1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1655+ words) The federal government’s Alto high-speed rail line, proposed to connect Toronto and Quebec City through Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Laval and Trois-Rivières, remains in the early stages of planning. But one issue should already concern taxpayers: the projected $60-billion-to-$90-billion cost…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1512+ words) If you haven’t been paying attention lately, Canada’s ruling class doesn’t like being mocked. In their minds they are the hip ones— hey, Mike Meyers! Your Trump Derangement Syndrome speaks to your impeccable wit. Anyone disputing this— we’re looking at…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1349+ words) Apart from the challenges posed by protectionist U.S. trade policies, Canada’s economy is also being hobbled by an unprecedented domestic investment gap, which reflects the cumulative impact of years of growth-inhibiting taxes, cumbersome government regulations and persistent infrastructure bottlenecks. Natural resource…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1665+ words) “In the 1930s, the Canadian government attempted to combat US protectionism by imposing its own tariffs,” explains Vincent Geloso, senior economist at the MEI and author of the publication. “The result was to deepen the Great Depression in Canada, without changing…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1259+ words) In Toronto’s municipal election campaign ahead of the October vote, the high and increasing cost of city hall should be a major issue. Since becoming mayor in 2023, Olivia Chow has raised property taxes by 19.6 per cent and made both the…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (1608+ words) The Ring of Fire sits about 500 kilometers northeast of Thunder Bay in the muskeg of Ontario’s James Bay Lowlands, on Treaty 9 territory. Prospectors found it in 2007 and named it after a Johnny Cash song. Beneath the peat moss lies the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1688+ words) Selling more to China makes economic sense, but relying too heavily on Beijing could put our vital U.S. relationship at risk On July 20, the White House proclaimed additional 50-per-cent tariffs on selected Canadian goods under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1295+ words) In the past five months, the police unit responsible for national security in Hong Kong has raided four independent bookstores and taken at least 11 bookstore staff into custody on suspicion of sedition. These bookstore raids should have Canadian journalists asking…...