Reading Time: 3 minutes The prime minister, Ontario premier and their advisers realize the lines of communication must stay open for the good of the country
Tag: Federal-provincial relations
Internal trade barriers cripple Canada
Reading Time: 4 minutes The good news is the Constitution guarantees free trade among provinces. But do federal officials have the political will?
Subsidies undermine the media and provinces
Reading Time: 4 minutes Regional reporting may come to suffer blindness similar to that in some Central Canadian media, to the disadvantage of provinces
Tolls the fairest way to fund P.E.I.’s Confederation Bridge
Reading Time: 4 minutes The bridge is a prime example of a private-public partnership gone right. Shifting the burden to taxpayers and non-users is simply unfair
If P.E.I. goes Green, Trudeau could be singing the blues
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadians are gradually accepting Green politicians as worthy of support. That will drain yet more support from the federal Liberals
Will Canada break up over carbon dioxide?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government and oil-and-gas producing provinces are on a collision course and Alberta may well quit Confederation
The notwithstanding clause has a valuable role
Reading Time: 3 minutes When Canada’s courts overreach their responsibility, it’s up to legislators to see that the will of the people is done
Comeau ruling defies economic – and common – sense
Reading Time: 3 minutes A Supreme Court ruling that there’s no ‘constitutional guarantee of free trade’ will stifle both competition and lower prices for consumers
Repair regional relations in Canada before it’s too late
Reading Time: 3 minutes If we want Canada to add up to more than the sum of its parts, we need to get our regional house in order
Ramping up immigration without a broad-based plan disastrous
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government’s plan to substantially increase new arrivals requires close co-ordination with provincial and municipal officials