Ford’s regional government overhaul threatens local democracy
By appointing regional chairs, Ford is giving unelected officials control over how your community is run
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Private health care providers are cashing in as Ontario hospitals fall further behind
Ontario is expanding private surgical care while hospitals struggle with staffing levels and patient loads
Canada has a policy-driven food inflation problem
A web of regulations, compliance costs, carbon pricing and interprovincial trade barriers is quietly pushing food prices higher
Rent controls don’t fix housing shortages. They make them worse
Canada keeps trying to regulate its way out of a housing shortage. Argentina tried something else, and the rental market improved
Want to know the real reason Canada’s health care system is failing?
It’s not about money. It’s about the rules shaping how Canada’s health care system actually works
Why is Canada paying for dairy ‘losses’ during a boom?
Canadians are told dairy farmers need protection. The newest numbers tell a different story
Your government has a gambling problem
Provinces call it “revenue,” but it looks a lot like exploitation of the marginalized
Ontario’s school boards finally face accountability
The Ford government is stepping in after years of waste, mismanagement and sliding public trust
Fixed election dates in Canada have backfired
They don’t fit our system of responsible government and should be scrapped
Ford’s spending spree is driving Ontario deeper into debt
His government is piling on another $14.6 billion to Ontario’s debt
Steel subsidies are the new money pit burying taxpayers
Just another way for government to raid taxpayer pockets
Ford’s liquor war trades economic freedom for political theatre
Bans risk real economic harm in Ontario
Ottawa’s firearms buyback plan isn’t about safety
It’s about politics and provinces are right to refuse to play along
