Lee Harding

Ottawa’s Plastics Registry A Waste Of Time And Money

Ottawa’s Plastics Registry A Waste Of Time And Money

Lee Harding warns that Ottawa’s new Federal Plastics Registry (FPR) may be the most intrusive, bureaucratic burden yet. Targeting everything from electronics to fishing gear, the FPR requires businesses to track and report every gram of plastic they use, sell, or dispose of—even if plastic is incidental to their operations. Harding argues this isn’t about waste; it’s about control. And with phase one due in 2025, companies are already overwhelmed by confusion, cost, and compliance.

It Took Trump To Get Canada Serious About Free Trade With Itself

It Took Trump To Get Canada Serious About Free Trade With Itself

Trump’s tariffs may have hurt trade, but they’ve lit a fire under Canada’s long-stalled internal free trade agenda, writes Lee Harding. Provinces are finally slashing barriers, harmonizing credentials, and opening markets across borders. Ontario leads the charge, and more are following. It’s a win for workers, consumers and business—and maybe, just maybe, for Canadian unity too.

Trump’s Tariffs And Alberta’s Demands Could Strengthen Canada

Trump’s Tariffs And Alberta’s Demands Could Strengthen Canada

U.S. tariffs and Alberta’s rising demands may feel like threats, but Lee Harding sees opportunity. Trump’s pressure is spurring long-overdue reforms: stronger borders, military renewal, and growing calls for pipelines and freer internal trade. Alberta’s ultimatum to Ottawa could lead to changes in energy policy and equalization, ultimately benefiting all of Canada. If handled wisely, today’s tensions could drive economic renewal and a more unified, self-reliant country. Canada’s reckoning might be its revival.

Public Health Got COVID-19 Wrong But Won’t Admit It

Public Health Got COVID-19 Wrong But Won’t Admit It

A new paper by four Canadian doctors challenges the official COVID-19 response, arguing it wasn’t as evidence-based as authorities claimed. As Lee Harding explains, so-called “misinformation” wasn’t just coming from dissenting voices—it was also coming from public health officials themselves. Lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and mask policies failed to deliver, yet accountability remains elusive. If health authorities want trust, they must earn it back. Read more

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Canada Can’t Outsource Its Defence To European Allies

Canada Can’t Outsource Its Defence To European Allies

Former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland suggested that Canada could rely on Britain and France for protection from the United States. Lee Harding explains why that idea is dangerously naive. With a shrinking military, aging nuclear subs, and more horses than tanks, Britain can barely defend itself—let alone Canada. Harding breaks down the numbers, the risks, and why Canada must take its own defence seriously.

Canada Needs a COVID-19 Reckoning

Canada Needs a COVID-19 Reckoning

  What we can learn from the U.S. report The U.S. House of Representatives did what Canada should but likely won’t. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Committee on Oversight and Accountability made a full after-action report on the COVID-19...