Canadian News, Opinion

Ottawa blocks details of failed Cape Breton pilot project By Canadian Taxpayers Federation Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director | February 10, 2026

Premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Manitoba, Ontario, Northwest Territories, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick all say their provinces will not participate in the program because it is unlikely to make Canadians safer;

Canadians wait, on average, more than 65 weeks longer for access to new medicines than Europeans and 90 weeks more than Americans By Fraser Institute | February 9, 2026

Timely Access to new Pharmaceuticals in Canada, the United States, and the European Union;

Stop bailing out Canada Post By Canadian Taxpayers Federation | February 9, 2026

The government is broke and taxpayers can’t afford to bailout every Crown corporation that goes to Ottawa begging for more money;

Canadians force Ottawa to make major retreat on gas and diesel car ban By Canadian Taxpayers Federation Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director | February 5, 2026

Canadians forced Ottawa to retreat from its wildly unrealistic plan to ban all new gas and diesel vehicle sales in less than a decade, Now Mark Carney is using less transparent subsidies and regulations to impose a plan that’s almost as unrealistic;

Court to hear motion seeking permanent stay of $290-million Freedom Convoy class action By News on the Net | February 3, 2026

Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre have consistently challenged the lawsuit as legally defective;

MPs getting another big pay hike this year By Canadian Taxpayers Federation Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director | February 3, 2026

Canadians need MPs who will be champions for taxpayers and demand an end to these pay raises, because when politicians pad their pockets, bureaucrats demand more money too;

Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Ottawa’s Listing Plastics “Toxic” By News on the Net | January 31, 2026

This federal government is always looking for new ways to take control over areas that are not theirs, including using environmental protection as an excuse to centralize power in Ottawa

The Great State of Alberta, USA? By Nadra Enzi | January 31, 2026

Time will tell whether independence or an implausible great state of Alberta, USA, are in the making

Ottawa’s use of federal transfers to the provinces discourages health care reform By Fraser Institute | January 29, 2026

Penalties linked with the Canada Health Act deemed a real impediment to reform

Government workers in Ontario receive 7.9% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sector workers By Fraser Institute | January 29, 2026

Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario

Executive bonuses cost taxpayers $201 million last year By Canadian Taxpayers Federation Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director | January 28, 2026

Bonuses are supposed to be for doing a good job, but bureaucrats are handing them out like participation ribbons

GST relief right idea but wrong execution By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director | January 26, 2026

Cutting taxes is the right idea, but Canadians need more from the government than a bigger GST credit;

Murders without a cause: false explanations about the killing of indigenous women By Hymie Rubenstein | January 26, 2026

In retrospect, in the interest of full equality with non-indigenous people, both the British government and Canada's founders should have treated the indigenous people in precisely the same manner that such people were treated around the world;

Toronto police right to resist Carney’s gun grab: Taxpayers By Canadian Taxpayers Federation & Noah Jarvis CTF Ontario Director | January 22, 2026

Now, Ford needs to stand up for taxpayers and pass legislation to stop the gun confiscation like Saskatchewan and Alberta;

Current federal government’s projected per-person debt is $56,432, the second highest in Canadian history By Fraser Institute | January 20, 2026

Examining Federal Debt in Canada by Prime Ministers Since Confederation, 2025

Death on demand? Report warns Canada is drifting toward euthanasia without consent By Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms | January 20, 2026

If Canadians want to remain a free people, informed consent must remain non-negotiable. No one should ever face pressure, suggestion, or expectation that death is the answer to suffering, disability, poverty, or inadequate healthcare;

Ottawa needs to scrap, not push forward with failing gun confiscation program By Canadian Taxpayers Federation Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director | January 18, 2026

The government needs to focus on the real problem of criminals and illegal guns not going after licensed firearm owners

Federal Court of Appeal confirms Emergencies Act was illegally used against peaceful protests By Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms | January 16, 2026

Today’s ruling is a significant victory for the rule of law and for the principle that governments are bound by limits, even in moments of political pressure;

Federal hidden carbon tax costs seven cents per litre of gas in 2026 By Canadian Taxpayers Federation Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director | January 15, 2026

“Canada’s own emissions are not large enough to materially impact climate change;”

Preventing climate change versus adapting to it: history shows that societies can adapt to changing climate conditions By Fraser Institute | January 15, 2026

Adapting to Climate Change around the World;

More than 105,000 Canadians estimated to have left Canada for medical treatment last year By Fraser Institute | January 14, 2026

Leaving Canada for Medical Care, 2025

Emergencies Act Appeal Decision to Come Friday in Landmark Civil Liberties Case By Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms | January 14, 2026

Trudeau government did not meet the high legal threshold required to invoke the Emergencies Act

How the Bank of Canada’s Rate Decision Impacts CAD Stability By Susan White | January 14, 2026

The Bank of Canada may hope that a rate hold conveys stability. However, markets and households want something more substantial than a pause,

Report: Shrinking the bloated federal bureaucracy By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director | January 12, 2026

A Leger poll found that 54 per cent of Canadians want the federal government to reduce the size and cost of its bureaucracy;

Failed pilot project shows gun confiscation must be scrapped By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Gage Haubrich CTF Prairie Director | January 10, 2026

The results of this pilot project show exactly why police officers, academics, licenced gun owners and everyday taxpayers knew that the gun ban was going to be a failure from the start;

New Fraser Institute rankings of Ontario elementary schools out today By Fraser Institute | January 9, 2026

Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools ranks 3052 public, Catholic, and independent schools based on nine academic indicators derived from provincewide test results;

Silencing Detective Grus By News on the Net | January 7, 2026

The Grus Justice Project has released the trailer for the upcoming film Silencing Detective Grus, produced in collaboration with Matador Films;

Poor Canada! A Grim View From Within By Corinna Martin | January 7, 2026

Over 76,000 MAID deaths have been reported as of late 2025

CCF Intervenes to Stop Charter Being Stretched to Protect Bike Lanes By Canadian Constitution Foundation | January 7, 2026

Treating infrastructure preferences as constitutional rights would invite courts into routine transportation policy

Canada has been deceived about its founder By Hymie Rubenstein | January 3, 2026

A fair-minded review of Macdonald's contributions to our country, as both a Father of Confederation and as a strong advocate for its Indigenous peoples, suggests that he is one that we need to keep;