Regulation

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’s Time To End Supply Management

It’s Time To End Supply Management

  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...

Energy Policy in a Post-Trudeau Canada Paper

Energy Policy in a Post-Trudeau Canada Paper

  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...

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Time to End Supply Management

Time to End Supply Management

  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...

In Praise Of Sprawl

In Praise Of Sprawl

  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...