Canadians have now heard for months the Liberals talking about the “new” federal government doing big things – many very big things – at speeds never seen before! This while deadline after deadline that Prime Minister Mark Carney himself set for goals such as a trade agreement with the U.S., the elimination of inter-provincial trade […]

Most Canadians are aware that under the Liberal government for the past decade, our country has spent many more of our tax dollars on so-called “green” programs than in previous years. We have also been told for years that “the environment and the economy go hand in hand”, implying that all of those expensive green […]

Most of us have heard about the many measures that have been put in place by the federal Liberal government to kneecap the oil and gas industry. Things such as the emissions cap that is really a production cap on the industry, the ban on tankers off the coast of B.C. when tankers on Canada’s […]

For some time now, a number of Canadian governments appear to have been pursuing a policy of cutting off Canada’s nose to spite our face. This old expression refers to a self-destructive act of revenge that ends up harming yourself more than the person you are trying to punish. This has certainly been true with […]

This week, the organization this author represents, the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada (CCMBC), launched a billboard campaign with the message that the vast majority of Canada’s problems arise from our own domestic governments’ policies rather than the U.S. or any other foreign government. Ever since Donald Trump was elected President of the […]

Last week a great deal of media coverage emerged from a meeting hosted by the Bank of Montreal and the Eurasia Group with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. It was reported that, according to three sources that were at the meeting, Lutnick dismissed the possibility of a comprehensive auto deal with Canada. Lutnick reportedly commented […]

It seems kind of incongruous to be writing in opposition to a school food program at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, when visions of well-cooked turkeys and tables laden with food are the dominant images. But here we are. Last week the federal government announced that the upcoming budget scheduled for Nov. 4 would […]

School must be back in session as the days of discontent for teachers have arrived once again. Alberta teachers have been the latest bunch to strike in what seems to be an unfortunate Canadian tradition. Teachers really love to strike or have “job actions”- such as working to rule or denying students extra-curricular activities – […]

The dominoes of the net zero, climate cult acolytes continue to fall. In Canada, we have seen the carbon tax “paused” and the Electric Vehicle (EV) Mandate delayed as a 60-day so-called consultation process takes place. Other countries have had to abandon their plans for more energy generated by wind turbines and solar power as […]

After years of frustration for Alberta’s plans for pipeline construction under the Trudeau Liberal government, Prime Minister Mark Carney has hinted that his government could well be the one to finally approve the fabled pipelines. He has even almost teased Alberta with the prospect, alluding to the possibility while never actually stating that is the […]

This author is getting fed up with Canadian governments blaming every problem Canada faces on U.S. President Trump. The reality is many of our own governments have implemented policies that have damaged our economy and our society. As long as they can get away with shirking responsibility things won’t change. News on our economy continues […]

The past week has served up to Canadians a healthy portion of blarney, courtesy of our federal Liberal government. For one, a façade of a building was constructed solely for the purpose of being the backdrop for a press conference announcing some housing policy from Prime Minister Mark Carney. The fake building even included men […]

This week a new agreement was announced between the U.S. and the U.K. on a $350 billion technology pact involving AI, quantum computing and nuclear energy. The “Tech Prosperity Deal” was done as a part of U.S. President Trump’s second state visit to the U.K. The agreement included such things as joint efforts between the […]

The various labour unions in Canada rarely disagree with each other – and especially not publicly – but there has been a recent rift between the Labourers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Last week, the Ontario Provincial District Council of LiUNA sent an open letter to the […]

After several months of delays, Canadians have finally heard about the first five projects to be “approved” by the Carney government as priorities to be sped through the usually turgid and snail-paced regulatory morass by the newly hatched Major Projects Office. The chosen projects have all already been started in one way or another, which […]

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe recently did something unusual for a provincial leader. Moe decided that he would make a personal trip to China in an attempt to open discussions with the Chinese government about the severe tariffs China has imposed on canola – a key Saskatchewan export which is also very important to Canada as […]

This week saw an odd publicity stunt in Ontario, with Premier Doug Ford melodramatically pouring out a bottle of Crown Royal whiskey at a press conference while stating “A message to the CEO in France – you hurt my people, I’m going to hurt you.” This was in reference to the planned closing of a […]

The French expression “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” means the more things change, the more things stay the same. This is certainly true in Canada right now, and that is a bad thing. What we desperately need in Canada currently is substantial change on a number of fronts so we can reverse […]

After building up massive opposition to the consumer carbon tax, to the point that even the federal Liberals had to get rid of the tax they insisted for years was absolutely necessary, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre now has set his sights on what he call Carbon Tax 2.0. This tax is actually called the Clean […]

After years of expensive meetings which go nowhere, the United Nations’ (UN) plastics treaty talks have collapsed as U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the plastic production limits that the UN was working toward implementing. After years of deliberation and an onslaught of lobbying by the so-called environmental groups that are largely funded by our tax […]

At the time of writing, the Air Canada strike was at a complete standstill. No negotiating going on, no arbitration happening and no planes in the air. This labour action is taking on the complexion of being a precedent-setting strike where labour unions are taking a stance for reasons broader than just those involved with […]

A few weeks ago, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her United Conservative Party (UCP) colleagues called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to drop the federal Electric Vehicle (EV) mandate that requires all new vehicles sold in the year 2035 to be EVs. Alberta’s Transportation Minister, Drew Dreeshen, has called this mandate “straight-up lunacy.” He also […]

There was a prophetic line in the first Jurassic Park movie, said by the Jeff Goldblum character, that “life finds a way.” It was a response to the claim by the scientists creating dinosaur clones that supposedly couldn’t reproduce that they really couldn’t control the outcome of their dangerous experiments. As anyone who has seen […]

As if Canadian businesses didn’t already have enough red tape and other government-related aggravation to deal with, the spectre of the ESG (environment, social and governance) standards as defined by the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) is hanging over their heads. These standards promise to burden businesses with a massive administration headache at significant cost […]

It has been well known for some time that Canada’s young people are having challenges finding entry level summer or part-time jobs. Some of the reasons for this are a sluggish economy, the impact of technologies that replace people with machines, economic uncertainty in a turbulent world and bad government policies that are punitive to […]

Back in 1979, there was an interesting movie called The China Syndrome, in which it was theorized that the possibility of a nuclear reactor meltdown in the U.S. could be so devastating that it would penetrate through the earth to reach China. Thankfully, that was fiction. A more recent version of the China syndrome that […]

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Ontario division, have just published its Action Plan 2025 following its annual convention. The document reads like a Marxist manifesto from the 1800s, full of misinformation and theories of government, taxation and labour markets that have been long debunked as dysfunctional and destructive of an economy and society. […]

The latest monthly report from S&P Global on the state of the Canadian manufacturing sector showed that manufacturing continues to decline. This report is based on an index comprised of surveys of purchasing managers (PMI) in the sector. The results for June saw sharp contractions in both output and new orders, indicating that these tough […]

If there is one thing all Canadian politicians supposedly agree on, it’s that we badly need new housing development all across the country. Ridiculous immigration numbers for much of the past decade is one key reason, as well as the fact that increases in taxes, development charges and other fees and levies imposed by municipal […]

Municipal governments do not usually attract the same amount of attention in Canada as do provincial and federal governments, but they should. All levels of government have had a spending spree over the last decade or so. Part of this was justified by the pandemic, but data show that governments used the pandemic as an […]

Taxes are very much on the agenda these days as governments at all levels carry significant debt and are looking at how best to stave off credit rating downgrades without making Canada even more uncompetitive than it already is compared to other developed countries. The most recent international tax comparison report by the Tax Foundation […]

Canada. Once the envy of the world. Blessed by an abundance of natural resources and a climate not especially prone to natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. A country with the lucky accident of geography having placed it next door to the most dynamic economy in the world, with much economic growth enjoyed […]

Both sides of the Alberta separation debate are claiming victory from the results of the three by-elections held earlier this week in Alberta. All eyes were on the provincial riding of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, which was the only riding in Alberta which had previously elected a separation-friendly candidate back in 1982. The newly formed Republican Party […]

Some recent data on international lending of financial institutions to the fossil fuel sector shows that funds lent have increased significantly over the past year. This is despite the “net zero” dictate that Prime Minister Mark Carney and his globalist friends have attempted to impose on international banks through organizations like GFANZ (Glasgow Financial Alliance […]

As you may have heard, the Carney federal government has introduced a very controversial piece of legislation comprising two parts. The first part deals with federal measures to reduce interprovincial trade barriers, something that most businesses and Canadians support. But that’s not the contentious part. The second part of Bill C-5 involves giving the federal […]

Our collapsing healthcare system has become a major concern of Canadians in recent years, and deservedly so. Our wait times get longer and longer, we hear regularly of emergency room closures in hospitals, about six million Canadians do not have a regular primary healthcare provider and horrific stories of Canadians who died waiting for care […]

In reading over the 2025 Canada Pension Plan Annual Report, this author realized that the rate of return on my RRSP, TFSA and other investments was considerably higher than that achieved by the very well-paid brain trust at the CPP! My investments returned about 15 per cent over the past year, whereas the CPP rate […]

As if we needed anything else to add to the economic challenges Canada will be facing over the next couple of years, the mortgage situation could prove to be very difficult for many Canadians. As many as 3.3 million mortgages are set to renew in the next 18 months, likely at interest rates considerably higher […]

The evidence demonstrating how unleashing Canada’s oil and gas sector will massively benefit the entire Canadian economy is so overwhelming it’s astonishing that any government can continue to ignore it. Two recent studies by the Fraser Institute think tank merely add to the enormous body of information that shows what fools our Canadian politicians are […]

These days it seems that U.S. President Donald Trump and his tariffs are responsible for pretty much all the problems facing Canada, at least according to the politicians. Some businesses are also blaming Trump’s actions for changes in their business plans. For instance, large auto maker Stellantis just announced this week that they will be […]

It would be a welcome change to have something positive to write about the Canadian economy these days, but unfortunately the pickings are slim, and the news is relentlessly bad. A recent study by the National Bank of Canada just adds to the misery as it focusses on the decline of the Canadian manufacturing sector.  […]

Delayed by the snap election call, the provincial budget was finally presented by Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy this week. Consistent with previous years, the emphasis of the Ford government is on spending growth instead of tax reductions and government efficiency improvements. Similar to other Canadian governments, the Ford government is using the Trump tariffs as […]

Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey was published late last week, and the numbers were not encouraging. The overall rate of unemployment increased to 6.9 per cent, which was the highest rate in eight years except during the pandemic years. Although an increase in the unemployment rate is never a good thing, the real story […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith almost upstaged Prime Minister Mark Carney’s planned visit with US President Donald Trump earlier this week when she came out with her “Alberta Next” statement. That statement clearly outlined Alberta’s demands from the new federal government. After a decade of mistreatment from the Trudeau Liberals, Smith isn’t wasting any time making […]

Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced this week that the provincial budget will be read on May 15. The government has already begun to announce measures that will be included in the budget, such as an increase in the tax credit for Ontario manufacturers, which will amount to an additional $1.3 billion over three years. […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wasted no time after the federal election to make known her views that the status quo is not an option for Alberta. She refers of course to the terrible treatment Alberta received from the Justin Trudeau Liberal government, which went out of its way to squelch opportunities for Alberta, notably by […]

This will be an election for the ages. By the time you read this, the final result should be known. But this column is being written while everything is still up in the air. Although polls have been predicting a small or large Liberal victory for some time, the outcome is still not guaranteed as […]

Bankers are usually thought of as skinflints, pinching every penny with a constant eye on the bottom line. The release of the federal Liberal platform last weekend showed that party leader Mark Carney – known as a banker therefore presumed to be careful with money – is nothing of the sort. Considering that most Canadians […]

This has truly been a strange federal election in many ways. For starters, one of the key players, Mark Carney, was parachuted into the Liberal leadership virtually overnight and subsequently became prime minister without a national vote. This has never happened before in Canada’s history. Then the Liberals called a federal election in the shortest […]

The federal Liberals recently stated with much fanfare that they eliminated the consumer carbon tax. While Canadians were expected to be grateful for Liberal largesse, most sensible people wondered why these same Liberals ever inflicted the tax on Canadians in the first place if it was so problematic, and why it had for many years […]

There has been much talk about how important the upcoming federal election is to Canada’s future. This has been especially true for Alberta and Saskatchewan, provinces which have been treated terribly by the Trudeau Liberal government for almost a decade. Trudeau’s suppression of the natural resource sector and intrusion on provincial jurisdiction not only hit […]

It’s becoming increasingly clear why the Liberals limited the election campaign to the shortest time legally permissible. The more time goes on, the more Liberal Leader Mark Carney makes unfortunate remarks at various media appearances. For starters, Carney takes many days off from campaigning as compared to the other leaders who are largely on the […]

It would be comical if it wasn’t so serious and dishonest. When the consumer carbon tax finally came off as of April 1, the decline in gasoline prices was celebrated widely on social media. Some Liberal supporters even shamelessly thanked Liberal Leader Mark Carney for this change. What a joke. Of course, it was Conservative […]

It’s unlikely many Canadians are very familiar with the Group of 30, otherwise known as G30. This influential elite group describes itself as “an international body of financiers and academics which aims to deepen understanding of economic and financial issues and to examine consequences of decisions made in the public and private sectors.” Sounds pretty […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has taken a lot of abuse from some of her fellow politicians as well as fellow Canadians in recent weeks. Because she has chosen to take a somewhat different path in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs threats, she has been criticized as not being part of “Team Canada” – […]

Last week several senior CEOs in the oil and gas industry, including some distribution companies, penned a letter to all national party leaders. The letter was entitled “Build Canada Now” and outlined a strategy to strengthen Canada’s economic sovereignty by the development of Canadian energy resources.  Considering the well-documented contributions our oil and gas sector […]

Canadians need to ask themselves if they really want to flirt with another lost decade. There has been a lot of discussion lately about Canada’s lost decade from 2015 to 2025, attributable to the Trudeau regime’s destructive and divisive economic and social policies. Most Canadians are aware that things haven’t exactly been going well in […]

Despite the fact they are often ill-treated by governments, SMEs are an essential component of a dynamic economy and a well-functioning democracy. It has always been known that running a small business is a risky endeavour, and some recent data confirm that assertion. Federal Industry Department statistics show that Canada suffered a loss of over […]

Canada is currently facing the potentially worst economic crisis we have encountered in decades. Many Canadians, including some of our political leaders, have chosen to respond to the threats U.S. President Donald Trump has made by a revival of an odd version of patriotism which involves such juvenile acts as booing the U.S. national anthem […]

  Ford has effectively run a typical Liberal government with big spending, growing debt and an increasingly uncompetitive economy. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.  Despite winning the recent Ontario election under the banner of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Doug Ford has for years been accused of being a closet […]

The climate cultists are finally beginning to admit that the concepts they endorsed are mistaken. Pictured: Mark Carney. Photo Credit: Mark Carney/X.  As the old saying goes, never let a good crisis go to waste. That certainly is true for Canada facing tariff threats from U.S. President Trump, as there is opportunity in this unfortunate […]

In nine years, Canada has fallen from fifth place to fifteenth. Photo Credit: Pexels.  The latest World Happiness Report for 2024, produced annually by the University of Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, contains some unfortunate news for Canada. Although our overall ranking of 15th out of the 134 countries included doesn’t look too bad, this represents […]

The positive economic initiatives by provincial politicians are welcome and helpful but can’t replace the need for action by the federal government. Pictured: Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. Photo Credit: Tim Houston/X.  We are at a critical juncture for Canada. When U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs and other measures, our federal Liberal government […]

The Trudeau government’s announced curtailing of immigration didn’t lead to real policy change. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X. In recent years, the Trudeau government’s policy of sharply increasing immigration numbers into Canada has had very negative impacts on housing shortages, labour market disruptions and capacity crises in many of our social […]

The Liberals see selfish political gain in puffing out their chests and picking a fight with Trump. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  What is currently being contemplated by our federal Liberal government is nothing short of outrageous, and Canadians of all political stripes should be outraged. The lame duck Trudeau government […]

Ford has wanted an early election or some time. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.  The melodrama was thick in the air. When Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced last week his plans to hold a snap election on Feb. 27, he proclaimed: “We need a mandate from the people to fight against […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was rated by the Fraser Institute as the most fiscally responsible sitting premier in Canada. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X.   Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith is getting a lot of abuse these days from her fellow Canadians – including many of her political colleagues – for taking a diplomatic approach to attempt to […]

DEI was always intended to infiltrate businesses and institutions with leftist philosophies under the guise of commendable goals. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Recent decisions of a number of major corporations to abandon DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies in their organizations has prompted some to declare the death of DEI. […]

Alberta is being singled out for defending its interests after years of putting Canada first. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X.   The past couple of days have seen some interesting developments among Canadian politicians in terms of how our country should react to potential threats by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump. An […]

The majority of middle-class families paid higher taxes under Trudeau’s watch. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  As the post-mortems continue on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s time in office, a frequent claim by the defenders of his regime talk about how much Trudeau did for Canada’s middle class. One claim in particular […]

Trump’s threats may be a catalyst to convince Canadian governments to deal with long-simmering issues. Pictured: Canada’s Premiers, with Ontario Premier Doug Ford in centre. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.  In the ongoing back-and-forth between President-elect Donald Trump and various Canadian politicians over tariff threats and other pressing issues, there have been a number of odd […]

Mark Carney’s undoing may have happened already. Pictured: Mark Carney. Photo Credit: Mark Carney/X. Sometime in the future, the past few weeks could be viewed as the beginning of the end for Mark Carney’s fantasy of a net zero global financial nirvana in which airy-fairy considerations like ESG (environmental, social and governance) were to be […]

Five major predictions for how the world will look in 2025. Pictured: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  Although predicting the future has always been difficult, 2025 looks to be particularly challenging. Changes in some areas in the coming year appear to be a slam dunk, but their timing and the impact they […]

A future column will outline predictions for 2025. Pictured: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Photo Credit: Pierre Poilievre/X.  As in previous years, this column will look back at the predictions this author made at the end of last year as to what would happen in 2024 and see how prescient – or not – those predictions […]

Donations among Canadians continues to fall. Generated by Dalle. At this time of year, many Canadians look at their charitable activities and consider making some donations to worthy organizations. The looming year-end is also a consideration if people are looking to realize some tax deductions in the current calendar year. A recent study by the […]

Other premiers weigh in after Ford’s foolish blunder. Pictured: Canada’s premiers, with Ontario Premier Doug Ford chairing the meeting. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.  President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to impose significant tariffs on Canada have certainly gotten the attention of Canadian politicians – as they should. But despite talk about a “Team Canada” approach to Trump’s […]

Smith has accomplished a lot in just over two years. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X.  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has only been in office for a little over two years, yet has already established herself as a leader within Canada on many different issues. Most recently, her government passed three separate […]

This is no time to have a weak, incompetent and highly unpopular government. Pictured: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Photo Credit: Chrystia Freeland/X.  Canadians can be forgiven for wondering when the Trudeau Liberals are going to face the reality that nothing is going to save their political hides at this stage of […]

The most recent climate dreamers can be found in Quebec and British Columbia. Pictured: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim. Photo Credit: Ken Sim/X.  Despite the growing body of evidence that energy sources such as wind and solar are unreliable, prohibitively expensive and nowhere near as “green” as advertised, governments continue to pursue policies to achieve the […]

The federal government is woefully unprepared for a Trump Presidency. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President-elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Last week’s announcement by President-elect Donald Trump regarding imposing significant tariffs on Canadian imports into the US has, to put it mildly, focussed the mind of Canadian politicians. Since Trump has been […]

Houston’s PCs ended up winning a supermajority of seats. Pictured: Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. Photo Credit: Tim Houston/X.  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston opted to call an early election for Nov. 26, roughly eight months ahead of the fixed election date that had been earlier established by his own government. Election results this week […]

We should all wish Milei well as he struggles to reform a very damaged economy. Pictured: Argentinian President Javier Milei. Photo Credit: Javier Milei/X.  Javier Milei has been President of Argentina for less than a year yet has already distinguished himself by moving very quickly to slash the country’s government size and cost. An economist […]

In the U.S., public sector pensions are one of the items that are deservedly coming under the microscope. Photo Credit: Pexels The longstanding issue of unsustainable public sector pensions is not getting any better. In fact, it is getting worse – much worse – as the current financial state of these pensions and demographic trends […]

Trudeau talks about how our population has “grown really fast,” while not taking any responsibility for that incredibly rapid growth. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  The Trudeau government appears to have an odd new communications strategy that involves them pretending they haven’t been in power for the last nine plus years […]

The Ford government has done little to improve things from the previous Liberal record. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.  The Ford government in Ontario has been bragging about various aspects of the provincial economy recently, claiming their so-called “open for business” policies have fostered employment growth and attracted new businesses to the […]

Average Canadians find it increasingly difficult to just to put food on the table. Pictured: Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Photo Credit: Chrystia Freeland/X.  In recent months there have been many questions raised by average Canadians on social media, in the mainstream media and elsewhere asking if Canada is irreparably lost. People are understandably dismayed […]

Trump swept all the key battleground states. Pictured: U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  The post-mortems on the U.S. election and exactly what happened to throw off all the pollsters, pundits, Hollywood glitterati and others will undoubtedly go on for some time. This election was, after all, pegged before the fact as the […]

Two conservative premiers have secured their positions in the past week. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X.  A couple of recent electoral developments in Canada give comfort that in this age of woke extremism, some sanity is still present. Two notable examples are last week’s election in Saskatchewan and this past weekend’s […]

There are several reasons why Ford would favour an early election. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.  In this week’s Economic Update, Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy stated that higher tax revenues and reduced costs of borrowing as interest rates are declining left the province in a […]

How do we put a stop to the ridiculous indoctrination of our children? Fire someone! Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Images.  The hits just keep on coming. Every time we see some outrageous event taking place in our public school system, and the overwhelmingly negative reaction to it, the vast majority of regular citizens must think […]

The New Brunswick election shows that there are still Canadians that get bedazzled by big spending promises. Pictured: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Photo Credit: Blaine Higgs/X.  Earlier this week, the New Brunswick Conservative government of Blaine Higgs was defeated after having been in power since 2018. The opposition Liberals led by Susan Holt won […]

However this most recent drama plays out, supply management should be eliminated by the next federal government. Generated by Dalle.  Once again, the ridiculous policy of supply management is garnering headlines because the Bloc Quebecois leader in the House of Commons, Yves-Francois Blanchet, is demanding that the Liberals enshrine this destructive policy by supporting a […]

Smith’s positions are hardly extreme at all but represent the common sense we need to see more of in all of our governments. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X.  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has recently made some bold moves that further solidify positions she has taken earlier in several areas but have […]

The bribing of our mainstream media with our tax dollars under the Trudeau regime has had the expected and intended effect. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X. A very interesting analysis was done recently by the Fraser Institute on the media’s treatment of a number of new federal policy initiatives. This study […]

It’s time to fight back against a trend that will sound the death knell for women’s sports. Photo Credit: iStock.  In recent years, we have all been subjected to the spectacle of biological males competing with biological females in various sports competitions – right up to the Olympics – with the predictable outcome that the […]

When people work with Trudeau, he has a tendency to ruin reputations. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  This author’s departed father had a saying about people having what he called the “reverse Midas touch.” Instead of turning things into gold, folks with this quality “turned everything into garbage.” He used a […]

The hostages remain Israel’s number one priority, as they must. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Images.  Next week we mark the one-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 unprovoked attack by the terrorist group Hamas on innocent civilians in Israel. Sadly, over the last year there have been no signs favouring resolution of the conflict in […]

It is difficult to recall a time when so many of our politicians don’t give a damn about Canada and Canadians but only stay in office to inflict more pain on the electorate. Pictured: Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet. Photo Credit: Yves-Francois Blanchet/X.  As a result of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s determination to remain in […]

It seems the Trudeau Liberals are now looking to see how they can raid the Canada Pension Plan. Pictured: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Photo Credit: Chrystia Freeland/X.  This Liberal federal government reminds this author of the rich kid who gobbles down all of his Halloween candy, wasting half of it, then […]

These federal Liberals have never been friends of SMEs. Photo Credit: iStock.  Small- and medium-sized Canadian businesses (SMEs) have been having a pretty rough time of it lately, and we should all be concerned about that. The pandemic was hard on everyone and a full recovery from that terrible time has not yet taken place, […]

We may still see some more policy flip-flops and revisions from Eby. Pictured: British Columbia Premier David Eby. Photo Credit: David Eby/X.  It’s amazing how an impending election loss can focus the mind – and often change the mind too! Rather dramatically, in the case of British Columbia’s current Premier, David Eby. Eby has changed […]

We should be even more upset than we polite and tolerant Canadians are at present. Pictured: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Photo Credit: Chrystia Freeland/X.  Canadians can be forgiven for having exhausted their patience with virtually all of our major institutions in this country. Indeed, a cursory review of the news – […]

Given the abysmal state of the Liberals’ popularity in Canada right now, it’s hard to see why Carney would want this hair shirt of an appointment. Pictured: Mark Carney. Photo Credit: Mark Carney/X.  News media has been full of discussion about Justin Trudeau’s appointment of Mark Carney, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England […]

Politicians promoting fairy tales should be ashamed of themselves. Pictured: Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Photo Credit: Steven Guilbeault/X. We are constantly barraged with messages from governments, corporations, third-party groups and others about how we are in the process of a massive transformation away from fossil fuels to sources of energy that are supposedly more climate-friendly. […]

Current public opinion polls put the NDP and Conservatives neck and neck, so the stakes are high. Pictured: BC Conservative leader John Rustad flanked by three other MLAs. Photo Credit: John Rustad/X. There’s an old joke that claims politics has a very different character depending upon where you are in Canada. In the Atlantic region, […]

We continue to tolerate groups that work to restrict our freedoms, large corporations that kowtow to this absurdity, and fund unions that support organizations that most Canadians would vigorously oppose. Pictured: CUPE’s Fred Hahn. Photo Credit: Fred Hahn/X.  This Labour Day weekend is a good time to contemplate the immense shifts we have seen in […]

Photo Credit: Catherine Swift Now for something completely different.  This column is being written as I ride on the Rocky Mountaineer, a train that runs many different routes throughout Canada and the US, notably through the beautiful Rocky Mountains at various locations. This had been a bucket list type of trip for me for some […]

Decisive action by Trudeau could have prevented this whole destructive situation. Generated by: Dall-E. The rail strike currently plaguing Canada should never have happened. For starters, how did it occur that both major rail lines, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, could go on strike at the same time? This is a first for […]

  The province intends to virtually double the potential energy from wind from its current level, adding 5,000 megawatts of power, largely from additional wind turbines. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.  Since their election in 2018, the Ford government has switched up its policy on energy several times. Prior to being elected, […]

A so-called conservative government like that of Premier Doug Ford should not hesitate to follow the lead of other provinces in permitting charter schools. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.  Talk is cheap. The Ontario Progressive Conservative government has talked a good game for years about getting the “woke” agenda out of our […]

Data released on two key indicators, labour force data and bankruptcy statistics, continued to reinforce the gloomy outlook for Canada’s economy. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  It would be a nice change to be able to report some positive economic developments in Canada. But that would be lying. While federal Liberal […]

For the sake of Alberta and Canada overall, let’s hope Danielle Smith remains as UCP leader and Alberta Premier. Pictured: Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X. On November 1 and 2, the United Conservative Party (UCP) of Alberta will be having its 2024 Annual General Meeting in Red Deer. This meeting will include a […]

  The major overall impact of this UBI pilot was that recipients worked less and replaced time working with leisure, not upgrading skills or looking for a better job. Photo Credit: Depositphotos.  The Universal Basic Income (UBI) debate has raged for decades, with proponents arguing that it would be a boon to an economy by […]

As of 2023, the average Canadian family spends 43 per cent of its income on taxes, as compared to 35.6 per cent on food, shelter and clothing combined. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  The amount of attention being paid to the latest report on taxation in Canada from the Fraser Institute […]

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) adopted a motion last month supporting the so-called BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) efforts in an attempt to harm Israel. Pictured: OPSEU President JP Hornick. Photo Credit: OPSEU.  What will it take for Canada to crack down on its appalling public sector unions? It was just discovered that […]

  A Conservative government will be much more likely to heed provincial calls for a sensible change or even elimination of the equalization program. Pictured: Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey with Quebec Premier Francois Legault. Photo Credit: Andrew Furey/X.  Canada’s Equalization Program has been around since 1957 and was initially put in place to […]

It should be a no-brainer to ensure that our domestic businesses are given a fair chance to bid on government projects. Pictured: Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. Photo Credit: Peter Bethlenfalvy/X.  The Ford government recently received many kudos from the news media about its decision to devote one-quarter of its advertising dollars toward news publishers […]

Despite the current legal limbo regarding plastics bans, British Columbia has nevertheless announced it is going ahead with a provincial ban. Pictured: British Columbia Premier David Eby. Photo Credit: David Eby/X.  Last November, the Federal court overturned Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s ban on plastics. The ban attempted to classify plastics as toxic under the Canadian […]

  Populations around the world are currently in a state of anger about many aspects of their lives. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Images.  In the wake of the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump and very disruptive recent elections in the UK and France, it seems appropriate to discuss the growing amount of […]

The Federal Court decided in Saskatchewan’s favour on the carbon tax, blocking the federal government from garnishing provincial funds, while awaiting a full hearing by the Federal Court. Pictured: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. Photo Credit: Scott Moe/X.  In the latest chapter of the ongoing war between the federal Liberals and the Saskatchewan government, the province […]

Many observers believe the LCBO workers going on strike at all is just going to put another nail in the coffin of this outdated organization. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Images.  The LCBO strike currently underway is the first time the union representing LCBO employees actually proceeded with a strike since the organization came into existence […]

Policies that encourage a healthier economy overall are essential to ensure our younger workforce gets the opportunities they need and deserve. Photo Credit: iStock.  There has been a fair bit of discussion lately about the lack of summer or part-time jobs for youth in Canada. There are a number of factors causing this situation that […]

Despite the gloomy mood of many Canadians at present, things can change for the better with a new government. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  This Canada Day, it seems a majority of Canadians have the blues. A number of different public opinion polls have been conducted to coincide with Canada Day, […]

The solution is not more surtaxes or tariffs but working toward a more competitive Canadian economy overall with less government tinkering and intervention. Pictured: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland with two cabinet colleagues. Photo Credit: Chrystia Freeland/X.  It was surprising, and long overdue, to hear that Deputy Prime Minister and Finance […]

In Trudeau’s Canada, heaven forbid we should be proud of an industry that contributes immensely to our economy and is also a very responsible corporate citizen. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Despite all the serious problems plaguing Canada and reducing the standard of living of Canadians, the federal Liberals are determined […]

Our public school system loves to pretend it opposes bullying, yet has been totally AWOL when bullying of Jewish students occurs. Photo Credit: Shutterstock. In recent weeks we have seen a number of disgraceful anti-Semitic incidents in our public school system. The sentiments behind these abhorrent views had been simmering for years, but perversely the […]

  Moe and Higgs have shown steadfast courage in opposing many of the federal Liberal government’s bad policies that are hurting Canadians and our national economy and have achieved success in doing so. Pictured: (left to right) Mark Borkowski, Premier Blaine Highs, Christine Van Geyn, Premier Scott Moe, Catherine Swift & Jocelyn Bamford. Photo Supplied […]

Unions and their supporters like to believe in the fantasy that all businesses have giant pots of money they are hoarding and dipping into them will not affect anything else. Pictured: California Governor Gavin Newsom. Photo Credit: CAgovernor/X.  A new development in the long-simmering debate over the impacts of minimum wage took place recently south […]

Many of the arguments put forward against more private provision of health services have no factual base and are promoted by those who personally gain from the current system. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.  This week the Ford government announced that they would be seeking applications from private providers to expand the […]

This decision cannot possibly stand as is. Photo Credit: iStock.  A court case that has been hanging around for about eight years finally saw a decision by Federal Court Judge Yvan Roy earlier this week. The case had been brought by Blacklock’s Reporter, an independent news service that refuses to take government money and has […]

The Trudeau government has paid over $800,000 to create a number of new logos for Canada Day. Photo Credit: Blacklock’s Reporter. We discovered this week that, as reported by Blacklock’s Reporter news service, the Trudeau government has paid over $800,000 to create a number of new logos for Canada Day. This preposterous project was undertaken […]

Whatever the reason, it is about time Ontario loosened up the ridiculously Victorian rules around alcohol that have prevailed in this province for far too long. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.  With last week’s announcement of a further loosening of the rules around selling alcoholic beverages in Ontario, the province has […]

In addition to providing competition to the public system, the presence of a network of independent schools also produced tax savings for government. Photo Credit: iStock.  More and more evidence points to the many advantages of parents having viable choices in educating their children. Two different studies came out this week that pertained to Canadians’ […]

Different generations throughout history have always liked to insult each other and blame others for their problems. Photo Credit: iStock.  Listening to talk radio the other day, there was a stream of younger callers who were criticizing the baby boom generation for ruining everything. That generation was blamed for the high cost of housing, massive […]

Rex Murphy and Catherine Swift. Photo Supplied    There have been a lot of tributes to the incomparable Rex Murphy over the last few days since his passing was made public, but I can’t resist one of my own. I was privileged to know Rex for quite a few years, starting with a number of […]

 It’s time Canada took stock of the very negative impact the so-called climate policies have imposed on our economy and Canadians. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.    Some time ago, this author wrote about the efforts of various international regulatory bodies to promote a regime to harmonize global reporting standards for […]

The major element that changed regarded restoring powers to the police to restrict drug use in public. Pictured: B.C. Premier David Eby. Photo Credit: David Eby/X.  It’s amazing how a pending election focusses the mind. Last week, British Columbia’s NDP Premier, David Eby, reversed some of the most contentious elements of the province’s highly controversial […]

Canada’s housing crisis is truly a home-grown problem to which all governments have contributed. Photo Credit: iStock.  It’s no secret that Canada is in dire need of housing – both for purchase and for rental. There are a number of reasons why we got here. For starters, an immense amount of red tape and added […]

All of the serious problems facing the Canadian economy will be worsened by this change in capital gains taxes. Pictured: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Photo Credit: Chrystia Freeland/X. Last week’s federal budget contained many elements that were negative for Canada – a massive deficit, growing national debt, debt service costs that are exceeding health-care expenses […]

The bottom line is that plastics are irreplaceable in so many essential applications. Photo Credit: Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada In the next few days, thousands of UN bureaucrats are descending on our nation’s capital to participate in what is called INC-4 UNEP. Translated, this means the fourth meeting of the United […]

The Alberta Recovery Model is based on the belief that recovery from addiction is possible, and everyone should be supported and face as few barriers as possible when they pursue recovery. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X.  One of the issues that was discussed at last week’s annual conference of the Canada […]

Canada’s Conservatives are looking more and more as a competent, well-informed and prepared government-in-waiting. Pictured: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Photo Credit: Pierre Poilievre/X.  Over the last few days, this writer has spent the last few days at the Canada Strong and Free Network’s (CSFN) annual conference. The CSFN is the successor to the Manning Centre […]

The leftist perspective on many issues is often one of fear and paranoia. Today it often seems like everyone needs to be protected from everything. Pictured: Niagara Region Chair Jim Bradley. Photo Credit: Niagara Region. Many centuries ago, people were afraid of solar eclipses because they didn’t understand their origins and feared that the sun […]

One of Canada’s perennial problems is jurisdictional creep and the fact that all levels of government are tempted to invade another’s turf. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X. It seems it would be a good thing to give all of our Canadian politicians a refresher course on the Canadian Constitution as so […]

  Either the federal government and all provinces must begin cutting back the public sector and spending, or we will face another crisis like we did in 1995. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.   It was very clear that government size and spending increased substantially during the pandemic. After all, it […]

It seems the Ontario Conservatives have gotten used to big spending, and they like it. Pictured are Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy and MPPs Stephen Crawford and Rick Byers. Photo Credit: Peter Bethlenfalvy/X. This week the Ontario Conservative government delivered its budget, which was notable only for the fact that it contained no new measures […]

Public opinion polls over the last couple of months have demonstrated growing support for the reinvigorated BC Conservatives under leader John Rustad. Pictured: BC Conservative leader John Rustad speaking with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: John Rustad/X. Something interesting and unexpected is happening in the political climate in British Columbia. An election is pending […]

The promotion of EVs by governments should become a case study in how not to promote a given product to citizens. Photo Credit: Pexels For the last decade or so, Canadians have been inundated by the message from governments and industry representatives that we must all eventually be drivers of Electric Vehicles (EVs). These wondrous […]

Del Duca’s approach will surely rile up the marchers to some extent, but if it succeeds in reducing the impact and incidence of these events it may well be taken up by other municipalities and be a positive first step in stopping these most un-Canadian of “protests.” Pictured: Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca. Photo Credit: […]

It would be better if CEOs took aim at all of the bad Trudeau government policies that are damaging the investment climate rather than trying to jerry-rig pension investment rules which will not fix the fundamental problems. Pictured: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Photo Credit: Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld.  Last week just under 100 CEOs of major […]

Higgs has demonstrated some important leadership in recent years on some difficult issues, especially for a relatively small province. By all indications, he deserves to be re-elected to continue his successful track record. Pictured: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Stephen MacGillivray.  Most of the news media’s attention tends to focus on […]

The bottom line is our economy is in significant trouble, largely as a result of bad government policy at the federal level. Photo Credit: Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press.  As much as it may seem otherwise, economists don’t really take any pleasure in delivering bad economic news. That being said, individuals, families and businesses need to […]

Without trying to be overly dramatic, what is happening right now is a clash of civilizations, values, systems of government and freedoms. It’s vitally important to us all that we come out of this with these essential elements of our society intact. Pictured: Raheel Raza, Founder of the Council of Muslims Against Antisemitism. Photo Credit: […]

Alberta and Saskatchewan have courageously taken a leadership role within Canada on these issues for some time, and the rest of the country owes them a debt of gratitude. Pictured: Saskatchewan Minister of Crown Investments Corporation. Photo Credit: Regina Leader-Post/Troy Fleece. This week has been very eventful in terms of Alberta and Saskatchewan pushing back […]

Everyone believes teachers should be properly paid – and they are. Endless demands from unions are a fact of life but often not justified. The more information everyone has about teachers’ and other public sector workers’ compensation and benefits, the better the support will be for governments which are fighting back against endlessly demanding unions […]

Perhaps this is taking place because the public opinion polls that show Trudeau losing the next election are finally causing much of the media that is being currently subsidized to consider how they will survive in a post-Trudeau world. Photo Credit: The Hill Times.    Ever since the Trudeau government started spending hundreds of millions […]

All governments promise more than they ultimately deliver, but with the Trudeau gang we can safely say Canadians were really sold an enormous lie. Photo Credit: PMO/Adam Scotti.   It’s no surprise to anyone but the most deluded Liberal partisans that the policies of the Trudeau government have been a disaster for Canada’s economy. But […]

The current course of ever-expanding governments costing the productive private sector more and more is not sustainable. Courts that always decide against the majority of citizens are a big part of the problem. The only answer is for we the majority to demand smaller, more efficient governments and tax reductions that will boost economic growth […]

As an unelected premier, Eby should be treading much more carefully. For a change as monumental as this, he is having a short consultation period which has been announced very quietly. It seems he would like to sneak this by BC citizens without giving them a fair chance to understand the issue and participate in […]

The politicians and party supporters were in high spirits, as any government would be if they were about midway through a second mandate in which they won an even bigger majority than in the first. That is not a common occurrence in politics, and the PCs are rightly proud of their record. Photo Credit: Twitter/Doug […]

The big news in social policy this week was the announcement in Alberta of a plan to manage the very touchy issue of gender rights, transgenderism and related identity issues as they pertain to children. This is truly a third rail political issue which most politicians are studiously ignoring despite its importance. Pictured is Alberta […]

Will this unfair and unsustainable overcompensation of government employees ever end? It only will when Canadians decide they are sufficiently fed up to insist that governments deal with it and introduce a more reasonable pay scheme in which private and public sector are roughly equivalent and things like very generous pensions are factored into overall […]

Despite its own lack of knowledge about the operation of the Canadian economy and its various business sectors, this Liberal government does not undertake meaningful consultations with manufacturers and other businesses. Instead, it pursues foolish and unachievable ideological goals that have proven to be devastating for the economy and average Canadians. Pictured: Chrystia Freeland. Photo […]

  The last couple of years have seen growing opposition to “wokeness” as more and more people realize how ridiculous it is and that they have no interest in this affecting our freedoms and our lives. Photo Credit: National Post/Jordan Peterson.    Jordan Peterson’s current travails with the College of Psychologists of Ontario have hit […]

Small business owners are a resilient bunch and will ideally cope with the less-than-stellar economic conditions anticipated for the next year or two. If nothing else, this experience will inform businesses further about the dangers of believing government is trying to help. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette.    This week was the deadline for […]

 As it seems we will have this clandestine Liberal government in Ottawa for at least some time to come, the best we can do is to publicize their plans and raise the alarm as to what this will mean for Canadian taxpayers and how, as usual, no cost-benefit analyses have been done. Unfortunately, the news […]

This recent decision to overturn an unrealistic OEB decision demonstrates a practicality that is sorely needed in many of our energy policy discussions today. Hopefully, that practical approach will prevail in future energy policy decisions in Ontario and the rest of Canada. Pictured is Minister of Energy Todd Smith. Photo Credit: X/Todd Smith.   As […]

Here are five fearless forecasts for 2024, which will be revisited at the end of this year to see how right or wrong they turned out to be. Photo Credit: Getty Images.    As 2024 begins, it’s worth taking a shot at making predictions for the coming year and looking at some of the major […]

Examining hits and misses for 2023 encompassing economic, immigration, healthcare, political, and global aspects, offering insights into future trends. Photo credit: Unsplash As I have done in previous years, I am once again looking back at what I expected to happen in 2023 to see how right or off-base I was.  I have always had […]

Reflecting on Canada’s strengths amid ongoing challenges, highlighting national resilience and urging increased citizen engagement in shaping a brighter future. Photo credit: Pexels   Given that it is the holiday season, I wanted to put together a positive column about all the things we Canadians have to be grateful for instead of just criticizing this […]

Government introduces the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), a $13 billion initiative with complex eligibility rules and phased implementation. Questions arise over administrative hurdles, income-linked co-payments, and its potential impact on healthcare costs. Photo Credit: Pexels The federal government just released the details around their much-heralded dental plan, and is it ever a complicated mess. […]

Canada’s support for the UN ceasefire motion in the Israel-Hamas conflict draws criticism, sparking debate over policy shifts and principles amidst global perspectives. Photo Credit: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters   Weak men make for hard times. Trudeau and his Liberal government are largely composed of weak men and women, incapable of doing the right thing if the […]

Trudeau government faces criticism over disjointed climate policies, with multiple layers of taxes and regulations raising confusion and difficulties for compliance in the energy sector. Photo credit: Cenovus Energy   The long-awaited “emissions cap” that had been foreshadowed for months by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault was finally announced at the COP28 meeting in Dubai this […]

Recent survey results indicate a shift in Canadian perceptions of diversity and immigration, fueling discussions on societal values and integration. Photo Credit: Pexels Canada has long been known as a multicultural nation which has always welcomed immigration. Indeed, we are literally a country of immigrants, except for our First Nations citizens. Throughout our history, we […]

Photo: Facebook/Mayor Olivia Chow Although there had been some hints of this possibility before, it was mostly a surprise that in a joint press conference this week Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced some major changes in provincial and municipal jurisdiction. The essence of the deal is that Ontario will take […]

The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) undergoes a significant evolution, shifting from a traditional approach to investment towards a more politically aligned strategy, sparking concerns among investors about its impact on financial returns. Photo: The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld   It seems that it’s not your father’s CPP anymore. For the first few decades of its existence, […]

Photo: Pexels Who would ever have thought that the massive subsidies that the federal and some provincial governments are providing with our tax dollars to giant Electric Vehicle (EV) battery plants would become so controversial, so soon? According to some recent news revelations, it seems like pretty much everyone with a brain.  So far, the […]

Photo Credit: Pexels   The Federal Court delivered a big win to the plastics industry this week – and a big loss for Environment and Climate Change Canada Minister Steven Guilbeault.  For several years, the federal government has waged a virtue-signalling war on plastics, banning a number of plastic products such as plastic cutlery, checkout […]

COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai braces for a showdown over unmet COP21 goals and industry defiance. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick Oh joy, oh bliss. Another climate change conference will soon be upon us, this time held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates – that bastion of human rights & women’s rights – from November […]

Photo Credit: Fraser Institute   It’s been hard to miss all of the negative news on the Canadian economy lately. As such, it probably won’t come as a surprise to many Canadians that this year’s survey results on Economic Freedom that were made public this week find an ongoing deterioration in virtually all Canadian provinces […]

Photo Credit: Pexels   When the Ford Conservatives first won government in Ontario in 2018, the mood in the business community was buoyant. After almost 15 years of anti-business Liberal government under Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne, change was desperately needed. Detrimental Liberal policies, including extreme “green energy” laws that greatly increased energy costs, intrusive […]

Canadian unions under fire for supporting Hamas: calls for reform in financial transparency and member choice. Photo: Flicker Labour unions have had a very comfortable time in Canada for decades, but recent events have confirmed that it is past time to rein in their extracurricular activities. Most Canadians have been appalled by the pro-Hamas stance […]

Gudie Hutchings, Liberal Minister for Rural Economic Development, comments surrounding Trudeau’s carbon tax reversal sparks controversy and questions about priorities. Photo Credit: Twitter/ctvqp Just in case anyone thought the Liberals were really concerned about climate change and in full support of all their many absurdly punitive so-called climate policies which ensure low- and middle-income Canadians […]

The debate over Universal Basic Income (UBI) reignites in Canada as Senate and House Bills Emerg. Photo credit: Senate of Canada.   The seemingly endless debate about Universal Basic Income (UBI) has become current once again in Canada as the Senate’s Finance Committee has undertaken to study a Bill intended to create a national framework […]

At least, that’s what one advocacy organization in Ontario is seemingly trying to prove. Photo credit: Pexels/Vanessa Garcia   Yes, you read that right. This is just the latest incidence of lunacy in our public education system, and foolishly our so-called “justice” system played along. This all began when the Ontario government decided in 2018 […]

A look at the facts suggests that mucking around with the existing Canadian pharmacare system is a bad idea. Photo credit: People Images/Getty Images   Among all the other hot topics in our world today, the issue of pharmacare will likely be a key part of discussions in Ottawa at least until the end of […]

Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the federal Liberals’ Bill C-69 – the so-called ‘no more pipelines’ bill – was unconstitutional. The decision means a big change in federal-provincial relations, with the federal government much less able to inflict its extreme and economically harmful views, notably on environmental issues, on the provinces. […]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The Alberta government’s “Tell the Feds” advertising campaign is attempting to offset a lack of information from the federal government about its electrification agenda. Photo credit: Facebook/Danielle Smith   If you’ve been listening to the radio in Ontario recently, it would be hard to miss an advertising campaign from the Government […]

While most Canadians reacted with justified horror to Hamas’ sadistic assault on Israel, there were many others in Canada who inexplicably supported the Palestinians’ actions. Academics, other leftists and some unions went public with messages of support for Hamas’ attacks. Photo credit: AP/Tsafrir Abayov   After this weekend’s horrific events in Israel, I find it […]

NDP secure majority. Wab Kinew (pictured) becomes Canada’s first-ever First Nations provincial premier. Photo credit: Facebook/Wab Kinew   This week’s provincial election in Manitoba has brought about a number of big changes. The major one is that the NDP won a majority government for the first time since 2016, when Conservative Brian Pallister took over […]

Premier Scott Moe (pictured) said he was “extremely dismayed” by the court’s recent decision to grant an injunction halting the government’s “Parental Inclusion and Consent Policy” from moving forward. Photo credit: Twitter/Scott Moe   Once again, the threat of a provincial government other than Quebec to use the Notwithstanding Clause in the Canadian Constitution has […]

Growing tensions between India and Canada have the potential to significantly diminish trade exports and damage the Canadian economy, with Saskatchewan likely to take the biggest hit. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick   In the last 10 days or so, the focus has been on the harm to Canada’s international reputation as a result […]

Photo credit: Pexels/Pixabay   It didn’t get a lot of attention, but New Zealand recently won a trade dispute with Canada over market access for dairy products under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade agreement. The dispute centered around Canada blocking market access to the New Zealand dairy industry. The New […]

The government wants to prevent the use of replacement workers in federally-regulated workplaces in the event of a strike. Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan (pictured) called the proposed legislation “one of the most monumental changes to collective bargaining in Canadian labour history.” Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld   Now that the federal House of Commons […]

Cross-country protest, counter-protest regarding teaching of gender ideology in schools planned for this week. Photo credit: Getty Images   This is going to be one interesting week. Across Canada, opponents of radical gender ideology in our public school systems have organized a so-called “1 Million March for Children”. The key person behind this march is […]

The average life expectancy of a First Nations man in Alberta has dropped to 60 years old. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons   It was truly shocking to recently discover that in the period from 2015 to 2021, the average lifespan of First Nations’ people in Alberta decreased by seven years. In 2015, the life expectancy […]

The Conservatives held their first in-person convention in five years this past weekend. On effectively every front, it was a smashing success. Photo credit: Twitter/Pierre Poilievre   The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) policy convention in Quebec City wound up Saturday night after a very successful two and a half days of policy discussions, voting […]

Anti-woke retired Lt.-Gen Michel Maisonneuve delivers keynote address at the Conservative Party’s policy convention on Sept. 7, 2023. Photo credit: YouTube/CPAC   The Conservative Party of Canada is having its policy convention over the next few days, and it got off to a lively start Thursday evening with keynote speaker Michel Maisonneuve, retired Lt.-Gen and […]

Photo credit: Getty Images   I’m starting to feel guilty. It’s not fun to continue to report bad news on the economy, but unfortunately there’s not much else out there right now. All economies run in cycles, and it certainly appears we are entering into a declining phase of that cycle at present. The unusual […]

Another September, another threat of strike. Photo credit: The Washington Post/Maddie McGarvey   If it’s September, we must be talking about a teachers’ strike in Ontario. Like clockwork, the teachers’ unions are rattling the sabres yet again as contracts expire and the school year is about to begin. The current demands are especially outrageous as […]