Ottawa Now - At a time where family budgets are feeling the pressure, more Canadians reach their tipping point with tipping | Page 897 | Unpublished
Hello!
Source Feed: CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Publication Date: March 18, 2026 - 18:20

Stay informed

Ottawa Now - At a time where family budgets are feeling the pressure, more Canadians reach their tipping point with tipping

March 18, 2026

We are revisiting a story from Tuesday’s show, and a topic we have occasionally tackled on Ottawa Now. That debate surrounds today’s tipping policies. A new survey from H&R Block Canada suggests that Canadians may have reached their breaking point. To be more precise, 67 percent of surveyed Canadians believe it's time to abolish the practice, while a staggering 93 percent believe that the practice has gotten out of control. Toronto Metropolitan University professor Wayne Smith says we got really generous with tipping during COVID times, and that never really stopped. But because it’s so heavily engrained into our culture, he argues it would take a lot for tipping to be abolished. Kristy Cameron checks in with Kelly Higginson, the President of Restaurants Canada.



Unpublished Newswire

 
OTTAWA — A new poll shows that three-quarters of Canadians, and most retirees, support scaling back Old Age Security (OAS) for seniors making more than $100,000 per year. The poll, conducted by Research Co. for advocacy group Generation Squeeze, finds that 73 per cent of Canadians support targeting OAS to households with incomes below $100,000. The proposal was supported by 79 per cent of Liberal voters, 77 per cent of Conservative voters and 78 per cent of NDP voters. Some three-quarters of retirees who took the poll also said they supported the change. Under the current rules...
March 27, 2026 - 09:37 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
A trial date has been set for an Ontario man facing 12 charges in connection with a fatal May long weekend boat crash two years ago.
March 27, 2026 - 09:36 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Canada
A trial date has been set for an Ontario man facing 12 charges in connection with a fatal May long weekend boat crash two years ago.
March 27, 2026 - 09:36 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Ottawa