Newfoundland and Labrador still rock
Every time I visit, I am reminded how very lucky Canada was when Newfoundland and Labrador chose to join it in 1949.
Economic reconciliation requires nation-building investment in the Arctic
Inflation is affecting all Canadian families, but Nunavut’s ambitious housing plan shows that partnership is the key to solutions for the North.
Federal support for transit key to climate, affordability, and economic goals
A delegation of 12 mayors from Metro Vancouver are bringing their message to Ottawa this week as they try to draw the federal government’s attention to public transit.
Canada as we know it will soon cease to exist
The Trudeau government is not only complicit in this gradual slide towards a separate Quebec: it is actively supporting it with its changes to the Official Languages Act, Bill C-13.
We want straight answers on asbestos cement water pipes in Regina
Statistics Canada is currently conducting a federal/provincial/territorial/municipal survey asking ‘What was the total length in kilometres of asbestos cement water pipes as of Dec. 31, 2022?’ The results are expected in late 2024.
All bets are off in today’s policy-free political environment
Policies, or the specific actions of governments, seem less important than ever in an era when emotion and the demagoguery that taps into it overwhelm public discourse.
Indigenous leaders say Saskatchewan ‘woke up a sleeping giant’ by overstepping on critical minerals
First Nations are calling on the federal government to step in to uphold treaty rights against provincial encroachment, but a former Liberal staffer says the feds should leave this ‘third rail’ alone.
Feds seek to highlight fiscal strength of provinces before ‘inevitable tightening of the spending taps,’ say strategists
One economist told The Hill Times the provinces’ fiscal position is ‘quite strong,’ but another argued that Ottawa should not ‘egg the provinces on’ to spend more.
Indigenous leaders call on House committee to treat Imperial Oil tailings leaks as evidence of larger failure of regulation
Indigenous leaders appearing in front of the House Environment Committee on April 17 expressed frustration at needing to travel all the way to Ottawa ‘to remind this government of its duties and responsibilities.’
Ford’s new budget will hurt students: letter writer
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new budget will hurt students. No matter how you look at the numbers, the Ford government is letting schools fall further behind. School boards across Ontario have been clear: cutting pandemic education funding will mean less support for kids that need it. Ford’s budget cuts that funding by nearly $1-billion, even […]
