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Supreme Court decision won’t deter Ottawa’s zeal to regulate provincial projects

The Act expanded the project assessment process to include effects on “gender."


3:30AM
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Federal government’s number spinning misrepresents job growth realities

Canada's employment rate actually ticked down from 62.0 per cent in July to 61.9 per cent in August.


11:17AM
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Ottawa destroying child-care market

The government heavily tilted the field against private operators who serve the majority of the market.


3:30AM
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Federal government should be skeptical of demands for large pay increases

Government workers across Canada enjoyed an 8.5 per cent wage premium, on average, compared to comparable private-sector workers in 2021.


8:13AM
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Premiers meet prime minister under cloud of dysfunctional federalism
Ottawa has a long history of overpromising and underdelivering on program promises.

8:43AM
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Sovereignty bills are symbols of discontent in today’s Canada

The federal government continues to restrict the development of Alberta's and Saskatchewan’s natural resources.


9:55AM
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Canada’s federal parties should respect provincial jurisdiction

National politicians aren’t as well placed to make local decisions as local politicians.


8:25AM
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Trudeau government ignores dreary economic numbers

Canada ranked 30th of 38 industrial countries for its average rate of economic growth from 2015 to 2019.


8:51AM
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Interventionist government approach underpins SNC-Lavalin affair

The Chretien Liberals gutted business subsidies and focused much more on getting the fundamentals right.