The promise of modern monetary theory – endless unlimited government spending – is a fool’s game If it is too good to be true, you are probably better off not believing it. If a stranger calls you and says you have just won a fortune and all you have to do is send access to your…
Pay raises during the pandemic and no worries about losing their jobs not enough: They now want up to 47% more from taxpayers Canadians shouldn’t feel sorry for privileged federal bureaucrats. They don’t have to worry about losing their jobs or missing a paycheque. They get pay raises and bonuses, even if they don’t meet…
David Lametti tells AFN he is willing to look at rescinding the Natural Resource Transfer Act of 1930 Last week, two things happened that could have profound impacts on natural resource development in western Canada. One was a hint the federal government might want to take control of natural resources away from the provinces, and…
But tax-and-spend Trudeau Liberals are too drunk on the money it generates to let it go News started circulating in late February that Ottawa was planning to increase alcohol prices at an unusually high rate beginning April 1. The federal excise tax on alcohol automatically increases each year according to the rate of inflation. The…
Any flicker of hope the Trudeau government will ever balance the budget has vanished You know you’ve been in Ottawa too long when you forget what saving money means. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland claims she is “exercising fiscal restraint” and “reducing government spending by more than $15 billion.” Here are the numbers in Budget 2023.…
Airports under public ownership have no incentive to improve customer experiences New research from the University of Alberta’s School of Business shows airports perform better – with improved customer service, fewer cancellations and delays, and more routes – when purchased by private investors. Canada’s major airports, which are operated by private, not-for-profit airport authorities with…
Under the Liberals, the cost of consulting firms has mushroomed from $8.4B in 2015 to an estimated $21.4B this year By David Macdonald and Jon Milton There’s a hidden gem in the recent federal budget: the federal government is finally placing some limits on high-priced consulting firms. The feds aim to cut $7.1 billion from…
Deja vu? Then, U.S. interference favoured Pearson’s Liberals. Today, China’s interference favours Trudeau’s Liberals Held on April 8, 1963, Canada’s 26th federal election was notable for two things. It ended John Diefenbaker’s nearly six years as prime minister, thus bringing the Liberals back to office for another extended run. And in a foretaste of current…
Could become a much more significant driver of food inflation than climate change itself On April 1, the carbon tax will be set at $65 per metric tonne. We are slowly marching towards a carbon tax of $170 per metric tonne by 2030, more than double what it is today. Yet, so far, not one…
Negative reaction to the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) is perplexing, says music professor In the early 1990s, rock musician Bryan Adams became a lightning rod for what many people said was wrong with Canadian content rules. His international hit song, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, didn’t adequately meet the definition of…
The promise of modern monetary theory – endless unlimited government spending – is a fool’s game If it is too good to be true, you are probably better off not believing it. If a stranger calls you and says you have just won a fortune and all you have to do is send access to your…
Pay raises during the pandemic and no worries about losing their jobs not enough: They now want up to 47% more from taxpayers Canadians shouldn’t feel sorry for privileged federal bureaucrats. They don’t have to worry about losing their jobs or missing a paycheque. They get pay raises and bonuses, even if they don’t meet…
David Lametti tells AFN he is willing to look at rescinding the Natural Resource Transfer Act of 1930 Last week, two things happened that could have profound impacts on natural resource development in western Canada. One was a hint the federal government might want to take control of natural resources away from the provinces, and…
But tax-and-spend Trudeau Liberals are too drunk on the money it generates to let it go News started circulating in late February that Ottawa was planning to increase alcohol prices at an unusually high rate beginning April 1. The federal excise tax on alcohol automatically increases each year according to the rate of inflation. The…
Any flicker of hope the Trudeau government will ever balance the budget has vanished You know you’ve been in Ottawa too long when you forget what saving money means. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland claims she is “exercising fiscal restraint” and “reducing government spending by more than $15 billion.” Here are the numbers in Budget 2023.…
Airports under public ownership have no incentive to improve customer experiences New research from the University of Alberta’s School of Business shows airports perform better – with improved customer service, fewer cancellations and delays, and more routes – when purchased by private investors. Canada’s major airports, which are operated by private, not-for-profit airport authorities with…
Under the Liberals, the cost of consulting firms has mushroomed from $8.4B in 2015 to an estimated $21.4B this year By David Macdonald and Jon Milton There’s a hidden gem in the recent federal budget: the federal government is finally placing some limits on high-priced consulting firms. The feds aim to cut $7.1 billion from…
Deja vu? Then, U.S. interference favoured Pearson’s Liberals. Today, China’s interference favours Trudeau’s Liberals Held on April 8, 1963, Canada’s 26th federal election was notable for two things. It ended John Diefenbaker’s nearly six years as prime minister, thus bringing the Liberals back to office for another extended run. And in a foretaste of current…
Could become a much more significant driver of food inflation than climate change itself On April 1, the carbon tax will be set at $65 per metric tonne. We are slowly marching towards a carbon tax of $170 per metric tonne by 2030, more than double what it is today. Yet, so far, not one…
Negative reaction to the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) is perplexing, says music professor In the early 1990s, rock musician Bryan Adams became a lightning rod for what many people said was wrong with Canadian content rules. His international hit song, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, didn’t adequately meet the definition of…