Canadian News, Opinion

With fewer cooks in the kitchen, Toronto city council will be better off By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | September 24, 2018

Torontonians should raise a glass

Major tax, labour and energy reforms needed to make Ontario competitive and open for business By Fraser Institute | September 19, 2018

Creating policy calling cards to attract business to Ontario: Lower hydro costs, Cut corporate taxes, Cut personal taxes, Reduce corporate welfare, Introduce worker choice laws

Manitoba needs to cancel its corporate welfare credit card By Canadian Taxpayers Federation | September 18, 2018

Manitoba, choices between corporate welfare cheques and broad-based tax cuts are secondary. Manitoba is broke.

Ford Strikes a Blow Finally Against Unelected Elitist Lawmaking Liberal Judges By Mitch Wolfe | September 17, 2018

Ford’s use of the notwithstanding clause: Sending a loud and clear message, to special interest groups, liberal lawyers, activist liberal judges, that his government’s legislation will not be high-jacked by elitist, undemocratic, unelected judges

Government efforts have failed to Stimulate the Economy By Macdonald Laurier Institute | September 13, 2018

Cross Quarterly Economic Report

Growth rate of capital investment in Canada hits 40-year low By Fraser Institute | September 13, 2018

Capital Investment in Canada: Recent Behaviour and Implications

CANADA POISED FOR A SLUGGISH END TO 2018: MLI’S LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATOR By Macdonald Laurier Institute | September 11, 2018

LEI is pointing to a disappointing end to 2018

Getting the Trans Mountain expansion back on track By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | September 10, 2018

Many Canadians still harbour doubts about how serious it is about getting Trans Mountain built

Refresh the national shipbuilding strategy? Yes, please By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | September 8, 2018

Trudeau government has a tremendous chance to lay down some clear and simple principles that could apply to all military procurement going forward. It should take this opportunity and save taxpayers billions along the way.

In debate over first PM’s legacy, vast majority say John A. MacDonald’s name, image should stay By Angus Reid Institute | September 6, 2018

Most say Canada spends too much time apologizing for residential schools and should move on

The Left Hates Tubes By Bob Hoye | September 5, 2018

Court Ruling Nullifies 17 Previous Court Decisions

Canada Needs a True Conservative Party By Arthur Weinreb | September 4, 2018

A viable real conservative party would have the effect of forcing the CPC further to the right, giving up any notion it is nothing more than a Liberal-lite party.

Hey Trudeau- Make the NAFTA deal now! By Mitch Wolfe | August 30, 2018

If Trudeau does not capitulate and do a deal with Trump this week, Trudeau will engineer a made-in-Canada recession which will adversely affect thousands of Canadian families

Ontario’s labour market among worst in North America By Fraser Institute | August 30, 2018

Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States

80% of government employees have guaranteed pensions compared to just 10% of private sector workers By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | August 29, 2018

• Risky defined-benefit pensions now largely the preserve of government employees
• Total unfunded liabilities for federal government employee pensions is $166 billion

Ottawa’s drug-pricing changes threaten Canadians who suffer from rare diseases By Fraser Institute | August 28, 2018

Regulatory, Reimbursement, and Pricing Barriers to Accessing Drugs for Rare Disorders in Canada

Trudeau Just Killed the Quebec Liberals’ 2018 Election By Mitch Wolfe | August 27, 2018

Unfortunately for Couillard and the provincial Liberals, the Liberals’ federal leader Trudeau’s doubling down on wrongfully calling his critics intolerant, racist and fascist, over the illegal immigrant crisis

Time to investigate the gravity of scandalous waste By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | August 24, 2018

Scandals keep dropping in Manitoba. Surely, eventually, someone in the Legislature will be struck with curiosity. Taxpayers deserve comprehensive investigations into the gravity of this massive waste

Truckers getting carbon tax ticket while big emitters get a pass By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | August 23, 2018

Manitoba's carbon tax will make the price of diesel jump by 6.7 cents per litre

Six reforms that would improve accountability in Ontario politics By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | August 23, 2018

Premier Ford can improve transparency and accountability by providing for the electronic filing and payment of freedom of information requests

Energy Independence | Pierre Poilievre By News on the Net | August 22, 2018

Justin Trudeau talks a big game about standing up to foreign governments -- I take a closer look in our newest video.

Taxpayers Federation granted leave to intervene in court battle over size of Toronto city council By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | August 22, 2018

• The Better Local Government Act reduces the size of Toronto city council from a planned 47 wards to 25 wards
• The act is being challenged in court and CTF has been granted leave to intervene in support of the legislation

Ontario can balance budget while also cutting taxes By Fraser Institute | August 21, 2018

Restoring Ontario’s Public Finances

Distrust of Police Growing in Canada By Arthur Weinreb | August 19, 2018

Police in Canada are clearly following their leftist political masters. Their primary objective is no longer to keep the peace but to battle Islamophobia

Canada doesn’t need a death tax By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | August 16, 2018

Canada doesn't need a death tax

The average Canadian family paid $37,058 in taxes last year—more than housing, food and clothi By Fraser Institute | August 14, 2018

Canadian Consumer Tax Index

Better for Ford to lower beer tax than minimum price By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | August 13, 2018

Global Affairs Canada is wasting your money By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, CTF Federal Director | August 10, 2018

Trudeau government’s failure to manage even the little expenses doesn’t instil great confidence in their ability to manage the big ones

Canada’s Economy to Continue Experiencing Slow Growth in 2018 By Macdonald Laurier Institute | August 10, 2018

MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator

Elevator Nightmare in Toronto By News on the Net | August 8, 2018

Police rescue to trapped victims