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
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
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
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
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
This article originally appeared in the Financial Post Canada is not nearly ready for the wholesale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). That was the message of the letter I sent to every member of Parliament recently, urging them to drop the “Electric Vehicle Availability Standard” introduced by the Trudeau government late last year. That’s the … Continued
This article originally appeared in the Western Standard For years now I’ve been saying that electric vehicles, and EV mandates, are bad for Canada. Back in 2020, when the then-CEO of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, voiced his concerns that governments were moving too fast in their push for an all-electric car market when there were other … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 28, 2024 Trudeau government doubles down on unaffordability – Carbon Tax set to increase April 1st Ottawa – The Trudeau government’s Net Zero carbon tax is set to increase once again on April 1st. This increase of 23% will, of course, mean higher fuel prices. Canadians can expect on average to pay … Continued
This article originally appeared in the Western Standard On April 1, the carbon tax is going to rise from $65 per tonne to $80 per tonne, and it seems Canadians are noticing this jump more than those of the past few years. Back in 2019, the Trudeau government announced its 566% carbon tax hike, starting … Continued
The other week the CEO of Manitoba Hydro was ousted from her position by the utility’s NDP appointed Board of Directors. This story likely won’t get much attention outside of Manitoba, but it should. Why? Because it illuminates just how overzealous the Net Zero cult has become. Now-former CEO Jay Grewal was appointed in 2019 … Continued