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Should Tik Tok be Banned?
The American government is considering changing the way the social media app Tik Tok works in the USA. The Congress has passed legislation which would require Tik Tok's parent company, Bytedance (A Chinese company with substantial board representation by the Chinese...
Should the federal government stay heavily involved in provincial jurisdiction courtesy of the present spending power model?
The Canadian Constitution divides up the various responsibilities between the Provinces and the Federal Government. Provincial responsibilities such as Health Care, Education, Housing, Childcare, and Environment, for example, are subject to aggressive interventions by...
Should The Federal Liberals And New Democrats Unite Into a Single Party?
With the most recent federal polls, the Liberals and the NDP are running neck and neck. Over the last decade, the policies of the two parties have become more and more indistinguishable. The term "liberalism" is defined as a political movement which supports the...
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Canadian Property Rights Index 2023
A Snapshot of Property Rights Protection in Canada After 10 years
Alberta Politics and Empty Promises of Health-care Solutions
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
Should Canadian Governments Do More to Promote Fertility to Offset the Need for High Levels of Immigration?
Fertility rates are declining around the world, particularly in more advanced economies. Canadian strategies such as improved child care and increases in Child Benefits, have not had any impact on increasing fertility rates in Canada; in fact, reaching an all time...
Should Canada Allow Non-citizens into its Military?
Canada now allows for non-Citizens to now be in our armed forces. The Brits have entire regiments made up of Nepalese called Gurkhas. The French, on the other hands, prevent their citizens from joining the French Foreign Legion. The USA has always allowed this, but we...
Environment Minister Says No New Major Road Funding by The Federal Government
This week, the Federal Minister of the Environment Steven Guilbeault, announced that the Federal Government will no longer be funding new road construction. He walked back those comments a day later and said they will no longer fund new large road construction, but...
Why Are Canadian Home Prices So High?
In the last 8 years, we have seen home costs double across Canada. There are many reasons for the rise in prices and it is difficult to connect the increases to just one particular reason. In your opinion how would you rank the reasons listed below as the main causes...
Global warming or a bonspiel thaw?
The Canadian prairies are experiencing unusually warm weather, well above seasonal average. Many people point to climate change as the reason for this. What is interesting is that the Canadian Prairies often go through a warming period starting in mid-January, and...
What do you think of this week’s Emergency Act decision?
This week, the Federal Court ruled that invoking the Emergency Act (EA) to dispel the trucker protests (Freedom Convoy) in Ottawa in 2022 was unconstitutional. On the same day, the Liberal Government announced that they would appeal this verdict. The ruling flies in...
What should be the target levels for immigrants living in Canada?
There is a growing recognition that the levels of immigration, temporary foreign workers, and international students may be more than our country can absorb. This view is now recognized by many non-partisan banks and economists. Fortunately, the Liberal government...
Limits on Affirmative Action
Unlike the U.S. Constitution, which is silent on Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Section 15(2) of Canada’s Constitution incorporates Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through what is known as Affirmative Action. This clause grants increased access to educational...
Indigenous, colonizers, settlers, immigrants, migrants, refugees, white, brown, gay?
Today’s federal government is increasingly dividing Canadians along lines of when and how people came to Canada. Informally, Canadians are increasingly divided almost tribally as indigenous, colonizers, settlers, immigrants, migrants, and refugees (as well as by skin...