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Continue Reading →: Canada’s New Thin-Skinned Saviour?
Canada’s New Thin-Skinned Saviour?
New Prime Minister Mark Carney’s awkward debut with Canada’s press corps reveals a man unready for the rigours of political life. Accustomed to elite deference, Carney bristled at even friendly media questions, displaying arrogance, condescension, and a sense that Canada owes him. If he struggles with CBC softball, how will he handle Question Period? As…
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Continue Reading →: Why the Canada Pension Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme
Why the Canada Pension Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme
The following is an abridgement of chapter 4 in the recently published book Financial Sovereignty for Canadians (March 2024), authored […]
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Continue Reading →: Voting for Non-Citizens: Inclusion or Manipulation?
Voting for Non-Citizens: Inclusion or Manipulation?
Granting the vote to non-citizens can be a tactical electoral subterfuge disguised as “inclusion.” The idea of permanent residents voting […]
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Continue Reading →: Incompetence, Crises, and Responsibility
Incompetence, Crises, and Responsibility
“You don’t care which government does what…” —Seamus O’Regan The government Justin Trudeau heads, even following the support of the […]
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Continue Reading →: Must we like the people we elect?
Must we like the people we elect?
Charisma without substance is a dangerous thing.–Kim Campbell, Canada’s first and only female prime minister. Justin Trudeau’s popularity won him […]
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Continue Reading →: Remembering Brian Mulroney (1939-2024)
Remembering Brian Mulroney (1939-2024)
The 18th prime minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney, passed away on February 29, weeks short of his 85th birthday. He is […]
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Continue Reading →: It’s Procurement, Stupid!
It’s Procurement, Stupid!
We should not be surprised but it rarely fails that in this country the proposed solution to every problem in government and every problem in the bureaucracy seems to be to hire more bureaucrats (or spend more money, which in most cases amounts to the same thing).
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Continue Reading →: Remembering Roger Gibbins (1947-2024)
Remembering Roger Gibbins (1947-2024)
When I was transitioning out of the Academy into the world of policy think tanks, I ran into Peter Stockland […]