Category: Canadian politics
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Since before the budget was passed the Ontario PC caucus has been focused on tackling the provinces ballooning debt crisis and proposing ways to get Ontarians back to work. I liked how Tim Hudak strikes an optimistic tone at the end of his speech on Tuesday. Anyone interested in the direction of the provincial Conservatives…
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What a difference a year makes, a year ago today the conservative party of Canada finally attained their long-sought majority mandate from Canadians. The conservatives were quick to act on several long-standing promises such as Abolishing the gun registry phasing out public subsidy for political parties ending the wheat board monopoly Now it looks like…
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From Christina Blizzard The S&P warning and Moody’s credit downgrade are searing indictments of the McGuinty government’s nine years of reckless overspending. If there were a Ministry of Debt, it would be the third largest ministry – with a budget of $10.6 billion we’re paying in interest. I enjoy Christina Blizzard she is an insightful…
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Yesterday from FP “We believe the province’s main credit challenges include its continuing weak budgetary and debt metrics and its challenging cost-containment plan required to achieve budgetary balance by fiscal 2018,” Today from Reuters “The downgrade of Ontario’s rating reflects the growing debt burden and the risks surrounding the province achieving its medium-term fiscal plan…
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Tonight the Toronto convention center should be rocking as the one-man global content provider Mark Steyn brings his unique brand of informative insight on current events and entertainment to the big smoke. Recently, I had the chance to finish Steyn latest book after America. It left me with a simultaneous sense of dread and amusement.…
