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Canada's First Nations water policy defies common sense
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1684+ words) Billions in taxpayer dollars won't solve a policy that ignores the real issue "Everyone in Canada should have access to reliable, safe and clean drinking water." That's the claim the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak…...
Government appetite for tax dollars getting in the way of tax relief on food for hungry Canadians
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1403+ words) Quebec is poised to become the second province in Canada in recent weeks to roll back provincial sales taxes on food-related items, reinforcing a broader truth governments increasingly struggle to defend: taxing food has always been a flawed way to…...
Below-market priced hydroelectricity rates result in billions more for Quebec in equalization payments every year
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1015+ words) By Ben Eisen and Joel Emes The structure of Canada's equalization program incentivizes Quebec to maintain below-market electricity rates and results in billions more in equalization payments for the province every year, finds a new study published today by the…...
New Quebec "secularism" law puts restrictions on public prayer and religious symbols
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1762+ words) The Quebec government passed a new bill into law that places bans on public prayer, funding for religious schools, and severe restrictions on public displays of religious symbols. On April 2, Bill 9, "An Act respecting the reinforcement of laicity in Quebec,…...
Distilled in Alberta, sipped around the world, proposed legislation would give Alberta whisky the brand power it rightfully deserves.
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (1526+ words) Alberta's government is introducing Bill 24: the'Alberta Whisky Act'to define and protect what can be labeled as "Alberta Whisky." If passed, the'Alberta Whisky Act'would give Alberta whisky a clear identity, just as Kentucky is known for bourbon and Scotland is known…...
Stop appeasing Quebec and start addressing the West's concerns
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1760+ words) If the Parti Qu'b'cois returns to power in Quebec later this year, as polls show it might, expect Quebec's demands on the rest of Canada to ramp up. And then expect western separatist sentiment to rise in tandem " or, at…...
Catch. And. Release. Canada's justice system is protecting the wrong people.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1746+ words) Cassie Kelloway wasn't shocked. Her home had been broken into and the man responsible had been caught. A judge in Newfoundland had granted him what he himself called a "last chance." He had a father and a sister willing to…...
Albertans deserve the truth about the 2019 Caylan Ford campaign scandal
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1230+ words) A Calgary defamation trial is raising a simple question: were Albertans ever told the full story? The Calgary courthouse has, for more than a week now, been the scene of a rather remarkable spectacle: the defamation trial of plaintiff Caylan…...
Closing Debate on Ottawa's Anti-Hate Bill Risks Undermining Canada's Religious Freedom
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1693+ words) By Elbert King Paul I am writing as a concerned citizen to express my profound concern over the federal government's March 9, 2026, move to close debate on Bill C-9, Ottawa's anti-hate bill. As recently reported by the'National Post, Khaled Al-Qazzaz, executive director…...
Carney government ironically censoring further debate on their censorship bill
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1419+ words) By Jonathon Van Maren Conservative MP Andrew Lawton warned that the Liberal government intends force an end to debate on Bill C-9, the censorship bill that has attracted a massive backlash from religious Canadians because it would remove protections for sincerely…...