Ford has delivered billions of dollars of tax relief. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. The Ford government has delivered billions of dollars of tax relief during its first six years in office. There’s still more to do to get Ontario’s tax burden down, but it’s worth reviewing the billions of dollars […]
Taxpayer protection measures are still only as strong as the current government’s willingness to uphold them. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X. Alberta’s taxpayers deserve ironclad protection against reckless spending – and that is why Premier Danielle Smith should be leading the country by bringing in a provincial fiscal constitution. For too […]
Smith has accomplished a lot in just over two years. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has only been in office for a little over two years, yet has already established herself as a leader within Canada on many different issues. Most recently, her government passed three separate […]
Scathing auditor general report proves government advertising rules need an overhaul. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Too many Ontario families are struggling just to pay their bills. And yet when they turn on the TV to watch a hockey game, they’re bombarded with glitzy government ads that offer no real public […]
The provincial race highlighted issues that resonate nationally. Pictured: Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. Photo Credit: Tim Houston/X. The Progressive Conservatives’ (PC) decisive victory in Nova Scotia’s provincial election last week offers more than just a local political shift—it’s a crystal ball for federal parties. As Premier Tim Houston secured a second majority government, the […]
Crombie and her team will be wise not to underestimate the Ford. Pictured: Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie. Photo Credit: Bonnie Crombie/X. An important lesson for career advancement is to know what you don’t know, particularly if you get promoted into a new job. The skill set that got you the new post is no […]
Houston’s PCs ended up winning a supermajority of seats. Pictured: Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. Photo Credit: Tim Houston/X. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston opted to call an early election for Nov. 26, roughly eight months ahead of the fixed election date that had been earlier established by his own government. Election results this week […]
The government hasn’t been delivering for taxpayers for a long time. Pictured: Saskatchewan Finance Minister Jim Reiter. Photo Credit: Government of Saskatchewan. Starting a new job is always nerve-wracking, but Saskatchewan’s new finance minister is likely feeling more than just regular new job nerves. Jim Reiter was just appointed by Premier Scott Moe to be […]
Faulty data and biased sampling used by city officials to justify their case has hurt their credibility. Pictured: Toronto City Hall. Photo Credit: iStock. If one is looking for the definition of a “woke” approach to public policy, look no further than Toronto City Council’s obsession over bike lanes. It doesn’t matter that public opinion, […]
The Ford government has done little to improve things from the previous Liberal record. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. The Ford government in Ontario has been bragging about various aspects of the provincial economy recently, claiming their so-called “open for business” policies have fostered employment growth and attracted new businesses to the […]
Crombie has yet to call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to scrap his federal carbon tax. Pictured: Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie. Photo Credit: Bonnie Crombie/X. Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie wants to make energy bills more affordable in Ontario, but only by a little bit. That’s because Crombie is pledging to remove the provincial […]
Two conservative premiers have secured their positions in the past week. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X. A couple of recent electoral developments in Canada give comfort that in this age of woke extremism, some sanity is still present. Two notable examples are last week’s election in Saskatchewan and this past weekend’s […]
Bethlenfalvy’s fall economic update offers a path to balance. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Here’s some good news for taxpayers: the Ontario government stands on the cusp of balancing the books and there’s tax relief coming. Those are great highlights in Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy’s fall […]
Congestion has become a regular complaint in Toronto these days. Photo Credit: iStock. For those on the progressive side of the political spectrum who don’t understand why Ontario Premier Doug Ford, well into his second mandate, is still riding high in public opinion polls, look no further than his government’s recent announcements over bike lanes. […]
There are several reasons why Ford would favour an early election. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. In this week’s Economic Update, Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy stated that higher tax revenues and reduced costs of borrowing as interest rates are declining left the province in a […]
Corporate welfare is fueling government debt. And it’s time for it to stop. Photo Credit: Shutterstock. Canadians are worried about government debt and axing corporate welfare is the closest thing to a silver bullet politicians have to solve the problem. Canada’s politicians spent $89 billion handing out taxpayer cash to corporations in 2021, the last […]
The New Brunswick election shows that there are still Canadians that get bedazzled by big spending promises. Pictured: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Photo Credit: Blaine Higgs/X. Earlier this week, the New Brunswick Conservative government of Blaine Higgs was defeated after having been in power since 2018. The opposition Liberals led by Susan Holt won […]
Political welfare is the epitome of waste. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Premier Doug Ford is weeks away from keeping a promise that’s six years old: Ontario’s political welfare regime is finally set to meet its demise on Jan. 1, 2025. But taxpayers must stay vigilant to ensure Ford keeps his word, […]
Philpott will chair a new primary care action team with the heady objective of connecting every person in Ontario to a family doctor or nurse practitioner. Pictured: Dr. Jane Philpott. Photo Credit: Jane Philpott/X. Ontario Premier Doug Ford seems to be having fun, stirring up a whirlwind of speculation about early election calls with constant […]
Smith’s positions are hardly extreme at all but represent the common sense we need to see more of in all of our governments. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has recently made some bold moves that further solidify positions she has taken earlier in several areas but have […]
The Trudeau government has torpedoed the legal rationale the Supreme Court used to allow Ottawa to impose a federal carbon tax in the first place. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax has never been more vulnerable. It’s time for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to step up to […]
The devil is in the details. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. When it comes to Premier Doug Ford’s proposal to build a 55-kilometre tunnel to lessen congestion on Highway 401, the devil will be in the details. Ford presented his plan to build a tunnel from Mississauga to Scarborough as a bold […]
Current deficits mean future tax hikes. Pictured: Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. Photo Credit: Carla Beck SK/X. More money does not mean less problems. If elected, Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck has promised to axe the provincial 15 cent-per-litre gas tax for at least six-months. And she’s promised not to hike any provincial taxes over […]
Ford can build on his legacy by ensuring that his successors can’t raise taxes on a whim. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Voters deserve a say before politicians hike their taxes. Here’s how to do it. Premier Doug Ford should introduce legislation that makes sure taxpayers can vote in a referendum before […]
Election campaign signals a shift toward pragmatic policy discussions as voters focus in on affordability and crime. Pictured: B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad. Photo Credit: John Rustad/X. Last weekend, the provincial election in British Columbia kicked off in high gear. Voters will head to the polls on Oct. 19 to tick their ballots for candidates […]
What is needed is a clear policy prohibiting indoctrination nonsense and the ability for the province to enforce it. Pictured: Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop. Photo Credit: Jill Dunlop/X. If teachers and school boards spent as much time “indoctrinating” our children in how to read and do math, instead of dragging them into “social […]
We may still see some more policy flip-flops and revisions from Eby. Pictured: British Columbia Premier David Eby. Photo Credit: David Eby/X. It’s amazing how an impending election loss can focus the mind – and often change the mind too! Rather dramatically, in the case of British Columbia’s current Premier, David Eby. Eby has changed […]
Better test scores and saving taxpayer dollars is a win-win. Pictured: Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop. Photo Credit: Jill Dunlop/X. Ontario taxpayers deserve choice and value-for-money when it comes to educating our kids. It’s unfair to force parents to keep their kids in failing government-run schools. And it’s unfair to force taxpayers to continue to […]
The government needs to extend the fuel tax cut again and keep Manitobans saving money at the gas station. Pictured: Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. Photo Credit: Wab Kinew/X. The end to the Manitoba government’s 14 cents-per-litre gas tax cut is looming. And that’s not good news for taxpayers. About a year ago, then future-premier Wab […]
Higgs was able to put an HST cut on the table because his province’s finances are in such good shape. Pictured: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Photo Credit: Blaine Higgs/X. It’s a tale of two premiers. New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs has been disciplined with managing his province’s finances, reducing debt and paving the way for […]
Predicting a federal election date is now a mug’s game. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Last week, federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh reneged on his promise to support the minority Liberal government on any non-confidence votes, thereby preventing an early election. This not only complicates life for Prime Minister Justin […]
Current public opinion polls put the NDP and Conservatives neck and neck, so the stakes are high. Pictured: BC Conservative leader John Rustad flanked by three other MLAs. Photo Credit: John Rustad/X. There’s an old joke that claims politics has a very different character depending upon where you are in Canada. In the Atlantic region, […]
Taxpayers deserve to see the real numbers and the Ontario’s politicians should have to be accountable for them. Pictured: Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. Photo Credit: Peter Bethlenfalvy/X. Remember that friend you had in school who would change his report card before taking it home to his parents? It turns out premiers, mayors and prime […]
Does anyone think their Toyota Highlander disappeared because there wasn’t a cabinet minister watching it? Pictured: Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner. Photo Credit: MPPKerzner/X. Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet was already excessively large. A surprise resignation should have been an opportunity to shed some extra weight. But somehow, Ford managed to add yet […]
The new sites will focus on recovery and treatment, mental health and social services, employment support, shelter beds, supportive housing, showers and food. Photo Credit: iStock. Government rarely has right or wrong solutions to the problems it faces, but rather, faces a series of less wrong choices. That is clearly the situation before the Ontario […]
Ontarians can’t afford to see gas taxes surge in the new year, so taxpayers must make that clear to provincial politicians well in advance of the currently scheduled tax hike. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Premier Doug Ford’s gas tax cut saved Ontario families hundreds of dollars over the past two years. […]
The province intends to virtually double the potential energy from wind from its current level, adding 5,000 megawatts of power, largely from additional wind turbines. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Since their election in 2018, the Ford government has switched up its policy on energy several times. Prior to being elected, Ford […]
A so-called conservative government like that of Premier Doug Ford should not hesitate to follow the lead of other provinces in permitting charter schools. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Talk is cheap. The Ontario Progressive Conservative government has talked a good game for years about getting the “woke” agenda out of our […]
For the sake of Alberta and Canada overall, let’s hope Danielle Smith remains as UCP leader and Alberta Premier. Pictured: Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X. On November 1 and 2, the United Conservative Party (UCP) of Alberta will be having its 2024 Annual General Meeting in Red Deer. This meeting will include a […]
Higgs’ HST cut pledge is the first major policy proposal laid out ahead of this fall’s election. Pictured: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Photo Credit: Blaine Higgs/X. Premier Blaine Higgs made it a priority to pay down New Brunswick’s debt and that means there’s room for tax relief. And that’s exactly what Higgs is promising […]
It should be a no-brainer to ensure that our domestic businesses are given a fair chance to bid on government projects. Pictured: Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. Photo Credit: Peter Bethlenfalvy/X. The Ford government recently received many kudos from the news media about its decision to devote one-quarter of its advertising dollars toward news publishers […]
Despite the current legal limbo regarding plastics bans, British Columbia has nevertheless announced it is going ahead with a provincial ban. Pictured: British Columbia Premier David Eby. Photo Credit: David Eby/X. Last November, the Federal court overturned Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault’s ban on plastics. The ban attempted to classify plastics as toxic under the Canadian […]
The only reason selling alcohol in grocery stores is on the public agenda is because the LCBO union strike put it there. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Decades ago, an aspiring politician once coined the term “it’s a time for choosing.” That would-be politician was talking about an election. But Ontario now […]
Ontario’s approach, directing a portion of its considerable existing advertising budget towards local media publications, follows long-established practice. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Every so often, a government gets it right. The recent announcement of the Ontario Government that 25 per cent of its advertising budget will be directed to Ontario […]
The Federal Court decided in Saskatchewan’s favour on the carbon tax, blocking the federal government from garnishing provincial funds, while awaiting a full hearing by the Federal Court. Pictured: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. Photo Credit: Scott Moe/X. In the latest chapter of the ongoing war between the federal Liberals and the Saskatchewan government, the province […]
Many observers believe the LCBO workers going on strike at all is just going to put another nail in the coffin of this outdated organization. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Images. The LCBO strike currently underway is the first time the union representing LCBO employees actually proceeded with a strike since the organization came into existence […]
If political parties want to raise cash, they should do so by winning over taxpayers, not raiding their wallets. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. For Ontario’s political parties, the jig may finally be up. Premier Doug Ford is just six months away from scrapping Ontario’s political welfare system. Political welfare has […]
In the private sector, if a project manager was overseeing a multi-billion-dollar project and costs ballooned by 43 per cent in a single year, that project manager would be shown the door. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. It sure looks like Premier Doug Ford has been hoodwinking Ontarians by using one of […]
Rather than the current controversy, accusing the Ontario Government of anti-science biases and secret plots, let’s ensure there is a sound, master plan for the centre’s future. Pictured: Ontario Science Centre. Photo Credit: Trip Advisor. Okay, everybody, let’s take a valium. Given all the challenges Ontario and Toronto are facing, the future of the Ontario […]
With 36 Progressive Conservatives now in cabinet out of a caucus of 80, no less than 45 per cent of the governing caucus gets a 42 per cent pay bump. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Is Queen’s Park nearly twice as effective as it was six years ago? That’s a question […]
The stakes are high. The energy portfolio, like education, is critical to Ontario’s future economic success. Pictured: Energy Minister Stephen Lecce. Photo Credit: Stephen Lecce/X. Stephen Lecce certainly didn’t waste any time after the recent cabinet shuffle landed him in the expanded portfolio of energy and electrification, ending a relatively successful five-year run as minister […]
By the end of 2024, total payments from Ontario’s political welfare program will have crossed the $100-million mark. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. One hundred million dollars. That’s how much Ontario’s political parties will have taken from taxpayers before its sunset clause sets in the new year. Eight years ago, former premier […]
Many of the arguments put forward against more private provision of health services have no factual base and are promoted by those who personally gain from the current system. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. This week the Ford government announced that they would be seeking applications from private providers to expand […]
Over the past 24 months, taxpayers filling up two cars once a week have saved more than $1,000 thanks to Furey’s gas tax cut. Pictured: Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey. Photo Credit: Andrew Furey/X. One hundred and fifty million dollars. That’s how much money Premier Andrew Furey’s nearly three years of gas tax cuts […]
Lecce has launched another series of welcome changes to the education system that will benefit our students and improve their chances for success. Pictured: Education Minister Stephen Lecce. Photo Credit: Stephen Lecce/X. Perhaps the Toronto Star headline, summed it up best – “Taking the home ec out of the kitchen.” The story refers to Ontario […]
Whatever the reason, it is about time Ontario loosened up the ridiculously Victorian rules around alcohol that have prevailed in this province for far too long. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. With last week’s announcement of a further loosening of the rules around selling alcoholic beverages in Ontario, the province has […]
Photo Credit: Facebook/John Rustad Wednesday marked the 11th anniversary of one of the most dramatic electoral upsets in recent Canadian history, when former Premier Christy Clark successfully led the BC Liberal Party (now BC United) to a surprise victory over the BC NDP. In the lead up to that fateful election day, public polling at […]
Ford’s claim that Crombie is a tax-and-spend Liberal holds water. But here’s Ford’s problem: he’s a tax-and-spend politician too. Pictured: Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie. Photo Credit: Bonnie Crombie/X. Premier Doug Ford desperately wants Ontarians to believe Bonnie Crombie is a tax-and-spend Liberal who can’t be trusted with Ontario’s finances. He’s spent millions of dollars on […]
Premier Doug Ford said Toronto’s request was the “craziest thing he’s ever heard.” Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Some days Premier Doug Ford nails it. Last week, in response to the City of Toronto’s request of the federal government to decriminalize drug use in the city, he said it was the “craziest thing he’s ever heard.” […]
It’s time to turn the page on this failed public policy, in hopes that other jurisdictions learn from the mistakes made in BC. Pictured: Premier David Eby. Photo Credit: David Eby/X. British Columbia’s drug decriminalization pilot project will go down in the history books, serving as a lesson for jurisdictions who are desperately seeking solutions […]
The announcement means the higher 110 km/h speed limit will cover 36 per cent of the 860 kilometers of Ontario’s highway network, according to the Ontario government. Pictured: Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria and Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Prabmeet Sarkaria/X. The Ontario government has announced plans to increase speed limits on several highways across southern […]
The major element that changed regarded restoring powers to the police to restrict drug use in public. Pictured: B.C. Premier David Eby. Photo Credit: David Eby/X. It’s amazing how a pending election focusses the mind. Last week, British Columbia’s NDP Premier, David Eby, reversed some of the most contentious elements of the province’s highly controversial […]
The bottom line is that six years into Ford’s time on the job, any excuses for his fiscal fiasco fall flat. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Ontario’s debt has erupted like a volcano under Premier Doug Ford’s watch and he has no one to blame but himself. Ford rode into office […]
Manitobans can’t afford for the government to maybe give them a balanced budget four years from now. Pictured: Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. Photo Credit: Wab Kinew/X. Since being elected, Premier Wab Kinew has not stopped singing a song of bringing fiscal sanity back to Manitoba. But the tune of that song has fallen flat in […]
New Brunswick is clearly moving in the right direction and has emerged as one of the most fiscally responsible provinces in the nation. Pictured: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Photo Credit: Blaine Higgs/X. Lower taxes. Less debt. Balanced budgets. That’s Premier Blaine Higgs’ secret sauce in crafting the New Brunswick Advantage. Back in the days […]
There is a long-standing rule in the Legislature that MPPs are not allowed to wear visible symbols in support of controversial or political issues. Photo Credit: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The divisive ripples emanating from the Middle East war between Hamas and Israel continue to spread. This past week it hit the Ontario Legislature. MPP […]
The Alberta Recovery Model is based on the belief that recovery from addiction is possible, and everyone should be supported and face as few barriers as possible when they pursue recovery. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X. One of the issues that was discussed at last week’s annual conference of the Canada […]
The Ford government is raking in $5 billion through the province’s health tax. The tax is charged on top of income taxes, so most Ontarians don’t even realize they’re paying it. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. There’s one statistic in Ontario budget that should raise the ire of taxpayers: a record […]
There will only be step-by-step progress if the government can stick to its plan, listen to front-line health care providers, follow the evidence and constantly measure our progress. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford and several cabinet ministers. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. “Fixing health care” has been a preoccupation of provincial governments for decades. But despite ever […]
Ford’s practice of giving nearly everyone in his caucus pay bumps reflects his free spending approach to the province’s budget. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. It’s like a bad joke. How many politicians does it take to screw in a light blub? Nobody knows for sure, but apparently it takes more […]
To truly save money for taxpayers, Ford needs to both cut taxes and shrink the debt burden for future taxpayers. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy and Health Minister Sylvia Jones. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/LinkedIn. It was a week of ups and downs for Premier Doug Ford’s government. Last Monday, Ford announced […]
It seems the Ontario Conservatives have gotten used to big spending, and they like it. Pictured are Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy and MPPs Stephen Crawford and Rick Byers. Photo Credit: Peter Bethlenfalvy/X. This week the Ontario Conservative government delivered its budget, which was notable only for the fact that it contained no new […]
Overall, Newfoundland and Labrador’s 2024 budget is good news for taxpayers. It focuses on lowering taxes, trimming the deficit and setting the province up well for the future. Photo Credit: Andrew Furey/X. Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Siobhán Coady presented a budget that includes another year of gas tax relief, a cut to the province’s […]
Public opinion polls over the last couple of months have demonstrated growing support for the reinvigorated BC Conservatives under leader John Rustad. Pictured: BC Conservative leader John Rustad speaking with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: John Rustad/X. Something interesting and unexpected is happening in the political climate in British Columbia. An election is pending […]
Ford’s gas tax cut has meant real relief for Ontario families. The typical two-car Ontario family has saved about $8 per week at the pumps since July 2022. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby. Premier Doug Ford has delivered real relief to Ontario families through his temporary 6.4 cent per litre […]
It’s good to balance the budget, albeit on the edge of a knife, but Albertans deserve lower taxes, not higher ones. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Jason Franson. Well, that was close. The good news is the Alberta budget is balanced, spending is restrained and money is being saved for […]
This single move will save Nova Scotia taxpayers a huge chunk of change – one-year savings will amount to $160 million by 2028. Photo Credit: Communications Nova Scotia. Premier Tim Houston made one very important –and positive – move in Budget 2024: he’s finally putting an end to bracket creep. This single move will […]
Higgs has demonstrated some important leadership in recent years on some difficult issues, especially for a relatively small province. By all indications, he deserves to be re-elected to continue his successful track record. Pictured: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Stephen MacGillivray. Most of the news media’s attention tends to focus on […]
If the Ford government addresses three key points – spending control, tax relief and structural change – it will begin to earn back the trust of disappointed Ontario taxpayers. Pictured: Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Chirstopher Katsarov. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has a chance to turn the page on six […]
Keeping the relief going only makes sense for a government that claims to want to lower costs for Manitobans. Pictured: Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. Photo Credit: Kevin King/Winnipeg Sun. From Brandon to Winnipeg to Steinbach and beyond, Manitobans want to keep the gas tax cut. The Manitoba government cut the 14 cent per litre provincial […]
The truth is that Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is using health care as an excuse to continue profiting off inflation at taxpayers’ expense. Photo Credit: X/Tim Houston. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is the only first minister in all of Canada deliberately profiting off inflation at taxpayers’ expense. By refusing to adjust income tax […]
Dividing people as the school board’s manual does, wanting teachers to react to students according to their membership in a racial or other specially designated group is wrong and it is divisive, and it undermines the whole purpose and value of education. Pictured: Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce and Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: […]
Everyone believes teachers should be properly paid – and they are. Endless demands from unions are a fact of life but often not justified. The more information everyone has about teachers’ and other public sector workers’ compensation and benefits, the better the support will be for governments which are fighting back against endlessly demanding unions […]
When it comes to affordability, Ford has shown he understands what families are going through. Trudeau, on the other hand, has shown just how out of touch he is with the lives of everyday Canadians. Photo Credit: Reuters/Cole Burston. When it comes to making life more affordable for struggling families, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
The current course of ever-expanding governments costing the productive private sector more and more is not sustainable. Courts that always decide against the majority of citizens are a big part of the problem. The only answer is for we the majority to demand smaller, more efficient governments and tax reductions that will boost economic growth […]
If Ontario wants to be able to meet our future energy needs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the same time, then nuclear energy must remain in the mix with natural gas, hydroelectric, wind and solar. Pictured: Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith. Photo Credit: Twitter/Todd Smith. What often gets lost in the debate over creating […]
As an unelected premier, Eby should be treading much more carefully. For a change as monumental as this, he is having a short consultation period which has been announced very quietly. It seems he would like to sneak this by BC citizens without giving them a fair chance to understand the issue and participate in […]
The politicians and party supporters were in high spirits, as any government would be if they were about midway through a second mandate in which they won an even bigger majority than in the first. That is not a common occurrence in politics, and the PCs are rightly proud of their record. Photo Credit: Twitter/Doug […]
The big news in social policy this week was the announcement in Alberta of a plan to manage the very touchy issue of gender rights, transgenderism and related identity issues as they pertain to children. This is truly a third rail political issue which most politicians are studiously ignoring despite its importance. Pictured is Alberta […]
Over to one side, almost under the radar, Education Minister Stephen Lecce has been steadily, but surely, moving an important education reform agenda forward. And in the long term, it will pay significant economic and social dividends as hopefully, our students emerge more prepared for the challenges of life and the workplace. Pictured: Stephen Lecce. […]
Ford has made his fair share of mistakes over the past six years. But with two years left in his mandate, Ford still has a chance to right his wrongs. That starts with this year’s budget. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Twitter/Doug Ford. Premier Doug Ford created a financial mess over the […]
Putting the health tax on the chopping block would be a boon for taxpayers and show Ontarians that Ford is serious about helping families make ends meet. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn. There’s one tax in particular Ontario taxpayers want to see on the […]
Cross-province consultations are underway to identify the spring budget’s priorities. One of them should be further steps for the childcare sector. Photo Credit: Stephen Leece/X. January to March is pre-budget time for the Ontario government. Cross-province consultations are underway to identify the spring budget’s priorities. One of them should be further steps for the […]
Without action from the province, the combined impact of the end of the gas tax cut and the increase in the federal carbon tax would be a stunning 11.8 cents per litre. That would drive up the cost of filling up a minivan by nine dollars overnight. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan. Forty […]
This recent decision to overturn an unrealistic OEB decision demonstrates a practicality that is sorely needed in many of our energy policy discussions today. Hopefully, that practical approach will prevail in future energy policy decisions in Ontario and the rest of Canada. Pictured is Minister of Energy Todd Smith. Photo Credit: X/Todd Smith. As […]
Ford should seize the moment and end political welfare now. Photo Credit: Twitter/Doug Ford. Ontario’s political welfare system will finally be relegated to the ash heap of history a year from now. But that’s not nearly soon enough. Political parties in Ontario have gotten millions of taxpayer dollars four times a year with no […]
The Premier promised to expand alcohol sales to convenience stores back in the 2018 election campaign. Move also includes all participating grocery stores, big box stores. Photo credit: X/Doug Ford Ontarians will soon be able to pick up a two-four at their local corner store. On Thursday, the province announced that beginning no later […]
P.E.I. residents set to benefit from Premier Dennis King’s 2024 tax relief, potentially saving households $400 in provincial taxes, but concerns arise over bracket creep’s long-term impact Photo Credit: Facebook/Dennis King Imagine what your family could do with an extra $400. Thanks to Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, Islanders won’t be imagining what […]
Bonnie Crombie clinches Ontario Liberal leadership by a narrow margin amidst lacklustre race and low voter turnout. Photo Credit: Chris Young/The Canadian Press In a very lacklustre race for the Ontario Liberal leadership, this past weekend Bonnie Crombie – the consistent frontrunner throughout the leadership contest – finally prevailed over Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Ted Hsu and […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow broker a landmark $9 billion agreement, transferring control of major expressways to the province while allocating funds for crucial city priorities, including transit and homeless services. Photo Credit: Facebook/FordNation The impression often left by Toronto city council over the years is that it always seems to […]
