Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to enter the political arena and capitalize on his time as Governor of the Bank of Canada to help win an election is a tragedy for the neutrality of a core Canadian institution.  Not only did Carney make the unprecedented jump from leading the Bank of Canada to leading a […]

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 […]

One has to wonder if the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has a death wish. At a time when the Minister of Education, Paul Calandra, is pondering the future of both school boards and elected trustees, the TDSB keeps stepping into mud puddles.   The latest episode had one of the board’s high schools, Earl Haig […]

Throughout the federal election, and many, many times since, Prime Minister Mark Carney has told Canadians that the plan for growing the country’s economy is to “build baby build.” With the Carney Liberal’s stewardship, Canada is to be the strongest economy in the G-7 Nations. Today this forecast of a robust, dynamic economy is often […]

When the Government of Canada finally delivers a financial statement on Nov. 4, Prime Minister Mark Carney will reveal his priorities and decide his destiny. The Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer, Jason Jacques, has announced an expected $68 billion deficit for fiscal year 2025, up from $51 billion in 2024. The Liberals would like to blame […]

The Orwellian hellscape described in the classic book 1984 is being put in place in Canada in the form of three pieces of legislation currently making their way through the House of Commons. There is far too little public attention being given to the federal government’s attempted power grab that will alter Canadians’ rights and […]

Over the next two decades, the world will witness one of the largest transfers of wealth in history. Baby boomers, who collectively hold trillions in assets, will pass this fortune down to their children and grandchildren. For millennials and Gen Z, generations that have come of age amid precarious work, soaring housing costs, and rising […]

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 […]

Discriminatory hate is not a good thing. Neither, however, is the latest bill by the federal Liberal government against it. With good cause, civil liberties organizations and conservative commentators warn that Bill C-9 could do more to chill legitimate speech than curb actual hate. Bill C-9 creates a new offense allowing up to life imprisonment […]

On the evening of Sept.15, 2025, Jimmy Kimmel hoisted himself on a petard the progressive left had built for those on the right. As the biblical story of Esther long ago taught, those who would put themselves first (Haman) may become victims of their own design. For those unfamiliar with this Old Testament classic, 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 […]

It’s time to bust a myth: Canada’s highest income earners pay more than their fair share in taxes. A new study from the Fraser Institute shows that in Canada’s four most populous provinces, the top 20 per cent of income-earning families pay well over half of the total taxes collected by all levels of government.  […]

Observers of the 2028 presidential election believe the Republican contest might already be over. Vice President J.D. Vance has separated himself from the pack, and if President Donald Trump endorses him, he will enjoy an insurmountable advantage. The only drama left will be his selection of a running mate. Speculation about Vance’s pick can begin […]

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 […]

Canada’s federal and provincial governments are stumbling about in the current tough economic times – and Canadians are about to find out just how bad Ottawa’s fiscal situation is when the federal government delivers its first budget in more than 18 months. Prime Minister Mark Carney has provided the spoiler that the upcoming deficit would […]

On Sept. 11, the Prime Minister’s Office announced five projects being examined by its Major Projects Office, all with the potential to be fast tracked for approval and get financial help. However, no one should get too excited. This is only a bad effort at fixing what government wrecked. During the Trudeau years – and […]

Canadians have a growing sense of buyer’s remorse about the Carney government. Indeed, they should. Earlier in the year, the Liberals’ sleight of hand helped them maintain power, despite voters having rejected them. The Liberals used U.S. President Donald Trump as an excuse for keeping themselves in government instead of the Conservatives. They claimed to […]

The Canadian populace mirrors its European counterparts more than its American cousins on most issues. We seek more gun control, welcome greater regulation in our lives, enjoy government-run healthcare, and smugly see ourselves as a more just society than our overly religious neighbours to the south. Many complicated layers affect this assessment, but MAID (Medical […]

Canadian grain farmers are in trouble and federal policies are to blame.  Tariffs on a key grain export Canada sends to China has sent the industry into crisis mode.  Back in March, China placed a 100 per cent tariff on Canadian canola oil and meal imports, which primarily targeted processors and exporters.  This month, China […]

July’s economic figures, with a loss of 41,000 jobs, could signal the end of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s honeymoon period. Carney has enjoyed firm support since he won the Liberal leadership at the beginning of the year. His triumph in April’s federal election cemented that support and has sustained his good poll results since. The […]

The Labour Day weekend is upon us and Canadians get to enjoy a few more days of summertime reprieve. For your reading pleasure through the holiday weekend, here are a few important news items that have been underreported by legacy media, the government-subsidized newsrooms. From Canada’s seemingly unlimited financial support of the war in Ukraine […]

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 […]

Political shenanigans often increase during the summer. To no surprise, the summer of 2025 has produced many examples. One that has garnered significant attention focuses on the legal reassignment of congressional districts in Texas. For sundry reasons, the Texas Republican Party would like to apportion its districts to reflect the hold the GOP has on […]

Do we like the direction Canada is going? And if not, what do we do about it? The Trudeau years, and especially the pandemic, prompted an increasing number of people to answer “No” to the first question. The second question naturally follows but is not easy to answer. While the pandemic restrictions have gone away, […]

Many Canadians take the summer to tune out of news on national affairs. In the past two months legacy media, the government-subsidized newsrooms, have critically reported on U.S. President Donald Trump and his trade demands, and glowingly profiled the orchestrated schedule of announcements made by Prime Minister Mark Carney. However, there has been a great […]

Although many liberal women see Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris as political heroes, this author will happily risk telling the truth rather than shirk from criticizing the only two women to have appeared on the top of the ticket for a major American political party. Clinton and Harris, instead of becoming the first female president, […]

After three months of governing, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s leadership deserves scrutiny. He promised that he, and only he, could stand up and deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. That remains very much in question as the Aug. 1 deadline for a trade agreement with the United States has passed. While the summer may be […]

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 […]

Former U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower once said, “Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people.” Considering the meteor-like rise to power of Prime Minister Mark Carney, notwithstanding his fulsome resume, many wonder if he will hang around once the going gets tough.  One […]

Like many Canadians in their 30s, this author considers himself fortunate. I have a stable career, a roof over my head, and a partner who has a successful career. But as we plan our wedding and think about the future –starting a family, buying a house, saving for retirement—conversations that should be exciting quickly turn […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s promise to restore sanity to Canada’s government after the worst administration in parliamentary history (challenge me if you like, but I can make a good case) has hit a snag. Our newly elected prime minister was all about getting Canadians back to work and returning federal policy to no-nonsense, thrifty practices. […]

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. […]

Move over, Watergate. The worst political scandal in U.S. presidential history just broke open. On Friday, United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified more than 100 documents related to what she called a “treasonous conspiracy” by former president Barack Obama and some leading officials. They smeared Donald Trump with accusations of Russian collusion […]

The Conservative Party of Canada may face the prospect of a leadership race after they meet in Calgary next January. A leadership race will follow if party members decide Pierre Poilievre must resign or if Poilievre believes the support he receives lacks enthusiasm and triggers one by resigning. Who would put their name forth? After […]

“Alberta has an Alberta problem,” according to the editors of the Globe and Mail. One can expect that the lead editorial this week in Canada’s national newspaper was written for the Prime Minister’s Office; the editors earned their keep and can expect their next government subsidy cheque deposited without delay.  In their condescending manner, the […]

In the fascinating world of big city politics, there have always been interesting mayors. Fiorello LaGuardia in New York identified as a Republican but usually received support from opposition parties. He cozied up to Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s, and in a historical poll taken in the 1990s, most observers ranked him as the greatest […]

The predictable response from the political left to the U.S. air raid on Iran’s nuclear capabilities shocked no one. Somehow, these raids are racist and contravene international laws. The extent of these protests, however, is thought-provoking. A difference of opinion on these matters reflects the varying levels of information people access or the slant that […]

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 […]

The Democratic Party was the initial focus of a previous article’s assessment of the 2028 presidential race. In the second part, the focus will shift more to the Republican Party. Mark Halperin’s podcast, Next Up, provided the discussion points, and his interview with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich offered outstanding insights into what […]

A Globe and Mail editorial this week was foreboding: “Canada, prepare for a decade of thrift and lower living standards.” It leads with, “We are poorer than we think” and comments on a recent household debt survey that is leaving many Canadians “anxious, fearful and sad about their finances.” The point is established that “there […]

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 […]

Established in 1875, Canada’s Supreme Court is celebrating its 150th anniversary as the nation’s most prestigious court. The court is currently under the leadership of Richard Wagner, whose recent interview on CTV with Vassy Kapelos resonated with many in the exclusive community of judges and high-ranking officials. In their view, Canada has entered a perilous […]

Ten years of Trudeau Liberal governments have put major Canadian infrastructure projects in a massive government graveyard, buried under onerous regulations that have made progress impossible. With the passage of Bill C-5, the Mark Carney Liberals have made an audacious attempt to reverse the problem in short order. Unfortunately, the legislation is dangerous in its […]

The “Gretzky Principle” advocates anticipating events instead of merely reacting. Premier Doug Ford has committed his government to resource development in the north, which requires the construction of roads and routes suitable for transport trucks. What should he and his ministers responsible for implementing these plans undertake to ensure that this process takes place lawfully, […]

Wayne Gretzky’s axiom that his success relied more on anticipating where the puck was going than following it around applies as much to politics as it does to shinny. As events unfold in a turbulent world, calculating what will happen next may help our leaders and our nation to be better prepared to respond. If […]

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 […]

With three teams remaining, the Edmonton Oilers’ quest for Canada’s first Stanley Cup since 1993 is the dominant story in NHL playoff reporting. When Lord Stanley donated the Cup in 1893, no one could have foreseen the rich history and competitive legacy the Cup would carve out over the following decades. A challenge cup for […]

Canadians’ preoccupation with everything concerning U.S. President Donald Trump has eclipsed the growing crisis of national sovereignty brought on by the symbiotic, quid pro quo relationship between the Liberal Party of Canada and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The sordid Liberals – CCP affairs have given many to pause whether the country has become a […]

The recently released Original Sin, filled with fresh allegations about former U.S. president Joe Biden’s mental decline, addresses the Biden administration’s failure to disclose the president’s struggles with memory, mobility, and factual recall. The book takes a swipe at several members of Biden’s team, Democratic officials, and his family, but they give themselves a pass. […]

Former Canadian champion powerlifter April Hutchinson is a person worth hearing with a story worth telling. Hutchinson was the keynote speaker at a recent event this author emceed, a banquet gala for a citizens group. Everyone left inspired by the London, Ontario native, for the strength of her convictions and the triumphant arc of her […]

Watching Canadians during the recently concluded election campaign insist that Mark Carney would be a serious and different Liberal than Justin Trudeau always sounded lame. CBC’s At Issue panel or the hacks on the various network news shows earnestly pointed out that Carney had gravitas. He had been the Governor of the Bank of Canada […]

It’s now clear the “elbows up” slogan of the Mark Carney Liberal campaign was nothing more than a sales pitch to dupe the Canadian people. While in Washington, D.C. last week, Carney told Trump that Canada was “not for sale.” However, he took more time to sing Trump’s praises. “Thank you for your hospitality, and […]

The straightforward violation of the law and arrest of a Wisconsin judge on April 26 has elicited hoots of protest from Democrats, illegal immigrant apologists, and much of the mainstream press. Sadly, any action on behalf of the Trump administration to curtail politics from determining judicial rulings produces claims of interference, executive branch overreach, or […]

Now that the election is over, Canadians can expect to see a flurry of activity over the next eight weeks in Ottawa. As early as next week Prime Minister Mark Carney will select his cabinet and signal the recall of Parliament. Later this month there will be a Throne Speech that outlines the priorities of […]

If anyone thought Liberal Leader Mark Carney had convinced U.S. President Donald Trump to respect Canada as an independent nation, it was apparent by election day Carney had failed. On April 28, Trump posted to Truth Social, “Good luck to the Great people of Canada. Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to […]

As it has evolved, this federal election is the most consequential vote for the country’s future that Canadians have had to cast since the Canada-U.S. Free Trade election of 1988. Like that election, the Liberals and Conservatives are offering Canadians opposing visions for the nation. The outcome Monday night will not only determine how the […]

Anticipating what happens in the future decides the fate of nations. Leaders who identify problems or events before they happen serve the people under them well. Churchill knew Germany and Hitler were up to no good in the 1930s, long before many were willing to acknowledge this. Roosevelt understood the demand for radical change in […]

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 major party candidates are honing closing messages as the campaign heads into the last week before voters return a verdict. Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to stay on track and emphasize his fitness and temperament for the job of prime minister. Most of the polls leading up to the decisive day indicate that […]

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 […]

Has Liberal Leader Mark Carney seen the light, having cut the consumer carbon tax to zero? Should Canadians find inspiration in his weighty resume as a Goldman Sachs banker, a Department of Finance bureaucrat, a central banker in Canada and England, and his prominent role in a multinational investment firm? Unfortunately, no. Carney has been […]

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 […]

When trying to forecast the results of the 2025 federal election, different voices speak to Canadians, some providing contrasting information and others based on poor polling. After two plus weeks of campaigning, the Liberals, according to many polls, have established a clear and enduring lead. Unless something happens to change things dramatically, the Liberals will […]

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 […]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to the Governor General confirmed what everyone following Canadian politics knew since Carney accepted the helm of the Liberal Party and became, in effect, the prime minister of our country. Canadians expected, wanted, and needed an election to provide someone with a mandate to help the nation deal with U.S. […]

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 […]

What may convince such people to vote at all, including for the candidate you favour, is seeing them at their door. If you’re desperate to see Canadians vote the way you want them to, don’t just post on social media. Join a political campaign. Many people care about this federal election but feel helpless to […]

The election call last Sunday caught few off guard. Most people knew our freshly minted Prime Minister did not want to waste time before jumping on the campaign trail. As a novel commodity, Mark Carney appeals to many Canadians who were tired of former prime minister Justin Trudeau but remain uncertain about Conservative Leader Pierre […]

On Tuesday, March 4, President Donald Trump entered Congress at the invitation of the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson of Louisiana. The Democratic leadership chose to abandon the protocol of accompanying the president into the Capitol, setting the tone for an evening of norm-breaking, political gamesmanship, and unprecedented rudeness. The viewers (I subjected myself […]

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 […]

A feasible peace deal is in the works. It remains unclear if Zelensky will accept it. Pictured: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo Credit: Volodymyr Zelensky/X.  The Feb. 28 confrontation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Vice-President JD Vance, remains a polarizing topic worthy of deeper context and consideration. Many observers thought […]

Democrats should be taking stock of the situation and recognizing that Musk isn’t the villain they’re making him out to be. Pictured: Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Elon Musk/X.  Watching the unfolding drama in Washington between the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) audits and the panicked left wing of the Democratic Party […]

The TDSB is wrong to rename schools and judge historical figures by today’s woke standards. Pictured: Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute. Photo Credit: Wikipedia.  Given all the issues on their plate – budget mismanagement; deteriorating schools, poor student results, accusations of growing antisemitism within the system – one would think that Toronto District School […]

If and when the Department of Education disappears, there will be few taxpayers to share in the tumbler of tears public education activists will shed. Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Education/X.  Having spent over 30 years as an educator in various roles, this author doesn’t think he is especially qualified to assess the Department of […]

Trump has turned the capital upside down. Pictured: President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  The triumphalism MAGA members and the GOP are experiencing during the early days of Trump 2.0 comes with a caveat. Whatever success he presently enjoys could prove foolhardy and ephemeral as the weeks turn to months and the months to […]

The Liberals brought millions into Canada without the appropriate infrastructure and social services. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Canada’s history is one written largely by its industrious immigrants. Having said that, in this past decade, the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned this national strength into a chaotic […]

The documented evidence of the Trudeau years points to a compromised nation – how much so remains unknown. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  The ties that bind the federal Liberal Party and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have undermined Canadian sovereignty through the near decade that Justin Trudeau has been Prime […]

It’s time to make Canada great, regardless of what the U.S. does. Pictured: U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  President Donald Trump is no lunatic or Canada-hater. He is simply doing what he believes is best for the U.S., and in the long-run Canada might also become stronger for it. Trump is recalling […]

Jackson and Trump have a lot in common. Pictured: President Andrew Jackson.  On a new podcast found in most streaming sources, The Free Press has produced Breaking History as an antidote to the conventional presentation of current events. While the legacy media happily reports news through an antiquated lens, Breaking News (BN) attempts to put […]

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. […]

Canada needs leadership to usher in a golden age here, too. Pictured: President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  President Donald Trump had a great inauguration speech on Jan. 20, pledging bold solutions to a country that declined under his predecessor. Unfortunately, Canada has an almost identical malaise under the Trudeau Liberals, and won’t emerge […]

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 […]

He now sits as a lame duck navigating a new Trump presidency. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Justin Trudeau is on his way out as prime minister, giving hope for a renewed Canada. Unfortunately, he is not out of office quite yet, and the country he damaged cannot easily be restored. […]

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 […]

The chutzpah of a man who leads a party that has never had a woman leader escapes his awareness. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President-elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X. Last week, this author was tuning in and out of the news emanating from our nation’s capital that the finance minister, on the […]

The woke continue to wreak havoc in our governments and other institutions. Photo Credit: Depositphotos. As more Canadians are becoming aware of the many “woke” influences in our governments, public schools, universities, regulatory bodies and even many large corporations, opposition is building to this harmful and extreme trend. That being said, we are still seeing […]

The current fateful trajectory of the nation is not one man’s doing but that of the whole self-serving Liberal Party. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  News from Ottawa this week was filled with tired, worn-out analogies: rats leaving a sinking ship, shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic, a folding house of […]

Biden will leave office soon, with a cloud of suspicion and a shadow of contempt. Pictured: President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. Photo Credit: Joe Biden/X.   The corrupt nature of President Joe Biden has escaped the legacy media’s scrutiny for the past half-century and more, but the chickens came home to roost earlier […]

The war on Canadian gun owners will only ramp up until the next federal election. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Occasionally Ottawa does something so outrageous, one wonders if the news is parody or reality. The decision to ban more kinds of firearms and donate them to Ukraine is the latest […]

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 […]

Thirty-five Canadian municipalities will celebrate Christian Heritage Month next month. Pictured: Jay and Molly Banerjei. Photo Supplied. Thanks to an Indian-born Canadian, 35 communities and municipalities will celebrate Christian Heritage Month in December. Molly Banerjei, CEO and co-founder of the Christian Music Festival in Toronto, spearheaded the idea. She said City Hall always gave her […]

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 […]

Thune usually voted with Trump on most legislation and will be a solid advocate for the president and his policies. Pictured: Senator John Thune. Photo Credit: John Thune/X.  Amidst the sound and fury of President-Elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, Senate Republicans selected a new leader to replace their outgoing boss Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. 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 […]

The steps are clear and ordered. America has no excuse for lawlessness or ignorance regarding what happens in the weeks ahead. Pictured: U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  With voters in the United States having elected President-Elect Donald Trump as President Joe Biden’s successor, an election timeline can be chronicled. There are several […]

The ban on military chaplains from praying at public ceremonies is a stinging symbolic proof that freedoms our soldiers fought for have been lost. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left). Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  In 1945, the Allies won their battle against aggressive, expansive regimes that sought to subjugate everyone under their dominance. Now, almost […]

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 […]

  To pull off the win, Trump needed to effectively define the ballot box question on his terms. Pictured: U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump Jr./X.  It’s the economy, stupid.  In the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election, it really all came down to making life more affordable at the end of the […]

Trump sits on the precipice of a resurgence achieved only one time. Pictured: Former President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump Jr./X.  The first of this two-part series examined the women’s vote and explored the history of the suffragette movement. The first installment provided a survey of some of the leading figures and the events […]

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 […]

Vice President Kamala Harris has also made nods to the history of the women’s movement. Pictured: Suffragette leader Inez Milholland. Photo Credit: Library of Congress.  Vice President Kamala Harris sits on the precipice of history. The role of the women’s vote in the oncoming U.S. presidential election deserves some attention. The first female vice president […]

It is as if the Trudeau Liberals believe they are able to suspend reality – and maintain Canadians’ trust and confidence. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  There was a tragicomical moment at the Justice Hogue inquiry on foreign interference this week when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jumped the shark with his […]

SOS TDSB continues to call out examples of activism superseding education. Photo Credit: Save our Schools TDSB/X.  Can anything be done for school boards that have fallen into wasteful spending, mediocrity and damaging ideologies? Yes, and Save our Schools TDSB is showing how. This coalition of students, parents, educators, and community members are tackling issues […]

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 […]

Canada’s is not a perfect history, but it is one that does not deserve to be vilified unfairly or torn down as something shameful.  Photo Credit: iStock.  A characteristic of getting older is that “the good old days” are remembered more fondly than today’s environment.  But this time, as we gaze out at our country […]

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 […]

How would Harris respond to a foreign policy crisis in real time? Pictured: Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  Besides the joy and vibes theme that has carried Vice President Kamala Harris the past couple of months, Harris has avoided questions about her policies, vision, or hopes for the nation she wants to lead. Former […]

If the Left wants to shut down speech they will need to fess up to the reality that it exists on both sides. Pictured: Former U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump Jr./X.  Former U.S. president Donald Trump recently survived a second assassination attempt. To listen to Democratic leaders and their entrenched media acolytes, […]

The truth only prevails if people want it, find it, and tell it. Pictured: Toppled and vandalized statue of Sir John A. Macdonald. Photo Credit: Joey Coleman via Flickr (Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)).  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report that inspired Orange Shirt Day was a worthy endeavor with substantial flaws. Some would […]

A regular reader of the Niagara Independent who contacted me insisted that Canadians need to better understand how devastating the Liberals carbon tax is to our way of life. Photo Credit: iStock.  On Tuesday morning in the House of Commons, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a fiery appeal for support of a motion of non-confidence […]

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, […]

Too many union leaders want to disciple school children with Cultural Marxist values. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.  It’s September and children are back to school. Fall has also renewed parental and citizen concerns over the sexualization of children in teaching and books with values contrary to those taught in their homes. Another 1 Million March for […]

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. […]

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 […]

 If government staffers are so disenchanted with the Liberal Party and the policy decisions enacted by the Prime Minister, they would do well to quit. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  This week, CBC News reported that dozens of Liberal staffers would not lend their support to the government in pursuit of […]

In about 10 weeks we will know the result of this bold plan to reboot the era of hope and change. Pictured: Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  At the end of the Democratic Convention on Aug. 22, Matthew Continetti, founding editor of the Washington Free Beacon, member of the American Enterprise Institute, […]

Eleven more Trudeau government failures. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Here is the current state of 11 Trudeau government programs that indicate nothing less than mismanagement, sheer incompetence, or calculated deceit – or a combination thereof.  TREES: In 2019 the Liberals promised to plant two billion trees by 2030. It took […]

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 […]

It appears with the Trudeau government Canadians will never know of the ties that bind us to China and the undue influence applied by the CCP. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  The greatest impact on the policies of the Trudeau government, unquestionably, has been the Liberals’ personal and business relationships with […]

In the past nine years, perhaps no policy has proven to be as harmful for the Canadian society and its economy than the Trudeau government’s immigration policy. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Conventional wisdom suggests that governments defeat themselves. There is a shelf life of every administration because sooner or later […]

When a country can no longer guarantee it has dutifully guarded against the threat of terrorism, it becomes a threat itself. Pictured: Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Photo Credit: Dominic LeBlanc/X.  It is unnerving to hear that two individuals were arrested this week for plotting a terrorist act in Toronto. This news comes as Canadians […]

Twenty years after Watergate and upon his death, Nixon seemed to have found a place where he would be judged on his entire life and career. Pictured: Former US presidents and first ladies at President Richard Nixon’s funeral.  After President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974, there were several issues to address. The Imperial presidency, as […]

  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 […]

  Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow should implement common-sense construction contracting reforms to head off a massive property tax increase in 2025. Pictured: Mayor Olivia Chow. Photo Credit: Olivia Chow/X.  They say less is more, especially when it comes to budgeting. Apparently, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow never got the memo.  Canada’s largest city keeps overpaying on […]

Truly, in the Trudeau Liberals’ Canada, Hersh’s question has become a central one: “Is there anything more dangerous than an ideologue who doesn’t know he’s wrong?” Pictured: Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Photo Credit: Steven Guilbeault/X.   Seymour Hersh, the American Pulitzer Prize investigative journalist, observed, “Is there anything more dangerous than an ideologue who doesn’t know […]

  At the minimum, Democrats will say this gives them a chance down ballot to have a House or Senate that will keep Trump and his polices in check. Pictured: US Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  The historical events of the past few weeks should not diminish our understanding of what the […]

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 […]

  If Richard Nixon had decided to come clean about the burglary, apologized for his underlings, taken responsibility and withstood some withering criticism, he would have never faced resignation. Pictured: Nixon White House Counsel John Dean.  The two articles that preceded this one included coverage of Richard Nixon’s early career until his re-election as president […]

News and notes from the American Presidential election campaign. Pictured: GOP Vice Presidential Nominee J.D. Vance. Photo Credit: J.D. Vance/X.   With the GOP convention behind us and Labour Day a few weeks away, here are some of the latest tidbits surrounding the endless 2024 campaign for the White House.  VICE PRESIDENTS A lot has been […]

  Treason. Immigration. Housing. These are real-time Canadian crises that we must not allow to be trumped. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  The all-consuming “breaking new” chaos that has resulted from the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump this past weekend and the ongoing coverage surrounding the intrigue of the […]

  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 NDP has regularly defended, propped up, and even partnered with Liberal governments which many people believe represent globalist and elitist interests rather than those of everyday working families. Photo Credit: iStock.  Meet Joe, a life-long resident of Beaumont, a small town near Edmonton, Alberta. Joe works for a major Canadian oil production company and […]

US President Joe Biden fumbled the ball and it’s anyone’s guess as to whether he can weather the storm of public opinion and the naysayers in his party who are scrambling to find an alternative. Pictured: US President Joe Biden. Photo Credit: Joe Biden/X.  Heavy is the head that wears the crown. If you need […]

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, […]

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 […]

Those who diminish the rise of working people, middle-class Americans, and minority families expect us to take our crazy pills. Pictured: US President and First Lady Joe and Jill Biden. Photo Credit: Joe Biden/X.  On the award-winning podcast Commentary, an outgrowth of the eponymous publication, host and editor John Podhoretz will comment on a news […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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’ […]

If conservative politicians wait until public opinion opposes the climate scare before they take a sensible approach to the issue, they will for wait a very long time indeed. Pictured: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Photo Credit: Pierre Poilievre/X.  Most conservative leaders in Canada, including federal opposition leader Pierre Poilievre and Alberta premier Danielle Smith, support […]

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 […]

Photo Credit: Facebook/Robert Kenndy Jr The battle for the White House will be determined in less than six months. While presidential campaigns once kicked off on Labour Day, the advent of social media, ceaseless news cycles, and talk radio have contributed to longer campaigns and more intense efforts to get news coverage. In 2024, there […]

Robert F. Kennedy’s name on the ballot in several swing states could alter the contest for Donald Trump even though he draws votes from both candidates. Photo Credit: Facebook/Robert F. Kennedy   As the US election approaches, more news, opinions, and information will be discussed about America’s electoral college and whether or not it has […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left) accepting a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey from former Mayor of Toronto John Tory (right). Photo Credit: Reddit/the-one-who_knocks   Sometimes a little meme can say so much. Take the one where Justin Trudeau becomes the new coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Alas, the team ended their season with disappointment again […]

 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 Maple Leafs Management Team is scheduled to hold a press conference today. This briefing will give a sense of direction regarding where the team is headed. Pictured: Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews. Photo Credit: Mitch Marner/X.    The calendar may be approaching mid-May, but in spite of the sights and signs of spring, […]

The madness of asking for the justice to step down, because her health may falter, blazes a new trail for political machinations, even in Washington. Pictured: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Photo Credit: U.S. Supreme Court. Despite the bravado that many Democratic leaders display regularly, the internal party discussion reveals panic about their chances […]

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 […]

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 […]

America would benefit from a journalist class more intent on doing their job reporting the news and letting citizens determine how to respond. Pictured: Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel. Photo Credit: Ronna McDaniel/X.  On the evening of the Iowa caucus in January, a triumphant Donald Trump delivered a speech celebrating his victory, congratulating his opponents, […]

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 […]

Whether a Biden defender or not, there can be no mistake that President Joe Biden retained classified materials at the end of his Vice-Presidency. Pictured: Special Counsel Robert Hur. Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Justice.    The Maryland Board of Regents introduces member Robert Kyoung Hur on its website with the following final paragraph to […]

At the heart of the case and the settlement revolves around the elimination of traditional commission structures and rules that have long governed real estate transactions. Photo Credit: Pexels.    In a ground breaking decision last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the United States settled a class-action lawsuit and agreed to changes […]

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: […]

  The reality is no politician – Tory, Chow, or anyone else – should have saddled Toronto taxpayers with this burden. Pictured: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow. Photo Credit: Olivia Chow/X. Toronto taxpayers recently received news as predictable as the sun rising in the east: the price tag for hosting a handful of 2026 World Cup […]

Whoever replaces McConnell may reflect the Trump Party more doggedly, but acquiring the unique skills of the seven-term senator will be back-breaking. Pictured: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Photo Credit: Getty Images.    In the myriad of words written about Mitch McConnell’s tenure as Republican leader, the term effective will most usefully describe his […]

In a sweeping rejection of a Supreme Court ruling, President Joe Biden continued his effort to ignore the Constitution and proceed with his student-debt-forgiveness scheme last week. Pictured: President Joe Biden. Photo Credit: AFP/Mandel Ngan via Getty Images.    In campaign ads running across the United States and in think tank sessions held on most […]

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: […]

The federal government must step up to provide its fair share of money to resuscitate Canada’s public health care system. The provinces must make best use of the money to increase Canadians’ access to primary care and to ensure family physicians are given the respect they deserve at the centre of the health care system. […]

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 […]

Readers deserve fact-based analysis and decisions, not prejudice and speculation, so this article sets out in value-neutral terms what the Trump platform is, so that people may judge more fairly what they agree or disagree with. People of course are free to decide whether they like Trump as a person, believe what he says, or […]

If Toronto really is broke, as Chow keeps telling taxpayers, she should insist the salaries of city employees are frozen in all future contract negotiations until the city gets back on sound financial footing. Pictured: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Tjana Martin.   Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city is broke. […]

Trump will likely not wait until the convention to make his choice. In a year where all the suspense has disappeared from the campaign, the former president’s vice-presidential pick will hold the drama in the electoral side of a contest that will go sideways more times than a tractor-trailer on an icy Interstate in January. […]

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 […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is regularly feted by the WEF as a vanguard global leader of progressive initiatives. And the Trudeau government is seen as a favourite of Klaus Schwab, who boasted at a Harvard interview in 2017 that he has “penetrated” many of Trudeau’s cabinet ministers. Pictured: Klaus Schwab. Photo Credit: EPA/Salvatore Di Nolfi.  […]

  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 […]

Trudeau may have no other option than to pay the ransom fee the city of Toronto is demanding if his MPs in the GTA have any chance of holding onto their seats come the next election. Pictured: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn.   It’s been […]

When Chow was asked if she was prepared to commit to Carroll’s property tax hike plans, Chow responded by saying she needed to consult with and hear from Toronto taxpayers first. Toronto taxpayers need to give Chow exactly what she’s asked for. Photo Credit: Twitter/Olivia Chow.    Toronto taxpayers were barely given time to enjoy […]

Political junkies would like to see a horserace. But we’re more likely to see what a gust of wind does to a house of cards. In 2024’s GOP presidential race, Iowa may be the starting gate and the finish line. Photo Credit: Reuters/Octavio Jones.   On Monday, expect voters in Iowa to confirm what polls […]

As 2024 opens, the odds-on favourite nominees for the Republican and Democratic parties are President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. For the first time since the 1892 election, the incumbent president will face a previous occupant of the White House. Photo Credit: AP News.   As 2024 opens, the odds-on favourite nominees for […]

Through 2024 Canadians are sure to hear countless fighting words from both Poilievre and Trudeau in anticipation of their forthcoming election contest – a date that is seemingly set for a full 21 months from now. Until then, it will be constant mudslinging to see what sticks. Pictured is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and official […]

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 […]

Harvard University President Claudine Gay testifies before a House committee hearing in Washington on Dec. 5. (Ken Cedeno/Reuters)   Exactly a year ago, I wrote about Claudine Gay, the newly appointed President of Harvard University. Ms. Gay represents the new frontier of university administrators. She is intersectional, a person of colour, and determined to advance the […]

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 […]

Canada’s global reputation takes a hit as critics point to Trudeau’s leadership, citing diplomatic missteps and wavering foreign policy decisions that have left the nation’s international standing in disarray. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick   Canada has seemingly become a personification of its Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. It is insufferably egotistical with its virtual […]

As the Iowa caucus nears, Trump leads polls but speculation arises on potential upsets by DeSantis or Haley, suggesting twists in the Republican nomination race. Photo Credit: Wikipedia   With the Iowa Caucus about a month away, all the polls indicate the Trump juggernaut steaming to victory. In the latest 538 poll, Trump leads DeSantis […]

An Angus Reid poll reveals growing disillusionment among Canadians towards parliamentary proceedings, with 54% viewing MPs’ work as ‘posturing’ and 46% deeming it ‘useless’. The Trudeau government faces accusations of eroding accountability within Parliament and weakening the country’s sovereignty over its eight-year tenure. Photo credit: Reuters/Patrick Doyle   Through eight years, the governing Liberals have […]

Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford   It’s time to grade Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s record after half a decade in office.  No matter how you slice it, Ford isn’t coming anywhere close to the taxpayer honour roll.  Ford deserves a failing grade on taxes, deficits and debt.   But with more than two years left in his […]

Photo credit: Twitter/Tim Houston   Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is driving his province towards a fiscal cliff. If he doesn’t change course soon, taxpayers will be in for a world of hurt. Houston didn’t inherit a rosy financial situation. In the previous Liberal government’s final budget before Houston won the 2021 election, former premier […]

As Justin Trudeau’s eight-year tenure draws scrutiny, the stark reality emerges – a legacy marred by fiscal missteps and burgeoning debt that threatens the future of Canadians. Photo: The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld Perhaps there is no greater harm done by Justin Trudeau and his eight years as Prime Minister than robbing future generations of Canadians […]

Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld   Another miserable, embarrassing week for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  There was another poll, this one by Leger, that shows two in three Canadians have a negative impression of Trudeau and his government, and one in two Canadians want him to resign before the next election. One in five […]

Fiscal update highlights shifts in debt, corporate aid, and government size. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug FordPhoto credit: Twitter/Doug Ford   The Ford government tabled its fall economic update earlier this month. If anyone doubted that Ford and Trudeau were cut from the same cloth, the numbers extinguish that doubt.   It’s become clear that Ford has adopted […]

Those who argue for higher taxes to solve Toronto’s budget woes continuously claim Torontonians are undertaxed, because property tax rates are lower than in neighbouring municipalities. That argument deserves two separate responses. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons   It’s time to finally bust a myth: Torontonians do not have a lower tax burden than taxpayers in […]

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 […]

The free-flowing border policies of the Democratic Party, haunting New York today, serve as a warning and a threat to the political dynasties that exist. Photo credit: AFP/Timothy A. Clary via Getty Images   Just a year ago, Governor Kathy Hochul of New York, involved in a tighter-than-expected race to keep her recently secured promotion, […]

Modern-day Democrats, such as Governor Michelle Grisham of New Mexico (pictured), have little interest in following the Constitution unless they can use it as a cudgel to prove Donald Trump and all Republicans who voted for him are insurrectionists, fascists, or authoritarians. Photo credit: AFP/Saul Loeb via Getty Images   In two recent events, a […]

When the current president is told his services are no longer necessary, it’ll most likely be Barack Obama who taps Biden on the shoulder. The die has been cast, only the timing remains in question. Photo credit: Getty Images via New York Post   In a recent column in The Niagara Independent, fellow writer Chris […]

And a quick look ahead to the next round later this month. Photo credit: AP/Morry Gash   With the first Republican debate in the can, most are turning their attention to the next contest slated for September 27 at the Reagan Library in Simi, California. Before prospects for the second debate are considered, an analysis […]