Even for a desperate politician, B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s attack on the Northern Gateway pipeline was exceptionally mean and stupid. It’s no accident Canadian provinces are not allowed to behave like highwaymen. But it is astounding that Clark doesn’t know it. Click here to read the rest.
Would you let Nazis buy Canadian oil fields? Or Stalinists? Well then, how about Mao’s bloodthirsty heirs? Click here to read the rest.
Here’s my solution to gun violence: A law against bullets travelling through air. Now right-thinking persons are liable to object that bullets don’t obey laws. OK, then, why do those same right-thinking persons want a ban on handguns even though criminals don’t obey laws?
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May wants the government to say how happy we are. I'll pass. But her private member's Bill C-436 - the Canada Genuine Progress Measurement Act - is at least an interesting mistake, more than a lot of politicians ever manage. Click here to read the rest.
Jim Flaherty thinks we’re financial idiots. What a coincidence. Click here to read the rest.
Thomas Mulcair's attacks on Canada's energy industry may not make much political sense. But they're certainly bad economics. Click here to read the rest.
Hey Presto, it's the magic of government. Coming soon to an Ottawa bus near you, convenient high-tech electronic payment. Or not. Click here to read the rest.
On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters took the momentous step of not firing their governor. It's very good news for the United States, and probably Canada too. Click here to read more.