Bill C-11 is a bad bill that gives bureaucrats the power to regulate what counts as Canadian content NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has a golden opportunity to show that he can stand up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by keeping the government from removing important amendments to Bill C-11. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians, civil…
Trudeau government refuses to identify who stayed in the River Suite of the luxury hotel The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is launching a legal challenge with the Office of the Information Commissioner to force the government to disclose who stayed in the $6,000-per-night luxury hotel suite during Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral. The CTF filed an…
But, as Margaret Thatcher wrote, hindsight is "sadly denied to practicing politicians The late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wrote this intriguing passage in The Downing Street Years: “The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.” Is this a valid assessment? Let’s see…
Did our lives ground to a halt for a virus about as lethal as a bad flu? COVID-19 had a loud bark but little bite, especially compared to the draconian mandates it inspired. I know: that statement is controversial, but it can be backed up by a new study on infection mortality rates during the…
Global Affairs minister was in New Delhi this week for another session in the decade-long Canada-India Strategic Dialogue Devising a strategy for closer engagement with India is a beguiling task that has been assigned to many Canadian diplomats over the years. When I was Director-General for Asia at Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade,…
Senator David Adams Richards warns that “Stalin again will be looking over our shoulder” should bill become law One of Canada’s most acclaimed authors is drawing a clear line: he doesn’t want politicians telling him what counts as Canadian content or Big Brother looking over his shoulder when he writes. If ever there was doubt…
The science behind COVID vaccines? Sacrosanct. The science behind the new alcohol consumption guidelines? Not so much I assume you are aware of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) having issued revised alcohol consumption guidelines. The new guidelines, released after a two-year research project funded by Health Canada, are shocking, which the…
Trudeau government just shrugs when asked what “significant labour market disruptions” actually means By Franco Terrazzano and Kris Sims Ottawa seems to have only one message about its Just Transition policy: “trust me.” How many people’s jobs are on the line? How much will it cost? Are the numbers bubbling up accurate? Those are big…
The world knows this, and they are simply pleading with Canada to unlock its full potential Canada’s natural gas producers and supporters have long touted that a strong liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector could provide two critical benefits: Canada would benefit economically by diversifying our buyers, and second, lower emissions Canadian LNG could potentially displace…
Our dangerous love affair with a ‘top down’ collectivist approach to problem-solving is leading us in the wrong direction That Germany has given up on Canada to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) and instead signed a massive multi-year LNG purchase agreement with Qatar has left many angry and disappointed. Investment manager and perennial oil bull…
Bill C-11 is a bad bill that gives bureaucrats the power to regulate what counts as Canadian content NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has a golden opportunity to show that he can stand up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by keeping the government from removing important amendments to Bill C-11. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians, civil…
Trudeau government refuses to identify who stayed in the River Suite of the luxury hotel The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is launching a legal challenge with the Office of the Information Commissioner to force the government to disclose who stayed in the $6,000-per-night luxury hotel suite during Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral. The CTF filed an…
But, as Margaret Thatcher wrote, hindsight is "sadly denied to practicing politicians The late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wrote this intriguing passage in The Downing Street Years: “The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.” Is this a valid assessment? Let’s see…
Did our lives ground to a halt for a virus about as lethal as a bad flu? COVID-19 had a loud bark but little bite, especially compared to the draconian mandates it inspired. I know: that statement is controversial, but it can be backed up by a new study on infection mortality rates during the…
Global Affairs minister was in New Delhi this week for another session in the decade-long Canada-India Strategic Dialogue Devising a strategy for closer engagement with India is a beguiling task that has been assigned to many Canadian diplomats over the years. When I was Director-General for Asia at Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade,…
Senator David Adams Richards warns that “Stalin again will be looking over our shoulder” should bill become law One of Canada’s most acclaimed authors is drawing a clear line: he doesn’t want politicians telling him what counts as Canadian content or Big Brother looking over his shoulder when he writes. If ever there was doubt…
The science behind COVID vaccines? Sacrosanct. The science behind the new alcohol consumption guidelines? Not so much I assume you are aware of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) having issued revised alcohol consumption guidelines. The new guidelines, released after a two-year research project funded by Health Canada, are shocking, which the…
Trudeau government just shrugs when asked what “significant labour market disruptions” actually means By Franco Terrazzano and Kris Sims Ottawa seems to have only one message about its Just Transition policy: “trust me.” How many people’s jobs are on the line? How much will it cost? Are the numbers bubbling up accurate? Those are big…
The world knows this, and they are simply pleading with Canada to unlock its full potential Canada’s natural gas producers and supporters have long touted that a strong liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector could provide two critical benefits: Canada would benefit economically by diversifying our buyers, and second, lower emissions Canadian LNG could potentially displace…
Our dangerous love affair with a ‘top down’ collectivist approach to problem-solving is leading us in the wrong direction That Germany has given up on Canada to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) and instead signed a massive multi-year LNG purchase agreement with Qatar has left many angry and disappointed. Investment manager and perennial oil bull…