The Tale of Two Budgets

This past week, taxpayers in Ontario were treated to the news of how both their federal and provincial governments will spend their money. On the surface the two budget documents were very different. The federal government document spoke of fiscal responsibility and a balanced bottom line. The provincial government document included a storyline that excused…

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Sensational Senators

Forget Parliament Hill and the Red Chamber of “sober second thought.” Forget even the courts and Mike “the Puffster” Duffy’s trial – or the auditor’s take on the high-flying “I paid it all back” Wallin.  If you want the real Senators story in Ottawa these days, you need to turn your attention to the excitement…

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Canada and ISIS

This week we have Parliamentarians convulsing over Canada’s future role in the war against Islamic extremists. On one hand we have Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservatives willing to commit to a military engagement that has no clear objectives (at least publicly stated) and no clear end-game strategy. For the PM, it is a…

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President Obama and ISIS

In a very provocative opinion piece, American political pundit Rachel Alexander (co-editor of Intellectual Conservative) identifies American President Obama as the primary reason: Why Americans don’t care about ISIS Alexander observes:      We see the horrifying images of prisoners in orange jumpsuits about to be beheaded everywhere now in the news, but not much seems…

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Our bloated bureaucracy exposed (yet again)

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ (CFIB) released a telling report yesterday on private vs public sector jobs that confirms yet again the increasing advantage our government workers enjoy with their salaries and benefits. The CFIB report “Wage Watch” exposes the bloated bureaucracy in Canada, documenting a 10%-15% “wage gap” between higher paid public sector…

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Stealth Democracy

Here are some contrarian thoughts from a provocative book: Stealth Democracy: Americans’ Beliefs about How Government Should Work by John R. Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse. The thesis explored in Stealth Democracy explains a lot about our society and the average guy’s lack of concern for what is and isn’t happening in our own country’s Parliaments….

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The highest of costs we pay for big government

In speaking from the standpoint of a libertarian, we must be ever-weary of those who argue for government controls, education and intervention “to fix” a societal problem. Most often, the programs and services conjured up will inevitably encroach on a citizen’s rights much like the proverbial camel’s-nose-in-the-tent. Big government will beget bigger government – values…

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