The Canadian manufacturing sector has been shrinking for some time. Manufacturing production volumes are currently at their lowest levels in over five years. Since 2018, manufacturing as a percentage of GDP declined by five per cent, while the comparable U.S. number increased by 10 per cent. This is important because the manufacturing sector in any […]

In politics, a day can feel like a lifetime, and we sometimes need to take a step back and realize that time is a necessary antidote to heal wounds and reputations. This sentiment was on full display this week as Conservatives gathered in Ottawa for the unveiling of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s portrait in […]

David Rosenberg’s interview on BNN Bloomberg this week stripped away all the government rhetoric about how strong the Canadian economy is performing and exposed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s management of the finances and economic strategies for what they are. Rosenberg’s professional assessment is validated by a continual stream of published data by Statistics Canada, the […]

Pierre Poilievre received an overwhelming affirmation at the recent Conservative Party convention. That’s good. He represents a brand of conservativism most people in his party can get behind, not to mention many Canadians. Despite barely holding the Liberals to a minority, it is hugely significant that Poilievre led the Conservative Party of Canada to the […]

It’s time for Canadians to open up our economy – to ourselves. A year into the ongoing trade conflict with the United States, Canada’s politicians continue to talk a good game about tearing down the nation’s internal trade barriers.  After pronouncing that he would eliminate all Canadian internal trade barriers by July 1, 2025, Prime […]

Let’s consider three major international agreements Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has signed and obligated Canada to in his first year of office. In reading the fine print of the recently heralded agreements with China and Qatar, and the June agreement with the European Union (EU), Canadians can discern that Carney’s agreements may contain elements […]

This writer used to joke that Canadians don’t think we are good at anything until someone outside the country says we are. The truth of this sentiment was on display this past week after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.  In many ways, it was a very depressing […]

Parliament is back, and for the first time in a while, it feels like more than a procedural reset. After a month of speculation, speeches, and positioning, the House of Commons returned this week with a sense that the stakes have shifted. The chamber has only been sitting for a day, but the tone is […]

Flip through your social media app of choice right now and you’ll find that nostalgia is back in vogue. Rather than focus on the hard truths of 2026 when coffee prices are through the roof and Greenland is on the frontlines of defending itself against the threats of the world’s most vocal politician, social media […]

For years, Mark Carney was called “Davos Man” because of his position on the Board of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which meets in Davos annually. He also obtained this title because of his Davos-consistent beliefs in global governance, extreme climate change policies and a brand of leftism in keeping with the elites that attend […]

From Beijing to Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has made international headlines with his consequential addresses about Canada’s participation in forging a “New World Order.” Last week Carney spent four days in Beijing with China President Xi Jinping and the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) attending to the details of a new […]

It’s no secret that Canadians are very heavily taxed. We endure high income taxes, consumption taxes (GST/HST/PST), payroll taxes (EI, CPP, Workers’ Compensation), capital gains taxes, property taxes, “health” taxes in a number of provinces, customs duties, excise taxes, and others. Every year the Fraser Institute think tank publishes a “tax freedom” day, after which […]

Think the carbon tax is gone? Think again. Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled a fast one on Canadians. He scrapped the consumer carbon tax last year but left in place a hidden carbon tax that is driving up the price of gasoline. Carney recognized when he was running for Liberal leader just how unpopular the […]

Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, is currently over in China with much fanfare, supposedly looking to promote closer relations between our two countries. There are a number of important issues for Canada on the line, including steep tariffs that China is imposing on several of Canada’s most important agricultural exports and the high tariffs that […]

The Mark Carney Liberals claim to pursue two objectives: more economic growth and fewer carbon emissions. But, in an oil-rich country like Canada, those objectives are virtually incompatible. The further down the net zero path that Ottawa attempts to go, the more this project becomes politically and practically impossible to maintain. The latest watershed event […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Beijing this week to discuss closer relations with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This Canadian overture is taking place just as the United States is taking unprecedented actions to rebuff the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence in North America and across the western hemisphere. In a National Post op-ed “Carney […]

You know the economy is bad when politicians start needing a side hustle to get by. Over the past few weeks, Canadians have watched a growing number of MPs test the boundaries of what it means to serve full-time in public office, and in doing so, expose how thin and outdated our ethics rules really […]

Recent developments in Venezuela and Iran could lead to a very new set of circumstances for the Canadian oil and gas sector. On the other hand, it might not. Economists are famous for saying “on the one hand, on the other hand…” and failing to take a stand on an issue as a result. The […]

We have reached that mid-January slump where the goals for the new year start to waiver, and reality slowly starts to creep in for the masses. Meanwhile, those who attempted to make bold political predictions are almost certainly reneging on comments made about how Canada can best steer its economic ship in the weeks and […]

Canadian government-subsidized legacy media has been overworked in the first week of the new year broadcasting Prime Minister Mark Carney’s additional $2.5 billion to the Ukraine war effort, the “kidnapping” of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro by the Americans, the photo ops of Carney’s trip to France, and his closed-door meetings with European Union officials on the […]

To gain a majority government, Prime Minister Mark Carney only needs one more Member of Parliament to defect to the Liberals. Unfortunately for him, his political gamesmanship is doing nothing to help the economy and is alienating his base. This could be the year the Liberals lose power. Pierre Poilievre had to be more than […]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre faces a year of major tests in 2026.  Last year was certainly a year of lows for the aspiring prime minister – losing an election that appeared almost impossible to lose months prior; losing his own riding after representing Carleton for 20 years; and two floor crossings and another resignation putting […]

A review of the main events of 2025 provides more of a lesson of what not to do than anything else. Now that the evidence of how badly our country has been run under the Liberals for the last 10 years has become crystal clear, Liberals are finally admitting how much their past initiatives were […]

If there was ever a word that captured how people actually felt about artificial intelligence this year, it was slop. Merriam-Webster’s human editors named it the 2025 Word of the Year, defining it as low-quality digital content produced at scale by AI. Four letters that neatly summed up the year. AI was everywhere. Impossible to […]

The constantly changing landscape of Canadian politics means that one week can produce wildly different headlines, social media posts, and polling results from the next. For the first time since Mark Carney became prime minister last March, Pierre Poilievre is making headway. Polls released recently show Poilievre and his Conservative team in a position to […]

The Mark Carney juggernaut is Canada’s big political story of 2025. He walked into the top elected role in Canada’s government before the public even made him a member of Parliament. He revived a party disdainfully rejected by the Canadian public and rallied it to a near-majority win. As Prime Minister, Carney has made headlines. […]

Generosity in Canada has reached its lowest point in 20 years while the government rakes more into its coffers.  That’s according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.  The Fraser Institute created the Generosity Index to measure how much Canadians are giving to charity. The index measures two metrics: the percentage of tax filers […]

It’s no secret that Prime Minister Mark Carney closely identifies with Europe and has stated that he believes Canada should move closer to Europe economically. Carney has even claimed to be European in the past, as is well documented, and lived there for years before deciding to come back to Canada just in time to […]

Even as Prime Minister Mark Carney told Canadians he had no plans to introduce a digital ID into Canada, his government was working to prepare the launch of new digital ID infrastructure and a government of Canada wallet app. Carney is saying one thing and doing another – and Canadians must ask to what end?  […]

If there was a single word that defined Canadian politics this year, it was adjustment. After years of volatility, personality driven governance, and crisis politics, 2025 became a year where Ottawa slowed down, recalibrated, and in some cases struggled to find its footing. Mark Carney’s election in the spring brought a sharp change in tone. […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s upset over the federal Conservatives in the spring election may have stolen the crown for biggest moment in Canadian politics this year, but the drama that has played out in British Columbia is coming in hot as a strong second place contender.  It’s been over a year since the B.C. NDP […]

Labour force data for November 2025 was released last week and showed an increase in job creation and a significant reduction in the unemployment rate. These numbers were more positive than had been expected by the usual economic commentators in their predictions for the month. Liberals were crowing about this development, claiming it had a […]

This week’s deeply disturbing revelations in Ottawa suggest that Prime Minister Mark Carney has been covertly, methodically establishing a Big Brother State, where Carney and cabinet executive orders will be extended without parliamentary oversight or need of public disclosure, and where Canadians’ rights and freedoms can soon be curtailed and managed. The Carney Liberals are […]

As proof positive that politics is fickle, the latest Angus Reid public opinion survey on the popularity of the various provincial Premiers shows considerable change from just a year ago. Angus Reid has done these surveys monthly for years, so there is a good amount of historical data to provide comparisons over time.  In the […]

A new report from the Montreal Economic Institute highlights the danger of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s rhetoric about turning away from Canada’s strategic relationship with the United States, particularly when it comes to energy. While there is a clear need for Canada to diversify its export markets, Canada’s economy, and the energy sector in particular, […]

From the union halls in Sault Ste. Marie to the docks at the Port of Vancouver, and in households across the country, there is no trace of Christmas cheer. For many Canadians, this year’s yuletide will be the bleakest holiday season in 45 years, perhaps since the great depression years.  Steel manufacturer Algoma Steel rocked […]

The term CCUS (carbon capture, utilization and storage) was on more Canadian lips last week than ever before, and for good reason. As one of the long list of conditions that Alberta must comply with to obtain the much-desired oil pipeline to the northern coast of B.C., the province has to commit to a massive […]

The Conservatives have turned the page on a rough stretch by handing the keys of their national campaign to someone who is respected in every corner of the party. Steve Outhouse isn’t a flashy pick, but he’s the kind of hire that signals a shift from chaos to competence, and maybe even a bit of […]

After a lackluster rollout of the second tranche of major projects earlier this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney saved the best for last and is sinking his teeth into the holy grail of controversy: a pipeline that will run directly to B.C. ‘s northwest coast. Over the last two decades, there has been a laundry […]

After months of talking points, innuendo, hints and vague promises, we have finally heard at least some of the terms of the so-called Grand Bargain between Alberta and the federal Liberal government. This bargain is supposedly a trade off where Alberta gets its coveted oil pipeline and the federal government gets a number of commitments […]

Most Canadians are well aware that the government of Justin Trudeau increased the size and cost of the federal government immensely in less than 10 years. During the Trudeau years, government size increased by over 40 per cent in terms of the number of people employed and 70 per cent in terms of the cost […]

The Canadian government is like a boat load of entitlements. Unless some cargo is cast off, the boat is going to sink. Unfortunately, the passengers are entirely unwilling to part with anything, and the captain won’t compel them. Federal Canadian debt has been rising steadily for the past 55 years, apart from an eleven-year reprieve […]

It turns out the Trudeau government really did look at Canada’s economy through rose-coloured glasses. Is the Carney government falling into the same pattern? New research from the Frontier Centre for Public Policy shows that federal budgets during the Trudeau years “consistently overestimated [Canada’s] fiscal health” when it came to forecasting the state of the […]

Last week the magazine Toronto Life published an interview in which Prime Minister Mark Carney stated “Toronto is the best of Canada because it is all of Canada in one place. Virtually half the people in the GTA were born outside the country and you wouldn’t know it because they quicky become Canadian.” The prime […]

It seems that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has a propensity for putting forward different policy models that attract criticism from those who want to resist change of any kind. Earlier this week, this happened again when Alberta was reported to be considering a different way of permitting doctors to work in the province. The draft […]

Within the Conservative Party, a strain of thought has been gaining steam. Pierre Poilievre has hit his high-water mark. After rising in the polls meteorically while the wildly unpopular Justin Trudeau held the reins, Poilievre has been sinking in support since. His party’s solid showing in the April election fell far short of what the […]

The federal budget passed its first vote in the House this week and is now on its way to committee. That alone puts to rest a month of rumours about a Christmas election. The government cleared its first major hurdle, which means we can finally focus on what is actually in the budget instead of […]

It turns out, spend less to invest more means just one thing: spend more.  Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne delivered the Carney government’s first budget last week, and the deficit is record-setting for a non-pandemic budget: $78.3 billion.  There is no plan to balance the budget or even to come close: within five years, the deficit […]

For the past couple of weeks, since Pierre Poilievre appeared on YouTube’s Northern Perspective, members of the dominant media in Canada have sounded like scorched rats howling in protest about his unfair comments regarding former prime minister Justin Trudeau. The problem with their frustrations seems to be more about what he said than about the […]

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 […]

Every few months, Ottawa falls back into its favourite game: election speculation. The latest round started before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne even finished reading his budget. Pundits and lobbyists are once again filling airtime predicting that Canada will head to the polls before Christmas. They’re wrong. This week’s budget is indeed the first test for […]

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 […]

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trade plan to pivot away from the U.S. has been on full display the past two weeks. There was the prime minister’s televised address to the nation where he repeated his dire analysis that the Canadian-American economic relationship is over, while stating his goal will be to double Canada’s non-U.S. […]

At a time when Canada’s economy is in crisis, leadership demands that the prime minister take charge.  But Canadians looking for leadership from Ottawa in dealing with the Trump administration’s barrage of tariffs have been left wanting.  Since day one of the trade war, Canada’s premiers have arm wrestled over how to deal with U.S. […]

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 […]

Canada’s federal senior’s benefit regime should have been reformed decades ago. But, as it is with all benefit programs, people like their perks and don’t want them taken away. It takes a crisis before the taxpaying public will squawk loudly enough to embolden a government to make necessary changes. Old Age Security (OAS) has reached […]

What are the costs of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to pivot away from the U.S.? What might Canadians expect in the short term and what will it mean for the country’s future prosperity? These are big questions as the Carney government stumbles through trade talks and bouts of tariff announcements with Canada’s largest […]

As New Democrats gather in Ottawa for tomorrow’s leadership debate, the stakes could not be higher. After their worst electoral showing in history, just seven seats and barely six percent of the vote, the NDP faces an existential choice: rebuild as a modern, broad-based movement or retreat to its labour roots and rebuild from 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 […]

While reports of the Keystone XL pipeline and renewed talks of a bilateral security and trade pact dominated headlines during last week’s White House visit, there are also clear signs emerging that Canada’s provinces may be pitted against each other as they vie for the industries that prop up their regional economies. With Prime Minister […]

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 […]

Canada faces an unprecedented national security challenge from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and related entities that threatens its democratic institutions, economic stability, and social cohesion. The explosive revelations came out in August, in a book entitled, “Canada Under Siege: How PEI Became a Forward Operating Base for the Chinese Communist Party.” It was […]

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 […]

The 13th postal work stoppage since Canada Post became a corporation in 1981 began on Sept. 26 in response to the Liberal government’s plan to end door-to-door mail delivery. During the 2015 campaign, Justin Trudeau promised postal workers and Canadians that he would not allow Stephen Harper to end what the future prime minister believed […]

From participation in the official addresses, session debates, side meetings, and media conferences at the United Nations General Assembly this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed more of his policy priorities than he has shared publicly with Canadians to date. Carney’s comments and actions in New York leave little doubt about the path he […]

With just over a month until Prime Minister Mark Carney tables his first federal budget, Ottawa is preparing to put defence at the heart of its new economic and security agenda. The Carney government has committed to increasing military spending to meet and then exceed NATO’s benchmark of two per cent of GDP, a target […]

It didn’t get a lot of media attention last week, but Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce scored a political win for the government with the first-ever summit of interprovincial-territorial energy ministers.    Called “Connecting Canada: Building an Energy Superpower,” the overall purpose of putting all the country’s energy ministers in one room, was to keep pressure […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s fall travel schedule will see him criss-cross the globe. According to the Canadian Press, he has planned stops in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly, Kuala Lumpur for the ASEAN summit, South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, and South Africa for the G20 summit. Carney’s international […]

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 […]

No new pipeline. For now. That was the takeaway from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first raft of so-called major national projects, announced last week.  After intense lobbying from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Canadians who see Canada’s energy sector as the key to unlocking future economic growth, Carney chose to punt.  Instead, he announced a […]

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 […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney repeatedly stated in the spring that Canada was facing “the biggest crisis of our lifetimes.”  Still, his government recessed the House of Commons after a short four week parliamentary session. Today, after a twelve week summer break, Canada is seized with mounting crises. Canadians are suffering 1) a housing shortage crisis […]

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 […]

With Parliament set to return on Monday, the Carney government enters the fall sitting balancing high-stakes trade tensions, affordability challenges, and the political reality of a resurgent Conservative opposition. Carney’s Liberals are gathering in Edmonton today, aiming to regroup after a summer dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Prime Minister Mark Carney used the […]

When Canadians think of austerity, many will recall the former Harper government’s attempts to weather a post-recession storm and rein in spending with the introduction of their Deficit Reduction Action Plan (DRAP).  In the wake of the global financial crisis that crippled economies worldwide, the Conservative government had to move quickly. Fresh off an election […]

Canadians have been put on notice that Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will deliver the 2025-26 federal budget during the fall session of Parliament, sometime in October. This budget will be the first statement on Ottawa’s books in well over 500 days, since April 16, 2024. Our elected parliamentarians will finally get a chance to see […]

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 […]

Pierre Poilievre is back. An Alberta by-election win gives him a seat at the table and in the House of Commons, again. Though Poilievre faces two challenges at once: a leadership review in January and the daily task of positioning his party as a government-in-waiting. He has succeeded in keeping party loyalists on his side, […]

Since assuming office in March, Prime Minister Mark Carney has consistently demonstrated confidence in his ability to not only develop Canada’s resources but also manage U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to Canadian sovereignty. His renewed mandate at the end of April positioned him as Canada’s choice to articulate the nation’s interests and defend its independence. […]

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 […]

As August reaches its midway point, the Canadian news cycle is currently dominated by a range of pressing issues that have managed to break through the sea of out-of-office notifications and the onslaught of back-to-school ads. From the highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska to the […]

When highlighting his approach to developing Canada as an energy superpower, Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly used the mantra “build baby build.” In the first few months of governing, Carney’s Liberals passed an omnipotent Bill C-5 that gave them unprecedent power to build necessary national energy infrastructure. The prime minister met with the country’s […]

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 […]

Ottawa has taken a necessary and overdue step. It has raised pay for members of the Canadian Armed Forces and aligned that decision with the commitment to reach NATO’s spending target. The package is straightforward. Starting pay for privates rises from approximately $43,000 to $52,000. Most ranks up to lieutenant colonel receive a 13 percent […]

Remember the classic sci-fi movie The Blob, and how the blob keeps getting bigger and bigger while oozing over everything, heedless of the screams around it? That’s what’s happening at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 2023, CBC said it was issuing lay-offs and cutting costs. “CBC/Radio-Canada… will reduce its English and French programming budgets for the […]

Costs are soaring for Canadians. The price of the essentials, like food, shelter, and clothing, just keep going up. The economy is struggling. Canada faces a youth unemployment crisis. And yet, at the very same time, Canadians’ tax burden has never been higher. According to the Fraser Institute, the average Canadian family now spends far […]

During the federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney sold Canadians on the promise of ‘elbows up.’ With a resume showcasing top-tier experience, he made it clear through his sloganeering and policy chops that he was ready to take on the job, to deliver results for Canadians and protect trade-exposed industries like auto, steel and aluminum, […]

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 […]

As Canadians suffer through summer heat and threats of damaging tariffs from our neighbour to the south, it’s easy to ignore a growing existential threat to our civil society – antisemitism.   Disruptive street demonstrations, vandalism and violence perpetrated against Jewish businesses and places of worship, social media campaigns against individual Jews, the list goes on. […]

The Liberal government’s “soft-on-crime approach” to Canadian law and order has left many Canadians feeling threatened, insecure, and less safe on their city’s streets – and in their residential neighbourhoods. The data and a constant stream of serious, lawless incidents reveals that criminals have become emboldened and fearless of the police and the Canadian justice […]

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 […]

Loopholes aren’t enough to get big projects done.  That’s the message that the energy sector is delivering loud and clear to the Carney government.  Just weeks ago, the Carney government passed Bill C-5, otherwise known as the One Canadian Economy Act.  For some, the bill was a step in the right direction. After years of […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to get the government back into the business of building homes. As part of his Liberal Party’s platform during last spring’s federal election, Carney promised to create a new Crown corporation to act as a real estate developer for affordable housing: Build Canada Homes. But recent experiences from New Zealand […]

For decades, through successive federal governments, executive and legislative powers in Ottawa have been centralized within the prime minister’s office (PMO). Today, government policy and some legislation is developed by PMO staff, not parliamentarians and public servants as a functioning Westminster model government would have it. This centralization of power leads to a perverted democratic […]

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 […]

Pierre Poilievre is poised to return to Parliament through the safest route possible: a by-election in Alberta’s Battle River–Crowfoot, the bluest riding in Canada. With former MP Damien Kurek stepping aside, the Conservative Leader is expected to cruise to victory in what will be a largely symbolic but necessary return to the House of Commons. […]

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 […]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s campaign to pick up a by-election seat in Alberta is currently in full swing. With voters set to head to the polls next month, his return to Parliament in time for the fall session appears all but guaranteed.  Although he’s been on the sidelines, Poilievre hasn’t been absent from the political […]

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 […]

With the re-election of Donald Trump in the U.S. and re-election of a Liberal government in Ottawa, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has passionately taken up the mission to advance the Canadian oil and gas industry with a zealous commitment that has her seemingly everywhere, all at once. The premier is forcibly presenting an articulate argument […]

What kind of Canada Day are we going to have this year? Will it be a day of celebrating what we have accomplished as a country? Or will it be a day of recriminations, of selecting bits of history, without context or understanding to condemn what countless Canadians – whether born here or arrived here […]

As Canadians gather today to celebrate our nation’s birthday, there’s a quiet but powerful shift already underway. Across the country, millions of Canadians have adjusted their spending habits, choosing to support local businesses, vacation within our borders, and buy homegrown goods. This grassroots movement speaks volumes. Now it’s time for the federal government to match […]

At last year’s NATO Summit, Canada showed up with little more to offer than platitudes. The former Prime Minister attempted to save face with world leaders by announcing an eleventh-hour pledge to meet its two per cent target by 2032, but it did little to appease an alliance that has steadily ramped up investment in […]

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 […]

The health of the relationship between Ottawa and the province of Alberta is central to the country’s economic growth and Canadians’ future prosperity. Central Canadians should understand how the federal government’s response to Albertans’ aspirations will have ramifications for the country as a whole. It is not hyperbole to state that to devalue or dismiss […]

As the G7 Summit draws to a close in Kananaskis, Alberta, many Canadians may be wondering what this annual gathering of world leaders has to do with them. With a packed domestic agenda, cost of living, housing, healthcare, it’s easy to view global diplomacy as distant or disconnected. But in reality, the G7’s work touches […]

If Prime Minister Mark Carney doesn’t listen to the West, it’s going to cost Canada. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are demanding that Ottawa stop stomping on their provinces’ natural resource production. Smith is telling Carney to scrap the no more pipelines law, Bill C-69, lift the cap on Alberta’s energy and cancel […]

Canadians heard a lot about a Liberal “lost decade” from the Conservatives during this year’s federal election campaign.  The Tories pointed to surging government and household debt, weak economic growth, nationwide housing deficits, and crumbing infrastructure as evidence of 10 years of Canada falling behind.  A new study from the Fraser Institute shows that the […]

The relationship between Ottawa and Alberta involves much more than oil and gas – at its core is an intricate, convoluted dialogue respecting the country’s cooperation between regions and people. The dynamic Ottawa-Alberta partnership has taken on a new form with the re-election of the federal Liberals and their continued pursuit of green policies, and […]

The adage “Don’t waste a crisis” has a new and unfortunate application with Bill C-2, legislation to radically infringe on the privacy of Canadians under dubious justifications. Bill C-2, introduced on June 3 as the “Strong Borders Act,” has made border security, the fentanyl crisis, and transnational crime the pretense to introduce new policing powers […]

A new report from the Montreal Economic Institute shows what every Canadian who has been to an emergency room knows in their bones: wait times are unacceptably long and getting worse. Despite more and more government spending, Canadians’ stays in emergency rooms are getting longer and longer.  In Canada’s largest province of Ontario, for example, […]

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 […]

After years of virtue signalling and contentious bills designed to wedge political opponents by the former Trudeau government, the arrival of Prime Minister Mark Carney on the scene feels like a breath of fresh air after years of stagnation in Ottawa’s corridors of power. The early days of the new government signal that Carney is […]

“We know how to grow this economy without spending money,” stated Prime Minister Mark Carney in the House of Commons this week – in answer to a question asking why the government would not introduce a budget this spring and provide the details of its near half-a-trillion-dollar spending plan. This statement is an eerily similar […]

Canadian natural gas is the silver bullet that could both help grow Canada’s economy and reduce global emissions at the same time.  If Canada were to significantly increase the production of natural gas here at home and export it to countries heavily reliant on coal to power their economies, like India and China, the Canadian […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting big on a bold, high-stakes strategy to reset Canada’s trade relationship with the United States and shield the country from the economic fallout of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime. Carney welcomed a recent U.S. court ruling that invalidated key parts of Trump’s trade agenda, including border-related tariffs on Canadian […]

Has the tide to erase Canada’s history started to turn? Two recent Ontario Government decisions last week give rise to the hope that the misinformed and misguided attempts to remove Sir John A. Macdonald from our history may be easing.   It is about time that a defence of the founder of Canada and our first […]

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 […]

“Skipping a federal budget would have been a significant departure from convention while raising obvious questions about fiscal transparency, parliamentary oversight, and accountability,” observes Financial Post columnist and financial analyst Kim Moody. He reasons, “Transparency, oversight and accountability are not aspirational objectives. They are foundational to providing a responsible government. Trust in institutions will inevitably […]

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.  […]

President Donald Trump’s recent trip to the United Arab Emirates sent a powerful message about the global race for artificial intelligence—and where the world’s emerging centres of power may lie. In a series of landmark deals valued at over $200 billion, Trump backed partnerships between U.S. tech giants and Gulf state champions that will see […]

Last month, Canadians cast their ballot with two major issues in mind: standing up to President Donald Trump on Canada–U.S. relations and seeking change at home after nearly a decade of Trudeau era policy decisions. While voters could easily distinguish the parties’ approaches to managing Canada–U.S. relations under Trump, the promise of domestic change became […]

Since 2015, year over year, the Liberal government increased the number of people they ushered into Canada. Through the decade the Liberals systematically implemented a make-over of Canada’s immigration system, and the early signals from Prime Minister Mark Carney suggest that he intends to proceed with the same immigration approach that was established by former […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking over a country with deep divisions.  After 10 years of the Trudeau government stymying Alberta’s attempt to develop its natural resources at virtually every turn, Premier Danielle Smith has set in motion a plan that could ultimately lead to a referendum on Alberta independence as soon as next year.  […]

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 […]

A consensus can be drawn from recent economic data that the Canadian economy is in a precarious state. For a decade the Liberals’ big spending, big government approach to managing the economy has left the country in a weakened condition to respond to, and perhaps pivot from, the trade threats posed by the United States. […]

After a fiercely contested election and a high turnout result that left the Liberals just shy of a majority, Ottawa is gearing up for one of the busiest Junes in recent memory. With the 45th Parliament set to return, King Charles III confirmed to deliver the Speech from the Throne, and key questions looming about […]

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 […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney emerged victorious after Monday’s federal election, with Canadians voting in favour of giving the Liberal Party a fourth consecutive mandate. While major questions remain–namely how Carney will govern and who will hold the balance of power in the House of Commons– serious regional challenges also lie ahead as the new government […]

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 […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney won a narrow mandate of his own from Canadians on Monday.  After years of badly trailing the Conservatives in the polls, the Liberals made a stunning comeback, winning a minority government.  The Liberals, buoyed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and 51st state talk and a new leader who some Canadians […]

With the Leaders Debate and advance polls in the books, Canada’s major party leaders are now entering the closing sprint of a campaign defined by economic uncertainty, tension with the United States, and a battle for the middle class. If the English-language debate was meant to shift momentum, it didn’t. According to Abacus Data’s snap […]

The country’s immigration trends have been a growing concern for Canadians, yet during this federal election campaign immigration policy has been fully eclipsed by anxieties relating to U.S. President Donald Trump and the threats posed by American tariffs. Political rhetoric stirring up a mix of fear and loathing about Trump politics has squelched any discussion […]

On April 16 and 17, the Canadian electorate will have a chance to size up its choices for prime minister when the party leaders meet to debate the issues in the only French and English debates offered before voters go to the polls on April 28.  National elections in Canada have included debates since 1968. […]

There is perhaps no greater contrast that can be drawn between the Liberals and Conservatives than their respective approaches to developing Canada’s natural resources, and specifically the country’s oil and gas sector. The Liberals are charting a course for Canadians that would have the country exit the oil and gas sector in the next few […]

For the first time since the 2025 federal election began, a major poll has put the Conservative Party ahead. Innovative Research now has the Conservatives at 38 per cent, narrowly edging out the Liberals at 37 per cent. While this would still likely translate into a Liberal minority — thanks to the efficiency of Liberal […]

Finding a silver lining in the current trade war between Canada and the U.S. is not easy. But there may be an unexpected one and it is none too soon for Canada’s strained health-care system.   Put simply, Canada does not have enough family doctors. A recent report from Health Canada estimated that not only were […]

If there were any lingering doubts about the direction of the ballot box question in Canada, President Donald Trump put them to rest on Wednesday with his latest round of global tariffs. While Canada and Mexico seemed to dodge the worst of the impact, the Canadian economy still faces significant consequences. Sectors like steel and […]

The vote on April 28 for who will lead Canada is perhaps the most consequential vote Canadians will have had since the 1988 federal election when we decided the fate of a Canada – U.S. Free Trade Agreement. This month’s vote will decide the country’s energy and immigration policies, factor large in national unity issues, […]

Trump’s about-face on relations with Canada under Carney suggests he wants to Liberals to win.  It sure seems as though U.S. President Donald Trump wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to win when Canadians go to the polls on April 28.  Following months of belittling former prime minister Justin Trudeau, arguing that Canada ought to become […]

For those who closely follow the political scene in Ottawa, what has been most striking with the Liberals’ changing of the guard is how little things have actually changed. With his international roles, Prime Minister Mark Carney introduces new circles of influence to the position of prime minister, but he is being supported by the […]

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 […]

As the 2025 federal election campaign is now well underway, marking the beginning of a five-week sprint toward an April 28 vote. Prime Minister Mark Carney formally launched the election Sunday, just nine days after being sworn in to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and prime minister. The decision to call a snap election […]

Exactly two weeks from his coronation at the Liberal convention, newly-crowned Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call the much-anticipated federal general election to send Canadians to the polls on April 28 or May 5. During the course of the leadership campaign, and in his flurry of activities since assuming office, Carney and his […]

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 […]

The last time Canadians headed to the polls, the country was still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. Voters in many provinces complied with masking and social distancing requirements to cast a ballot, returning a status quo, minority Liberal government to power.  Canadians chose certainty during an uncertain time. And thanks in part to the supply-and-confidence […]

A famous observation about history declares it to rhyme more than it repeats. As we prepare for Canada’s 45th federal election in 2025, there may be a temptation to look back a few decades, find a similar situation, and expect a familiar outcome. That would be folly, especially because of the external threat posed south […]

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 […]

Don’t be fooled by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s smoke and mirrors: his government might appear different from former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s on the outside, but deeper down, it’s the same old Liberals. Take Carney’s Cabinet. Yes, Carney’s Cabinet is dramatically smaller than Trudeau’s. That’s a good thing. The federal Cabinet in recent years had […]

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 […]

In these past few days Canadians witnessed the Liberal Party of Canada passing the baton from the beleaguered Justin Trudeau to the unknown-yet-charmed Mark Carney. In being sworn in as Canada’s prime minister today, the newly crowned Liberal leader is expected to not take much time before calling a federal election. If Ottawa rumours prove […]

Trudeau leaves office with a very divided and divisive legacy. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  As Justin Trudeau closed the door of the Prime Minister’s Office for the final time this weekend after nearly a decade as Prime Minister, his legacy, much like his time in office, is divisive. While his […]

It’s time for us to grow up, to be the serious and successful country that our founding forefathers knew we could be. Pictured: Mark Carney. Photo Credit: Mark Carney/X.  “Well, they look like normal people.” Such was the thought that sprung to mind while watching Republican politicians, vehemently clapping and cheering during President Donald Trump’s […]

Canada is unrecognizable from what it once was prior to 2015.  Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X On the eve of the Liberal Party convention that is to select a new leader – and Canada’s next prime minister, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the 2015-25 chapter in the country’s political history – a chapter […]

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 […]

Canada must course correct on the very clear vulnerabilities to our national and economic security. Pictured: U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  President Donald Trump’s tariffs came into effect this week and as expected, they created the exact type of chaos that was a signature hallmark of his first term in office. Global […]

The push from Ottawa for the CRTC to reconsider increasing internet competition couldn’t come at a worse time. Photo Credit: Pexels.  Canadians want more competition when it comes to internet access and pricing. But Ottawa might be trying to stand in the way.  Here’s the deal: in most areas of the country, consumers have just […]

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 […]

It remains unclear whether this project will remain a priority or even survive the looming federal election. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  In what appears to be more political lip service than substantive policy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a high-speed rail plan connecting Toronto and Quebec City just weeks […]

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 […]

It’s likely Mark Carney could call a snap election in March. Pictured: Mark Carney. Photo Credit: Mark Carney/X.  To Conservatives watching the polls right now, the advice is simple: stay calm and keep moving forward. In the dying days of the Trudeau government and on the heels of the baton being passed, the Liberal Party […]

Canada has experienced an economic Lost Decade. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Through the last 10 years, the Trudeau government’s mismanagement of the fiscal budgets and national economy has done irreparable damage to the country’s ability to grow and prosper. Justin “the budget will balance itself” Trudeau, finance ministers Bill Morneau […]

Trade barriers have real-world impacts that are weakening Canada’s economy. Photo Credit: Pexels.  With American tariffs being held over Canada’s head like the sword of Damocles, it’s time to end restrictions on trade within Canada once and for all. The United States is Canada’s largest export market, with 77 per cent of Canada’s exports heading […]

Carney would still make Canadians pay, but he’ll only help them with affordability if they’re making “smart” choices. Pictured: Mark Carney. Photo Credit: Mark Carney/X.  Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney seems to think giving you a discount code on a new furnace or some extra insulation is the best way to help you with affordability. […]

The carbon tax is an expensive failure. Pictured: Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney. Photo Credit: Mark Carney/X.   Canadians are opening their home heating bills with a sense of dread this month, thanks to the carbon tax. Every politician haunting the warm halls of power should read the painful experiences of Canadians who are fighting to […]

For everyday Canadians, removing these barriers would mean lower prices and greater access to domestic goods. Photo Credit: Pexels.  Amid the growing tensions from the ongoing trade war with the United States under President Donald Trump, an unexpected surge in Canadian patriotism has emerged. Citizens are rallying to “buy Canadian,” a move driven by a […]

It will take national and provincial politicians to set aside partisan and regional differences to make freer internal trade happen. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  It would be almost funny, if it wasn’t so serious. After years of Canadian economists and business leaders pleading for the removal of interprovincial trade barriers […]

Canadians deserve leadership that commands respect on the world stage. Pictured: U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Crisis averted. For now. Earlier this week, in a high-stakes showdown, President Donald Trump gave Canada 30 days to act or face crippling tariffs on trade. The clock is ticking. To […]

To truly be seen as an outsider, Carney has to walk the walk. Pictured: Mark Carney. Photo Credit: Mark Carney/X.  Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney loves to claim he’s an “outsider.”  If Carney really wants to be seen as an outsider, he needs to do more than say he is one. Carney needs to put […]

Poilievre is right to commit to cutting the bureaucracy. Pictured: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Photo Credit: Pierre Poilievre/X.  Alarm bells likely went off in empty government offices this week when Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to shrink the size of the bureaucracy.  “There are way too many bureaucrats,” Poilievre said. “I’m going to reduce […]

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 […]

Trudeau can thank Hogue that Canadians may never be the wiser about foreign election interference. Pictured: Justice Marie-Josée Hogue. Photo Credit: Court of Appeal of Quebec.  This week Justice Marie-Josée Hogue released the final report of Canada’s Foreign Interference Commission. The report was the culmination of a year-long inquiry into the undue influence of China, […]

While Trump’s statements may play to his audiences, they ignore the economic and strategic realities. Pictured: U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum, claiming that the United States no longer requires Canadian oil, gas, or other critical imports, have sparked controversy on […]

The carbon tax has been an expensive failure and Carney must make his position on it clear. Pictured: Mark Carney. Photo Credit: Mark Carney/X.  Prime minister hopeful Mark Carney is supposed to be the economic messiah sent to save the Liberals from the depths of polling purgatory. But right out the gate, Carney showed he […]

Canadians are wearisome of the Liberals political gamesmanship. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  The Trudeau Liberal government, particularly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seems to be intentionally stoking division within the country and agitating the U.S. government — for what? Liberals’ actions and statements are pitting Canadians in the rest of the […]

It’s no secret that Carney and Freeland have spent years defending the carbon tax. Pictured: Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland. Photo Credit: Chrystia Freeland/X.  The battle to become the next prime minister of Canada is shaping up to be a dog fight between Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland. The rules and timelines have been etched […]

Trump has done more for Canada’s national sovereignty in nine weeks than the Trudeau Liberals have in governing over these past nine years. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s Premiers. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  With the election of Donald Trump, the political sands have shifted on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border and, as […]

The strained relationships many provinces experienced with Trudeau’s Ottawa could thaw under the Conservatives. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  By the three-week mark of a new year, many people find their resolutions fading and life settling back to normal. However, 2025 is shaping up to defy this pattern for Canada, promising […]

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 […]

Canadians are sick and tired of more spending and debt. Pictured: Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland. Photo Credit: Chrystia Freeland/X.  No matter who Canada’s next prime minister is, it’s time to lay down a marker: the party with Canada’s finances is over.  Canadians have had it with the Trudeau government’s irresponsible spending. One of the […]

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 […]

Trudeau has failed to leave his party in a competitive position to fight the next election. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Last summer, a debate fumble proved to be a death knell for the campaign prospects of U.S. President Joe Biden in his bid to secure a second presidency. What followed […]

Trudeau bought himself another couple months as prime minister with his Monday announcement. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Monday’s press conference staged on the landing in front of Rideau Cottage played out just like one of the fascinating, confusing scenes in the 1999 psychological thriller “The Talented Mr. Ripley.” Like Matt […]

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 […]

It’s only a matter of time before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation comes. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  It’s a new year, and the countdown to the next federal election has officially begun. One of the only political certainties that Canadians can take to the bank at this juncture is that […]

The Liberals’ economic mismanagement of the country has resulted in irreparable damage to Canada’s prosperity. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  The year 2025 will mark the final year of a ten-year reign with the Trudeau Liberals governing Canada according to a vast majority of public opinion surveys. It will also mark […]

2024 was a year of setbacks for the Trudeau Liberals. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  As 2024 draws to a close, Canadians are left reflecting on a year defined by political turbulence and significant transitions. From a high-profile cabinet shuffle to growing speculation about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, this year […]

Facing down the bully this time will take a clear-eyed assessment of the cards we do have to play. Pictured: President-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Enough already of the social media tit-for-tat between President-elect Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney. […]

Smith is outmaneuvering her political peers. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X.  Throughout this past year as Canadians have suffered from the personal agendas and ineptitude of their politicians, one political figure has stood out in defining responsible and effective leadership. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is exemplifying principled governing that is serving […]

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 […]

Queen’s Park’s and Ottawa’s finances are diverging. Pictured: Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Photo Credit: Dominic LeBlanc/X.  If Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has any spare time on his hands, he might want to offer his new federal counterpart, Dominic LeBlanc, some after-school lessons. There’s no way for the feds to spin this: Ottawa’s 2023-24 deficit […]