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Stop blaming Trump for Canada’s economic failures
Lee Harding argues that Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew’s diatribe against Donald Trump carries too much irony for its indictment of Canada’s domestic policies.
Trump Is Trolling Canada, Is Ottawa Falling for It?
Is Canada losing the trade war with Trump before the real fight even begins? Preston Manning joins David Leis for a blunt conversation about Trump, tariffs, Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, and Alberta’s upcoming referendum.
Presence and Sovereignty
Canada claims jurisdiction over Arctic waters and seabed that other states dispute. Sustaining that claim requires ships, aircraft, ports and people in the North, all of which cost money that competes with domestic spending. Canada has reached the NATO two per cent...
Why have military chaplains if they can’t mention God?
Wartime chaplains risked capture and death to comfort soldiers, tend the wounded and proclaim faith, Senior Fellow Gerry Bowler reminds us. Their courage exposes the folly of today’s DND restrictions: chaplains must remain free to offer the spiritual ministry troops need.
A Quebec minister crossed the line on free speech
Quebec’s then tourism minister, Caroline Proulx, directed the Quebec City Convention Centre to terminate a rental agreement with a Christian group over its anti-abortion beliefs. The Superior Court of Québec found she had no legal authority to do so, awarded $30,637 in compensatory damages and ordered Proulx to pay a further $30,000 in punitive damages.
Carney’s economic agenda is failing Canadians
Senior Fellow Pierre Gilbert argues that PM Carney’s government is failing Canadians through deficit spending, heavy taxation, weak resource development, unsustainable immigration and speech controls, urging Ottawa to embrace private enterprise, develop resources, secure borders and defend free expression.
Canada’s Bike Lane Obsession, Is It a Waste?
Have Canadian cities gone too far with bike lanes? Few people are against cycling—but in a country with long, cold winters, does it make sense to spend millions on bike infrastructure and dedicate so much valuable road space to something many people can’t use year-round?
The public deserves real numbers when it comes to government procurement
Ontario’s $34-billion Ontario Line, originally priced at $10.9 billion, shows why governments should provide independent cost estimates and transparent line-item accounting before approving major projects, allowing taxpayers to judge risks before billions are committed.
Canadians are surrendering free speech one restriction at a time
David Leis, President and CEO of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, warns that free speech can erode gradually through reasonable-sounding restrictions. While governments should address genuine online harms, he argues Canadians must resist broad powers over lawful expression and remain vigilant in defending open debate, including unpopular or offensive views.
What It Costs to Build
Roughly three-quarters of Canadian exports still go to the United States, even though trade agreements already give Canadian goods access to Latin American, European and Asian markets. What limits use of those agreements is capacity: ports, pipelines, rail and the...
Jailing doctors won’t stop forced sterilization
Senior Fellow Susan Martinuk argues Bill S-228 risks criminalizing medical judgment without addressing systemic racism. She advocates a national patient right’s framework, stronger informed consent, and clear accountability mechanisms to protect patients while preserving trust in the doctor patient relationship.
Canada’s China strategy faces an Aug. 19 reckoning
Washington’s August 19 tariff deadline forces Canada to recognize its China policy is now linked to North American trade. Canada must abandon strategic ambiguity, implementing credible safeguards on Chinese inputs to maintain USMCA market access.