Opinion

FRASER INSTITUTE – Feds’ infrastructure plan unlikely to spur economic growth

March 12, 2017 // 2 Comments

By CHARLES LAMMAN and HUGH MacINTYRE The Fraser Institute WHILE CAMPAIGNING, and since coming into power, the Trudeau Liberals have talked a lot about wanting to grow the [Continue]

NEWSTROM – Information Theory and the amorous bull moose

March 12, 2017 // 2 Comments

THIS IS a progressive column because I am tracking my own brain flexibility over time. How far and fast my brain can progress in this endeavor, I don’t know. That will be [Continue]

KNOX – Good thing there are still young people willing to speak up about what’s important

March 12, 2017 // 1 Comment

I HELPED JUDGE a public-speaking contest the other day. It was at the Odd Fellows hall on Douglas Street, in this ornately decorated, high-ceiling-ed chamber straight out of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A ‘tail’ of too many dogs and cats, and why term limits are worth considering

March 11, 2017 // 2 Comments

TERM LIMITS have never floated my boat. I’ve always been of the view that voters are capable of deciding when a politician has overstayed his or her welcome. I might [Continue]

SHOPPING – Costco finds a willing and growing market in Canada

March 11, 2017 // 1 Comment

UNLESS YOU’RE THERE on a Saturday, constantly trying to avoid collisions with oversized shopping carts, you probably like Costco, even though it will cost you more to [Continue]

TRAVIS – Sorting out the political-donations situation

March 11, 2017 // 3 Comments

THIS PAST WEEKEND the Globe and Mail reported that lobbyists in the province have been making political donations on behalf of their clients, effectively camouflaging the [Continue]