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.
Ending Canada’s dairy supply management system would lower costs, boost exports, and create greater economic opportunities. The Trump administration’s trade warfare is not all bad. Aside from spurring overdue interprovincial trade barrier elimination and the...
Premier Tim Houston recently made waves by uttering a taboo sentiment in Nova Scotia: The Atlantic province has banned the extraction of too many natural resources, and it is time for the province to find a path toward self-sufficiency. "We must take the 'no'...
Interprovincial collaboration - Counteracting Eight years of opposition to oil and gas It's not easy to consider Canadian energy policy post-Trudeau after a little over eight years of a federal government that enacted policies that were punishing to the oil and...
A Snapshot of Property Rights Protection in Canada After 10 years
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...
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The New Democrats and the Liberals have pledged to tackle inflation, curb price gouging, and address child poverty. Leaders like Jagmeet Singh have railed against corporate greed while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has introduced programs claiming...
The Manitoba government has announced it will be restoring the 1:1 apprentice-to-journeyperson ratio, ostensibly to promote safety and better training in the province. A past government set a 1:1 ratio after a well-publicized death of a worker at an...
National Citizens Inquiry
The next B.C. government must seize the moment and make the tough decisions that will shape the province’s future for the better. To the incoming government of British Columbia: This election marks a pivotal moment in the province’s history. The decisions you make...
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Urban growth restrictions are the real reason housing is too scarce and too dear, writes property industry researcher Rob Burgess. Delayed decision-making, bureaucratic dithering, and the stubborn resistance of NIMBYs have all been frequently cited as...
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