Since 2015, federal spending has increased by more than 76 per cent.
confederation
February 6, 2018
5:00AM
Alberta and Saskatchewan recently finished their “licence plate war.”
June 9, 2017
1:43PM
When I was a boy, Pearson and Diefenbaker were thought to be bumblers compared to St. Laurent and King.
March 14, 2017
3:24PM
Total federal government spending in 2017 is estimated at $331 billion.
June 30, 2016
1:11PM
The founders were familiar with the works of American founding fathers such as Jefferson and European political philosophers such as Edmund Burke.
September 26, 2014
10:00AM
Back in Canada’s pre-Confederation days, one selling point for uniting the then-disparate British provinces was to drop existing barriers to commerce. The hope was for a country with a free-flow of trade and services in which all could potentially prosper.
June 6, 2014
6:00AM
Back in the 20th century, much of the world’s politics was shot through with deep-rooted ideologies that had a considerable effect, often negative, on humanity. This month, as the world recalls the 70th anniversary of D-Day and its aftermath, it is helpful to recall those ideologies and their influence on political debates.