of-living).
2. Summarize one of the topics discussed on the podcast Freakonomics
(http://freakonomics.com/archive/) and describe how this topic is related to an economics
concept discussed in class.
3. According to this article:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-carbon-tax-costs-average-family-
1.5077128
a. What was the estimated carbon tax related costs for the average household in Manitoba in
2019?
b. What was the estimated rebate for a 2-adult, 2-child household?
c. Do rebates influence your opinion of the carbon tax? Why or why not?
4. What do you think of the effectiveness of the Quebec vaccination tax in increasing vaccination
rates? Please explain