Category: Viewpoint

Viewpoint

Manitoba is profiting from inflation to squeeze taxpayers’ wallets

by Gage Haubrich | Aug 3, 2026

Premier Wab Kinew is quietly picking Manitoban pockets with an invisible tax hike he never campaigned on

Our obsession with soaking the rich is a mathematical dead end

by Roslyn Kunin | Aug 3, 2026
The road to disaster is often paved by experts

by Pat Murphy | Aug 3, 2026
Carney and Eby’s condo bailout is crony capitalism

by Marco Navarro-Genie | Jul 29, 2026
Trade deals signed under pressure rarely last

by Marc Lee | Jul 28, 2026
Canada already has two-tier health care. Politicians just won’t admit it

by Conrad Eder | Jul 28, 2026

Alberta is betting billions on an unpredictable AI future

by Doug Firby

The province is making a multibillion-dollar wager that demand for massive AI data centres will keep growing

The next oil shock could hit even harder

by Rashid Husain Syed

Oil reserves have plummeted to historic lows following recent Middle East supply shocks, leaving global crude markets dangerously exposed to new crises

Government housing policies are killing the Canadian dream

by David Leis

Canada’s housing crisis wasn’t inevitable. It was built one government decision at a time

Political posturing won’t stop Trump’s tariffs

by Sylvain Charlebois

Ottawa has confused public messaging with effective trade negotiation

Ottawa’s industrial policy comes at the Prairies’ expense

by Marco Navarro-Genie

Prairie farmers are forced to foot the bill for the industrial failures in Central Canada

Iran may have won the battle over Hormuz but lost the war

by Rashid Husain Syed

The unintended consequence of Iran’s threat to the Strait of Hormuz may be the permanent erosion of its greatest strategic advantage

Governments shouldn’t decide what taxpayers get to know

by Gage Haubrich

But that’s exactly what’s happening in Saskatchewan because the government can ignore the watchdog meant to keep it honest

You’re letting life pass you by one scroll at a time

by Nick Kossovan

One day you’ll realize your phone saw more of your life than you did

Canada has a double standard on hate

by Rodney Clifton

Violence against every religious community deserves the same public response

Britain’s problems are about to get worse

by Michael Taube

Andy Burnham could turn out to be the UK’s most left-wing prime minister yet

Food safety communication needs an AI overhaul

by Sylvain Charlebois

Food safety isn’t just about finding the source of an outbreak anymore. It’s about helping Canadians understand the evidence

Government still hasn’t learned from the Lac-Mégantic disaster

by Bruce Campbell

Thirteen years after the explosion, rail safety is an illusion built on corporate greed