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Author: Dan McTeague

Mark Carney would be bad for Canada

| By Dan McTeague

This article originally appeared in the Western Standard. Whether Carney will actually throw his hat in the ring is hard to predict. He did announce that he will “be considering this decision closely with my family over the coming few days.” But his years-long flirtation with electoral politics suggests that Carney is politically ambitious. And in the tradition of … Continued

In 2025, we have much to look forward to so let’s celebrate now

| By Dan McTeague

This article originally appeared in the Western Standard “Tis the season to be jolly,” says the song, and commonsense-loving Canadians would do well to follow that dictum this Christmas season. To be sure, Justin Trudeau’s nine years in power have harmed our country and its people immeasurably. Trudeau has waged a multi-front war on both the production … Continued

Ford and Trudeau are playing checkers. Trump and Smith are playing chess

| By Dan McTeague

This article originally appeared in True North There’s no doubt about it: Donald Trump’s threat of a blanket 25% tariff on Canadian goods (to be established if the Canadian government fails to take sufficient action to combat drug trafficking and illegal crossings over our southern border) would be catastrophic for our nation’s economy. More than $3 billion … Continued

COP29 was a waste of time

| By Dan McTeague

This article originally appeared in True North The twenty-ninth edition of the U.N. Climate Change Committee’s annual “Conference of the Parties,” also known as COP29, wrapped up recently, and I must say, it seemed a much gloomier affair than the previous twenty-eight. It’s hard to imagine a more downcast gathering of elitists and activists. You … Continued

Doug Ford – the Net Zero Premier

| By Dan McTeague

This article originally appeared in True North Doug Ford came into power promising a change from the Kathleen Wynne Green Energy Act fiasco – the one which saddled Ontario taxpayers with costly green energy contracts, driving up the price of power. Ford promised to scrap those wasteful contracts, lower hydro rates, and restore affordability to … Continued

Bad ideology makes Canada’s EV investment a bad idea

| By Dan McTeague

This article originally appeared in the Western Standard What does Donald Trump’s resounding win in the recent U.S. election mean for Canada? Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to have been much thought about the answer to this question in Ottawa, because the vast majority of our political and pundit class expected his opponent to be victorious. … Continued

“Axe the Tax” is just the beginning

| By Dan McTeague

This article originally appeared in True North.   All across Canada preemptive obituaries are being written for the Carbon Tax. (I’ve written one myself.) And for good reason. The closer we get to the full implementation of Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax, the harder regular people are being hit in the wallet. The tax has helped … Continued

Ottawa’s intentional destruction of western wealth

| By Dan McTeague

This article originally appeared in the Western Standard.  At this point, everyone in Canada has heard about the Carbon Tax and had a chance to experience its negative effects. But less has been said about another harmful policy dreamed up by the Trudeau government — the Emissions Cap on the oil and gas sector. Just … Continued

The Carbon Tax ship is sinking

| By Dan McTeague

This article originally appeared in True North.   Here’s a surprising development – the Carbon Tax, which was a keystone policy of the Green Left just a few short years ago is now a political pariah. Though, for some of us, it isn’t so surprising. As you will recall, the federal Carbon Tax back was … Continued

Trudeau and Ford at it again with more taxpayers dollars for EVs

| By Dan McTeague

This article originally appeared in the Western Standard.  More good money is being thrown after bad, but that seems to be the theme of Trudeau’s government. On Monday Goodyear Tire announced a $575 million expansion of their Eastern Ontario manufacturing plant to produce electric vehicles, and to make their plant more energy efficient. And Doug … Continued