In BOE Report I argue that even a would-be economically sensible defence of carbon taxes from the Ecofiscal Commission totally misses the key economic point that, because there are no good substitutes for gas, if you raise the price then give the money back in rebates people will use it to afford more expensive gas, and if you don’t give it back they’ll economize on other things to afford more expensive gas.
In my latest Loonie Politics column I deplore the predictable vacuity of the premiers’ gathering in Toronto to ask for… wait for it… more money from the federal government’s magic money try to sustain health care so nobody has to think about fixing it.
In the National Post I ridicule attempts by Britain’s Labour Party to blame the latest Islamist attack on the Conservatives being soft on crime and terrorism.
In my latest Epoch Times column I say Canadian conservatives have to start winning arguments if they expect to start winning elections.
In my latest National Post column I say the university groveling because some social worker in training objected to a plaque praising universities is a grotesque example of the PC revolution devouring its children.
In my latest National Post column I say “How dare you?” to those who pretend not to see what’s happening in Hong Kong.
In my latest Loonie Politics column I say the bloated Trudeau cabinet full of ministers of diversity and communities and other such nonsense is no less ominous for being foolish.