Canadian News, Opinion

While Canada signs international trade deals, work still needed to eliminate interprovincial trade b By | November 26, 2015
How can Canadian firms effectively compete in the 320 million-person U.S. market or the 1.2 billion Chinese market if they cannot first grow to scale in a national market of 35 million people?
The Plight of Emad Tayefeh By | November 26, 2015
A persecuted truth-teller flees the mullahs
Deciphering Ontario’s Job-Killing Carbon Tax By Christine Van Geyn | November 24, 2015
Calling it “cap and trade” doesn’t make it less of a tax, or make it hurt the people paying it any less
Will gay Christian refugees be allowed to come to Canada? By | November 24, 2015
Canadian Security concerns solved: We know that just like the Catholic clergy, Islamic terrorists cannot be married or have children. And since it is physically impossible for a woman to be a terrorist, everything is good
Despite common misperceptions, for-profit health care compatible with universal health care By | November 24, 2015
For-profit Hospitals and Insurers in Universal Health-Care Countries
Is the Ontario Finance Minister Living in Fiscal Fantasyland? By Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 23, 2015
If the revenue projections are not are not lowered in the fall fiscal update, there is no reason to believe Minister Sousa's commitment to balancing the budget.
THE MOUNTIES KICKED IN HOW MANY DOORS IN HIGH RIVER? By | November 20, 2015
Were there 754 forced entries or 2,210? Cost to taxpayers so far: $2.3 million!
And Justin Trudeau thought Stephen Harper was divisive By | November 19, 2015
The Boy Blunder is not off to a good start: Trudeau has turned Canadian against Canadian in a mere two weeks
Tax dollars helping to fund anti-oilsands witch hunt By Aaron Wudrick | November 19, 2015
If anti-oil activists want to spend their time and money on these kinds of endeavours, they’re welcome to. But taxpayers shouldn’t be expected to foot the bill.
School choice can be expanded in Ontario’s public education system By | November 19, 2015
Expanding Choice in Ontario’s Public Schools
More Taxpayer Money For Bombardier? Just Say No, Mr. Trudeau By Aaron Wudrick | November 18, 2015
Bombardier employs a lot of people; and everybody else in the global industry is knee-deep in subsidies, so why not Canada too?
Ontario Government Spent $3.2 Million on Temporary HOV Paint Jobs and Signs By | November 18, 2015
Pot is not the Cash Crop its Supporters Claim By Jordan Bateman | November 16, 2015
Marijuana legalization is coming, thanks to Prime Minister Trudeau. It will be a fascinating experiment in public safety and taxation policy, one that will be studied for decades to come
How many outs in this game? By | November 16, 2015
The rise of ISIS is the result of the strife in Syria.The Mideast is in conflagration, and spreading to Europe. Where next?
Canada’s new Defence Minister on ISIS—nothing to see here folks By | November 13, 2015
Perhaps the Ministry of Defence should be changed to the Ministry of Parkas and Winter Clothing. That would make the Liberals feel so much better about themselves
CTF Launches Radio Ad Campaign Opposing Billion Dollar Bombardier Bailout By | November 12, 2015
Bombardier and the Quebec government are asking the new Trudeau government for up to $1.3 billion in tax dollars
Conservatives not off to a good start in opposition By | November 9, 2015
If interim leader Rona Ambrose continues on this path, there will be no effective opposition to the majority Liberals
Corruption Acceptable? Liberals Won’t Answer By | November 6, 2015
The Ontario government is also facing a lawsuit over allegations they manipulated the Green Energy Act rules to benefit the interests of Liberal-connected firms, namely Nextera.
CTF Urges Minister Bains To Refuse Further Handouts for Bombardier By Aaron Wudrick | November 5, 2015
Bombardier has received $2.2 billion in taxpayer dollars since 1966
Did Premier Kathleen Wynne pay off the police? By | November 1, 2015
If Wynne and her government are willing to pay monies to Liberal-friendly teachers’ unions, are there any other public employee unions, especially the OPPA that also received these payouts?
The Socialist Republic of Canada By | October 31, 2015
Canada elects Obama-lite
Let’s Call ETFO Action the Strike it Actually is, and Dock Pay By Christine Van Geyn | October 30, 2015
The premier has stated that she may grant this permission if an agreement is not reached by November 1st.
Concerns over fracking-related seismic activity, water contamination not supported by research By | October 29, 2015
The study also spotlights the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and air quality
CTF Calls on Premier to Halt Plans to Double Land Transfer Tax By Christine Van Geyn | October 28, 2015
New tax will cost between $10,000 and $15,000 on a $450,000 home, putting home ownership dream further out of reach
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CTF Calls for Auditor General Investigation into Possible Quid Pro Quo Payments from Kathleen to Uni By Christine Van Geyn | October 27, 2015
Kathleen Wynne has secretly paid unions $3.74 million since 2008 to cover so-called union side bargaining costs, without requiring receipts
Trudeau Tax Changes a Mixed Bag for Taxpayers By Aaron Wudrick | October 26, 2015
The countless promises to spend
Statement By The Prime Minister Of Canada Commemorating The Events Of October 2014 By Prime Minister Stephen Harper | October 22, 2015
“As we remember the victims and heroes on this sombre anniversary, let us be thankful for the freedom and peace we continue to enjoy in Canada.”
Province’s Payment to Teachers Damages Bargaining By Christine Van Geyn | October 22, 2015
At the end of the day, Minister Sandals and Premier Wynne are the ones responsible for creating an overly complex multi-level bargaining system
Halt $1 Million Give-a-Way to Teachers’ Union By Christine Van Geyn | October 21, 2015
Ontario High School Teachers' Raise Financed by Diverting Fund for Vulnerable Students
How to Break Up the Logjam over Pharmacare By | October 21, 2015
“Pharmacare is a top-of-mind issue for many Canadians,” states Blomqvist. “As a share of overall health costs, prescribed drugs rose from 6.3 percent in 1975 to 13.4 percent in 2014,”