Canadian News, Opinion

Albertans are generally united on pipeline positions, the rest of Canada, including BC, is divided

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To tackle the tax haven problem, simplify the tax code By -- Aaron Wudrick, CTF Federal Director | February 21, 2018
Public confidence that our tax system is fair has been steadily eroded across the political spectrum

Because of his simple, authentic, populist message, Doug Ford has become everyone’s second choice

Report Card on Ontario’s Secondary Schools, 2018

Panel discussion features new U.S. ambassador to Canada, Kelly Craft

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Here’s how to balance the federal budget By -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | February 16, 2018
Trudeau government should honour their commitment to get back to balance, and stop piling more debt on the backs of future generations

Legislation doesn't do it

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20th annual CTF Teddy Awards for government waste By -- Aaron Wudrick, CTF Federal Director | February 14, 2018
• Federal - Heritage Canada--$8.2 million Canada 150 Parliament Hill rink
• Provincial - Ontario’s $39 billion Fair Hydro Plan
• Municipal - Montreal--$34 million Formula E subsidy
• Lifetime Achievement - Calgary’s art program

Thank you, Piers for doing the job the opposition should have done.

All three candidates promise in writing to eliminate cap-and-trade and oppose a federal carbon tax

Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting: Endangering Public Health, Society, and the Economy

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PCs need to dump the ‘People’s Guarantee’ By -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | February 8, 2018

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The next Ontario PC leader has no choice but to fight carbon taxes By -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | February 8, 2018

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Time to retire pre-retirement bonuses By -- Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | February 7, 2018
The inescapable reality is that ending the pre-retirement bonus benefit is a relatively small sacrifice in the grand scheme of the work needed to make Manitoba’s healthcare system sustainable.

Repeating Past Mistakes? Spending Restraint Critical for Ontario’s Fiscal Health

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Grassroots First Nations people need accountability protections By -- Todd MacKay – CTF and Harrison Thunderchild (Elder) | February 6, 2018
The federal government stopped enforcing The First Nations Financial Transparency Act.

Moderated by former Canadian Ambassador to the US Frank McKenna

Trudeau’s stupidity can excuse a lot of things he does and says but he should not be let off the hook for this one

Interestingly, one of Doug Ford’s campaign slogans is “Let’s Make Ontario Great Again. #MOGA

Federal Deficits and Recession: What Could Happen

New MLI study: Straightened Up and Flying Right: Canadian Courts Offer Renewed Support of IP Rights

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CTF releases federal pre-budget submission By -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | February 1, 2018
Balanced budget, debt reduction, axing carbon tax, ending corporate welfare among CTF recommendations

Hundreds of Christian organizations and thousands of Christian students will lose funding for this year's summer jobs

Blame the media, not the women

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#MeToo strikes again. No due process. No presumption of innocence. But this is hard-nosed, down and dirty politics

Trillium Party concerned about damaged political world in Ontario

“The evidence is clear—when people are free, they have much greater opportunity to prosper”

It is much easier to label Trudeau as a liar with evil intentions. But like the child he appears to be, his words and actions can simply arise from a person who is not intelligent enough to do the job he has been elected to do

The Supply of Physicians in Canada: Projections and Assessment

“Pointing to a falling unemployment rate as a sign of positive economic performance could be misleading.”