Canadian News, Opinion

Québec’s euthanasia Bill 52 is unconstitutional, imprecise and lethal By Euthanasia Prevention Coalition | February 12, 2014
Bill 52 does not limit euthanasia to terminally ill people
Balanced Federal Budget Sets Stage for Serious Tax Cuts in 2015 By | February 11, 2014
Time for the Prime Minister to deliver on his election promise and deliver tax cuts and bigger paycheques to Canadians
Here’s to a ‘Do-Nothing’ Budget By Gregory Thomas | February 11, 2014
The challenge, between budget 2014 and budget 2015, is get federal politicians of all stripes to put hard-pressed, long-suffering taxpaying Canadian households first.
The Wound Badge By | February 11, 2014
Humorous story of how I came to own a German Wound badge, given to me by a wounded German Wehrmacht soldier
Ontario PC Energy Critic Calls For Hydro One CEO’S Resignation By | February 10, 2014
Ontarians deserve better service from Hydro One
Missed Inflation Targets and the Case for Price-Level Targeting By | February 5, 2014
Price-level targeting is an alternative that offers potential advantages over inflation targeting
Brazeau and Harb Charges Demand Speedy Passage of Bill C-518 By Gregory Thomas | February 4, 2014
The Protecting Taxpayers and Revoking Pensions of Convicted Politicians Act
Hillier’s Efforts Move Ombudsman to Action By | February 4, 2014
Ratepayers across Hydro One Network’s service area have been complaining not receiving bills for as long as a year at a time
Politicians who cannot stop spending—an example By | February 3, 2014
Councillor Adam Vaughan: Rob Ford Derangement Syndrome
Wall’s Procrastination Puzzling By Colin Craig | January 31, 2014
While the Wall government’s inactivity on this issue has been puzzling, the solutions are not so complex
Prickly prospect of self-defense - Laws in Canada not particularly favourable toward people protecti By | January 30, 2014
While self defense is not illegal in Canada it is defined in the narrowest possible terms, and discouraged to the point where most are not aware of its legal boundaries
Controlling Ottawa’s Employment Costs Key to Achieving Durable Surplus: Shadow Budget 2014 By James Fleming | January 29, 2014
The 2014 edition of the C.D. Howe Institute's annual Shadow Federal Budget reinforces Ottawa's near-term focus on budgetary surplus
Transparency Saves Taxpayers Money By Derek Fildebrandt | January 29, 2014
Freedom of Information Act
CFIA rules cost Canadian farmers $657 million a year By | January 29, 2014
Improvements needed to agency’s customer service, communication
Out-of-Gas Government Short on Propane Explanation By | January 27, 2014
Propane shortage in eastern Ontario
Canadians stressed out by government paperwork: Poll By | January 27, 2014
Most common regulatory headaches cost at least $10 billion per year
Wynne’s Pension Bait & Switch By | January 23, 2014
Ontario families are nickel-and-dimed by their government with higher taxes, increased premiums, new user-fees and soaring energy rates
The Harper Conservatives and the Opposition Are Keeping Us in the Dark and They Like it That Way By Gregory Thomas | January 23, 2014
MPs and Senators are still operating in the dark ages when it comes to accountability. They like it in the dark just fine
Anti-oilsands lobbying By | January 17, 2014
Ezra Levant follows the money trail in the Neil Young anti-oilsands tour
Report Shows Cities with Best and Worst Fiscal Accountability By | January 15, 2014
"This record suggests that cities have tended to over-charge up-front for capital projects."
Ontario is the Poster Child of Bad Tobacco Policies By | January 13, 2014
Young people – the very people tobacco laws are designed to protect – are some of the top customers in the contraband market
Canada’s new ambassador to Israel a strong critic of PA By | January 11, 2014
Vivian Bercovici
The Lies My Mommy Told Me, Part II By | January 11, 2014
Management of the Ontario economy by the liberal government has been a disaster
Ice Storm Clean up Costs By Elizabeth Marshall | January 10, 2014
Replanting of trees
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Real Gun Control Means Controlling Bad Guys By | January 9, 2014
It’s time to stop treating law-abiding hunters, farmers and sports shooters worse than criminals
Service Exports Help Drive Growth in Well-paying Jobs By | January 9, 2014
Schwanen warns a policy to deliberately talk down the Canadian dollar as a way to help Canadian manufacturing jobs could be counter-productive
Bad Tobacco Policies Drive Smokers to Black Market By Candice Malcolm | January 9, 2014
CTF Releases Joint Paper with U.S.-based Reason Foundation
Ontario government’s blatant scheme to buy votes By | January 6, 2014
More Government Freebies
Tories must reverse bulb ban By Brian Lilley, QMI Agency | January 3, 2014
The ban that nobody asked for
CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2014 By Gregory Thomas | December 30, 2013
First-time charitable donors get higher tax breaks