The five best MPs in the 43rd Canadian Parliament

 On election night in 2019, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals got 156 seats—14 short of the 170 needed for a majority in the 338-seat House of Commons. Canadian voters had decided that Justin Trudeau did not deserve a majority and that the Tories did not deserve to win. The total vote numbers told

Crashed ferries and expensive parties: CTF’s 23rd Teddy Waste Awards

 On March 15th, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) held its 23rd annual Teddy Awards. The purpose of the unusual pig-shaped prize? The biggest wastes of taxpayer money from all three levels of government in Canada. “Former governor general Julie Payette blew hundreds of thousands of dollars on her inauguration and

Book Review: Canada 150 Women

 Canada 150 Women • Conversations with Leaders, Champions, and Luminaries: Inspiring Women, Empowering Stories By Paulina Cameron 328 pages • ISBN 978-0-9959591-2-5 “I’d like Canada to have more global corporate champions. We have a wonderful country, but we need to become leaders in innovation and attract brains to build world-class