Reading Time: 5 minutes The astonishing levels of lead in Canada’s drinking water requires action. That means taking simple measures at the local level, aided by federal incentives
Category: Ontario
Rethink restrictions on private health insurance
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian patients are entitled to make informed choices about their health care. Private health insurance carries many benefits to the broader system
Trudeau tax relief plan will do little for economic growth
Reading Time: 3 minutes Because the government continues to borrow more money, the proposed tax cuts are not cuts at all but punts to future taxpayers
Ontario justice delays create injustices
Reading Time: 4 minutes Wait times for court proceedings to help children escape physical or psychological harm are far too long. Society is failing to protect these vulnerable citizens
Alberta has much to teach Ontario on budgeting
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Alberta government has not only set out a better direction on program spending, it also has a better plan on taxes
Making federalism work in a country infected by favouritism
Reading Time: 4 minutes The sense of being marginalized and treated as second-class provinces has long been felt in the West. But opting out won’t suit our needs
How do we decrease emergency room visits?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Canadians have the highest rates of emergency room visits among high-income countries. We need a better care model
Throwing government money at all the wrong things
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Ontario government continually makes corporate welfare payments that fly in the face of social policy
Big health-care change takes big courage
Reading Time: 4 minutes New way to pay hospitals offers lessons on change management
Privatization would allow Toronto’s airport to reach new heights
Reading Time: 4 minutes Privatization would improve Pearson’s position as a global hub and boost competitive options for travellers