The Ontario I grew up in was governed by what was called the “Big Blue Machine”, the nickname for the Progressive Conservative Party that governed the province for 42 years from 1943-1985. Premiers Drew, Frost, Robarts, and Davis provided forward-thinking and competent government that made few major mistakes. The PCs stayed in power largely because […]
Ontario Used To Be Well Governed, But Has Lost Its Mojo Read More »
The Trudeau government has introduced a new work permit for foreign workers with a job offer at one of eight firms in the Global Hypergrowth Project – a government project aimed at supporting the growth of a selection of homegrown Canadian companies. Eligible firms include Ada Support Inc., a customer service automation company based out
Trudeau Government’s New LMIA-Exempt High-Skill Work Permit Undercuts Canadian Workers Read More »
Housing, housing, housing. It’s constantly in the news, and with good reason – finding a place to live has become an all-consuming worry for many Canadians. Pundits and mainstream media columnists have created a veritable cottage industry out of concocting increasingly niche solutions for the housing crisis. Everything from deploying legions of prefabricated houses to
These Graphs Prove That Canada’s Housing Crisis Is Driven By Immigration Read More »
While in undergrad, I selected a class called “Social And Political Thought”. I imagined that we might read Immanuel Kant, Adam Smith, Edmund Burke, and Machiavelli. Instead, students were administered a dizzying dose of critical race theory and social justice – for our benefit, no doubt. One day I raised my hand and inquired why
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Housing affordability has been the major issue impacting average Canadians ever since the Covid pandemic has declined in importance. For around two decades, if not longer, the housing policies of Ontario and BC have been oriented towards promoting the densification of cities and major urban areas. This became even more important with the introduction of
Why Isn’t Densification Making Housing Cheaper? Read More »
Jamil Jilvani, the Conservative MP for the Ontario riding of Durham, rose in the House of Commons on September 17th to oppose Bill C-71 – a Liberal bill which would allow Canadian citizens who were born outside of Canada to pass citizenship on to their children who are also born outside of Canada. Bill C-71
Newspapers in Canada have been covering the “housing crisis”, with many stories about the high cost of buying or renting a home since the pandemic. Landlords are a frequent target of these stories, particularly over issues like renovictions, high rents, and renting houses to foreign students by placing beds nearly any place one can fit
You May Be A Landlord Or Real Estate Speculator, And Not Even Know It! Read More »
It’s been just over 10 years since the iconic shortwave transmitters that once dominated the horizon near Sackville, New Brunswick were demolished, truly symbolizing the end of Radio Canada International on shortwave radio. Radio Canada International began broadcasting on shortwave in 1945, and was known as the CBC International Service until 1970 when it became
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Population Institute Canada’s website (populationinstitutecanada.ca) on August 27th, 2024. It is republished on Dominion Review with permission of the author. Not long ago, I was contacted by an immigrant from a developing country that I’ll call “Pangea” who had seen one of my articles republished on a Canadian housing subreddit.
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After working as a reporter for the Vancouver Sun for seventeen years, Barry Broadfoot left his desk to travel “at least 15,000 miles” with a tape recorder and collect oral accounts of living through Canada’s Great Depression. He interviewed hundreds of Canadians from all walks of life. Sometimes he conducted scheduled interviews, but often he
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