Halt all hiring: an immediate fix for reining in unchecked government bureaucracy

March 28, 2024 · 0 Comments

by FRANK STRONACH Most Canadians would not be surprised to learn there are way too many civil servants in Ottawa. But they would probably be ...

Freedom of Expression?

by BRIAN LOCKHART I used to have a friend from college who routinely offended people around her. It’s like she had absolutely no filter at ...

Growing anxiety about the direction of our country

by FRANK STRONACH If you’re looking for warning signs about the state of our economy, there were all kinds these past few weeks. Fueled by ...

Lighten up!

by BRIAN LOCKHART This is the new age of information, where the world news is brought to you almost as it happens. Unfortunately, not a ...

Is technology accelerating the great divide in income?

by FRANK STRONACH Back in the 1980s, when Artificial Intelligence (AI) was still the stuff of science fiction and computers and automation were changing the ...

Digital Hawaiian pizza

by BRIAN LOCKHART Who doesn’t like pizza? It’s round, easily transported, and has the distinction of being probably the only hand-held food shaped like a ...

Red tape to blame for economic paralysis

by FRANK STRONACH The federal government turned on the spending tap last week in Thunder Bay, ON, as part of its Housing Accelerator Fund, a ...

Richer than you think?

by BRIAN LOCKHART One of the major banks has a slogan that says, “You’re richer than you think,” meaning they have the financial knowledge to ...

The gas-powered car era is coming to a close

by FRANK STRONACH Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault stirred up a hornet’s nest two weeks ago when he said Ottawa will stop investing in new ...