Majority of Canadians Against Carbon Taxes and Think Ottawa Spends and Taxes too Much

 A new MEI-Ipsos poll released today shows two in every three Canadians think the amount they pay in income taxes is too high, and fewer than one in four Canadians believe the federal government spends on the right priorities. The poll also found that two in three Canadians believe that

PM goes into hiding as convoy protest arrives in Ottawa

 The Freedom Convoy is one of the more interesting political protests in the last 20 years. The anti-vax attitudes of some of the participants have been a central theme of the media coverage but it is not the only reason the protest is picking up steam: the convoy of trucks

Recycled Rhetoric: A Price on Pollution

 For half a century our politicians and leaders have been claiming their policies will increase energy supplies while reducing prices and pollution. Our present Prime Minister is using recycled rhetoric with his pollution claims, "We have a strong plan to fight it, one that leading scientists and economists support. It

Canada must embrace nuclear to combat climate change

 By: John Barrett, President and CEO, Canadian Nuclear Association The Green New Deal, which is co-sponsored by popular U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, calls for a World War II-level mobilization against climate change that touches many policy areas outside of energy and innovation, such as universal health-care and combating economic inequality.

Issues set to arise for the Opposition Party in the upcoming Federal Election

 Photo credit: Andrew Scheer/Flickr With the upcoming 2019 Federal election, tensions are arising as parties begin to build their platform. In a survey conducted by Abacus Data, approximately 2,000 Canadians aged 18 and older were polled online. It was found that over 57% prefer a change in the current government, bearing

Is there a conservative case against the carbon tax? Not really

 By: Jim Farney Conservative politicians across Canada have strongly opposed the Trudeau government’s promise to impose carbon tax since the idea was floated in 2015. Beginning with Premier Wall in Saskatchewan, opposition to the carbon tax is now a central commitment of conservative Premiers Palliser, Moe and Ford, as well

Justin Trudeau and the Peter Principle

 Photo credit: Adam Scotti (PMO) The former Stephen Harper government was very competent but lacked a soul. After nine years, Canadians tired of this prickliness and wanted change. Justin Trudeau was the change. The son of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, one of Canada’s most transformative prime ministers whose 1982 Charter of

Canada should not stray from climate commitments in face of criticism

 Things look bleak these days for the Trudeau government’s Pan-Canadian Framework on climate change (PCF). The framework represents Canada’s primary compliance path with the Paris Climate Accord, requiring provinces to establish a price on carbon or have one imposed by Ottawa. Opposition Conservatives have railed against the plan in the

Beware of False Green Prophet$

 By: Greg Vezina, Chairman, Hydrofuel Inc. and leader of Ontario’s None Of The Above Direct Democracy Party. Canada needs honest viable energy and environmental policies based on science and economics, not on political rhetoric, nonscience or nonsense. Prime Minister Trudeau’s proposed carbon tax is a clear example of this because

Three Things We Can Do to End Poverty in Canada

 Poverty degrades our economy, changes the nature of our cities and the cohesion of our society “Time to end poverty in Canada” has been the message from the Salvation Army coming across our TV screens this holiday season. A great idea from an organization that fights poverty every day in