Since the last federal election, Canada has benefited from the strong U.S. economy. The free ride is over in 2019. After years of wasteful spending using borrowed money, the first of many tax increases are set to pick your pocket, starting with the 11.9% increase in the CPP payroll tax January 1st. While this particular […]
I am pleased to announce that the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) Program is officially accepting applications for summer 2019. The Canada Summer Jobs program provides employers the chance to create much-needed summer job opportunities for young Canadians, while strengthening our local economies and communities. These summer jobs allow for youth to gain experience, learn new […]
As your Federal Member of Parliament, a regular question I get is “Why is Canada’s deficit so high?” and “Why does this government think it can spend more than it collects in taxes?” These questions are particularly important to Veterans, who are lectured to, by an insensitive Prime Minister, Municipalities, who are waiting on promises […]
The Little Book of Lies First, the bad news about the fall economic statement delivered by the federal government. Liberal policy to load today’s economy with future tax increases will burden your children. The debt burden for your children will first be your burden as the federal carbon tax starts in little more than a […]
With huge runaway deficits, Veterans are asking where all the money promised to Veterans in the last election is going. It certainly is not going to balance the federal deficit. The decision to abandon the balanced policy of the previous Conservative government, and then proceed to triple the size of the deficit promised in the […]
I am urging all Veterans to speak out against government plans to extend wait times for Veterans to receive benefits and support services to which they are entitled. During the last election Trudeau made a solemn promise to Veterans. No service cutbacks. This is another broken Liberal party promise. What Veterans and their families have […]
The decision by the Liberal Party of Trudeau to sell out Canadian agricultural producers, in this case dairy farmers, by failing to protect farmers, consumers and taxpayers during trade negotiations with our largest trading partner, is more bad news for Canadians already suffering from huge debt and taxation levels. The sell-out was inevitable, considering how […]
Starting October 17, recreational marijuana will be legal. While Trudeau may be buzzed about the idea, first responders including fire, as well as municipal officials, are concerned we are not ready. That was the consensus among participants, who attended a cannabis forum I recently hosted I particularly wish to thank Jim Miller of Renfrew for […]
Ontario municipal elections are set for October 22, 2018. Canada Post workers are in a strike position as of September 26. Last Friday, Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) from a number of our municipalities sent an urgent email to me because a strike will impact the mail-in ballots. Last night I was told Canada Post said […]
Canadians, who are used to bad news on the economy, were shocked by a report from Washington that confirmed American shareholders of Texas-based Kinder Morgan made a 637% profit on the sale of the doomed Trans Mountain pipeline to Canadian taxpayers. To quote Aaron Wudrick of the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation: “It’s hard to think of […]
