Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Albertans contributed $53.6 billion more to CPP then retirees in Alberta received from it from 1981 to 2022 [[link removed]]

Understanding Alberta’s Role in National Programs, Including the Canada Pension Plan finds that from 1981 to 2022, Alberta workers contributed 14.4 percent (on average) of the total CPP premiums paid while retirees in the province received only 10.0 percent of the payments.

Read More [[link removed]] Solar and Wind Power Are Expensive [[link removed]]

Global evidence is clear: Adding more solar and wind to the energy supply pushes up the price of electricity for consumers and businesses. Families in Ontario know this already from their bitter experience: from 2005, the Ontario government began phasing out coal energy and dived headlong into subsidizing wind and solar generation.

Commentaries Voters should remember Canada has other problems beyond Trump’s tariffs [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) By: Jake Fuss and Grady Munro

As the candidates make their pitch to try and convince Canadians why they’re best-suited to lead the country, Trump’s tariffs will take centre stage. But while the tariff issue is important, let’s not forget the other important issues Canadians face.

Trump goes oh-for-three on trade knowledge [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Financial Post) By: Jason Clemens and Milagros Palacios

At the heart of this issue is President Trump’s view of both international trade and tariffs. Unfortunately for everyone, Trump’s understanding and knowledge of both have some fundamental problems.

Carney and Poilievre both support broken health-care status quo [[link removed]] (Appeared in National Newswatch) By: Nadeem Esmail

The sad reality is that Canadians will lose with either leader. Ottawa’s outsized role in health care is part of the problem, and reducing that role by reforming cash transfers to the provinces is both part of the solution for health care and one way to help rein in federal overspending.

Federal government could save $10.7 billion by eliminating eight spending initiatives [[link removed]] By: Jake Fuss and Grady Munro

The government should immediately review all spending on the basis of efficiency, value for money, and the appropriate role of government—similar to the spending review initiated by the federal Chrétien government during the 1990s.

Next federal government should discard harmful energy policies—tariffs notwithstanding [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) By: Julio Mejía and Elmira Aliakbari

While the full extent of the damage from President Trump’s trade war remains unknowns, Canadians should understand that, with a federal election looming, shortsighted policies here at home have left Canada in a vulnerable position.

Premier Eby seeks to suspend democracy in B.C. [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Vancouver Sun) By: Niels Veldhuis and Tegan Hill

Last week, B.C. Premier David Eby proposed new legislation to give himself and his cabinet sweeping powers to unilaterally change almost any provincial law and regulation without legislative approval or review.

Ontario parents deserve more education options [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Epoch Times) By: Michael Zwaagstra

If you’re a parent with kids in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), with its woke indoctrination, teacher strikes, ongoing school violence and lack of focus on the academic basics, there’s a good chance you want something better for your children.

Saskatchewan government increases spending despite uncertainty [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Western Standard) By: Tegan Hill and Grady Munro

According to the Moe government’s budget released on Wednesday, Saskatchewan will run a $12.2 million surplus in 2025/26. But during these uncertain times, with a trade war raging and a federal election looming, it may not be long until the government is back in the red and piling more government debt onto the backs of Saskatchewanians.

New Brunswick’s new budget spells disaster for province’s finances [[link removed]] (Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal) By: Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss

Specifically, the government projects a $549 million deficit this year, and additional deficits in each year of its mandate, due primarily to spending increases.

Canada’s mental health-care system is broken [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) By: Nadeem Esmail and Dr. Giuseppe Guaiana

With the election in full swing, Canadians are discussing important issues that affect our lives. But most people likely don’t know that March is Self-Harm Awareness month, which is meant to spread awareness about the plight of those battling mental illness.

Ottawa’s ‘clean’ regulations will hit Atlantic Canadians hard [[link removed]] By: Kenneth P. Green

With a federal election looming, many federal government policies will go under the microscope including the “Clean Electricity Regulations” (CERs), which went into effect late last year.

PBO provides latest dire predictions about Ottawa’s emissions cap [[link removed]] By: Kenneth P. Green

According to a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), the federal government’s proposed oil and gas emissions cap will curtail production, cost a not-so-small fortune and kill a lot of jobs.

Policymakers should understand crime rates in Canada before proposing solutions [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) By: Livio Di Matteo

Which country—Canada or the United States—has the most crime? Most Canadians would likely say the U.S. by a wide margin. But as noted in my new study published by the Fraser Institute, while overall crime rates in Canada are below rates in the U.S., when you look at individual cities it’s a different story.

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