Category: Canadian politics

  • Could Ontario Really Go Bankrupt

    If you believe the national citizens coalition it could, that’s a scary proposition in itself. One just has to take a look at states like California to see the folly of a bloated bureaucracy and big government.

    From NCC

    With Ontario now officially a ‘have-not’ province in Canada, we cannot rely on a robust economy and thriving manufacturing sector to drive growth and underwrite foolish spending. Ontario needs more than simple band-aid solutions, or nominal spending freezes – we need to reduce government spending immediately.

    “The horse is already out of the barn,” comments Stephen Taylor, Director of the National Citizens Coalition. “This is not a potential problem, on the distant horizon – this is an urgent matter that needs attention now.”

    Many Ontarians are wondering where all of this out-of-control spending has been directed, as services have not improved in the province. “After nearly doubling provincial spending in less than eight years, Ontarians’ lives have not improved, our economic situation has not improved and our access to services has flatlined. Where has this money gone?” asks Coleman.

  • Free Speech on College Campuses

    This is a good commentary on the state of free speech in academia. I thought I would republish part of it.


    From Hamilton Spectator

    Over the last decade, we’ve seen an increasing intolerance on Canadian university and college campuses for the free exchange of ideas across the social and political spectrum, from anti-abortion to the Middle East conflict.
    In our so-called enlightened age, people seem more concerned about protecting their own sensitivities and convictions than defending the principles of free speech and open debate.


    It began, arguably, in 2002 at Concordia University in Montreal, when rioting students forced the cancellation of a speech by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.


    There has been a slew of other incidents since then. Recently, protesters at the University of Waterloo prevented author and columnist Christie Blatchford from speaking about her book on native anarchy in Caledonia.
    Last year, right-wing commentator Ann Coulter cancelled a gig at the University of Ottawa out of fear that demonstrations might turn violent.


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  • The Problem with Premier Dad’s Popularity

    Today columnist Chris Vander Doelen put forward the idea that Dalton McGuinty’s  problems don’t end with his sagging public popularity. Increasingly he has to  worry about those in his own ranks positioning themselves to take his place. .

    A quote from the article

    “McGuinty has got so many voters mad at him on so many fronts, he has to start making peace with some or he’ll be deader than a Norwegian blue parrot. “