Letters

Red tape to blame for economic paralysis

March 7, 2024   ·   0 Comments

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 ...

Fame through failure

by BRIAN LOCKHART It was May 26, 1975, when legendary daredevil Evel Knievel revved the engine on his motorcycle to get ready for his attempt ...

Why economic rights matter as much as democratic rights

by FRANK STRONACH A month ago, some of the richest and most powerful people on the planet gathered in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic ...

Put down the phone

by BRIAN LOCKHART “Beam me up Scotty.” For fans of the Star Trek series, that little futuristic communication device they used on the original television ...

How can we rebuild Canada’s crumbling economy?

by FRANK STRONACH A lot of recent surveys taking the pulse of the nation show that Canadians are worried and anxious about the state of ...

There’s no substitute for experience

by BRIAN LOCKHART A few years ago I was party to a conversation between a woman with a young child, and another woman who was ...

How do we bridge the growing divide between the wealthy and the workers?

by FRANK STRONACH The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, goes the old saying.  But is it true? It certainly seems to be ...

The price of things

by BRIAN LOCKHART There’s an old Warner Brothers cartoon that shows the logging industry chopping down a tree, putting the trunk in a lathe, and ...

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