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Perhaps it shouldn't come as a shock that, as ends no longer come close to meeting, and as households reel under the strain of systems and employers that treat quality of life as an inconvenience, people are turning to "alternative funding models" to try and buy themselves some security.

Which means that moms-to-be in the U.S., without maternity leave benefits, are crowdfunding to try and literally buy some time with their newborns.

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On Tuesday, the new Trudeau government will bring down its first budget, and it has been working hard, in advance, to manage expectations.

The prime minister let the cat out of the bag on Old Age Security (OAS) when he told a New York audience his government would cancel the Conservative plan to advance the age of eligibility from 65 to 67.

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It seems like the simplest story to tell these days is the negative impact that oil and gas is having on Canada's economy.

It's simple because in many places in Canada, the downturn has devastated thousands of workers, their families and communities. When oil and gas prices tank, so too do provincial revenues (if your province was smart enough to charge a fair rate -- ahem, Alberta).

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Parliament gets back to business on Monday and, with renewed public attention to federal politics, the new government will face some big challenges.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got a preview of what he might be in for when he telephoned Yves Richard, the husband of one of the victims of the Ouagadougou attacks.

Richard was not impressed. He hung up on the PM.