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Canada’s Economy Is in Trouble—But There’s a Way Out
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Tariffs Get The Blame But It’s Non-Tariff Barriers That Kill Free Trade
Tariffs get all the headlines, but Ian Madsen reveals it’s non-tariff barriers, quietly imposed rules, subsidies, and restrictions that truly stifle free trade. From telecom ownership limits to convoluted regulations, these hidden obstacles drive up prices, choke innovation, and shield domestic industries from global competition. Canada ranks among the worst offenders. If Ottawa is serious about free trade, it’s time to tackle the red tape, not just the tariffs.
Ottawa Foresees A Future Of Despair For Canadians. And Shrugs.
A government report envisions Canadians foraging for food by 2040. Ottawa offers no solutions, just management of national decline An obscure but disturbing federal report suggests Canadians could be foraging for food on public lands by 2040. Policy Horizons...
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There’s Nothing Fair About Canadian Health Care
For the past 14 years, Vancouver surgeon Dr. Brian Day has led the charge for health-care reform, pushing for the right of patients to pay for private care if their health and well-being are threatened as a result of waiting in a stagnant and overburdened public...
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye
The path to net zero, based on the much disputed belief that carbon dioxide is a pollution, is more steep and impractical than most people realize. Replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity will require much more power generation and a greatly upgraded grid to...
Have We Wasted 10 Years? What Canada Needs Now – with Bill Watson and Catherine Swift
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Canada Is Failing, And No One Is Stopping It! – with Thomas Caldwell
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Federal Clean Power Plan Risks Blackouts And Higher Bills
AI-fuelled data centres are pushing Canada’s grid to the brink, warns Maureen McCall. Provinces scramble to keep up while Ottawa’s Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) pile on risk and trigger constitutional fights. Hydropower’s tapped out, renewables can’t close the gap. McCall demands urgent action: scrap the CER, slash red tape on transmission projects, and supercharge investment in new power infrastructure. Without it, Canada faces soaring costs, blackouts and a blow to its global competitiveness.
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.
Support For National Pipelines And LNG Projects Gain Momentum, Even In Quebec
Watch related Policy In Five video. Public opinion on pipelines has shifted. Will Ottawa seize the moment for energy security or let politics stall progress? The ongoing threats posed by U.S. tariffs on the Canadian economy have caused many Canadians to...
Trump Isn’t the Problem—Canada Is. Barry Cooper Explains Why
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Canada’s Aging Population Is Creating A Fiscal Crisis
Rising OAS and GIS costs outpacing economic growth, straining the federal budget Canada’s aging population is creating a financial crisis that policymakers cannot afford to ignore. The rising costs of Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement...
Premiers Rally For Energy Infrastructure To Counter U.S. Tariff Threats
With U.S. tariffs looming, Premiers push for border security, pipelines, and interprovincial trade reform After more than eight years of federal policies that have challenged the oil and gas industry, imagining Canadian energy policy in a post-Trudeau era is no...
Trade Deficits And Surpluses Mean Nothing. It’s Fiscal Failure That Wrecks Economies
Chronic deficits expose a political crisis, not a trade problem Lost amid the clamour and drama over trade, tariffs and industrial policy—particularly the controversy over potentially punitive duties on (now paused) Canadian exports to the United States—is the...