5 h. ago Letters May 14, 2025: ‘City complains about provincial tax burden, while they’ve stolen previous tax cuts.’

Just thieves in suits It comes as no surprise that the City of Calgary is trying to deflect responsibility for the property tax increase to the province. The city fails to mention the years the education portion of our tax bill was reduced but never returned to the taxpayers. Our property tax would be substantially […]

Economics

19 h. ago Open Letter in Support of OCEU / CUPE Local 1750 Negotiations for a Fair and Timely Settlement

TORONTO, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) issued a letter on May 13, 2025, to Ontario Minister of Labour David Piccini, Hon. Caroline Mulroney, President of the Treasury Board, and Jeff Lang, President and CEO of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Sent on behalf of unions representing over one […]

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24 h. ago Ontario to make gas tax cut permanent, remove tolls on Highway 407 East

PICKERING — Ontario drivers are set to benefit from the province’s upcoming budget, as Premier Doug Ford is announcing today that it will make a gas tax cut permanent and remove tolls from the provincially owned portion of Highway 407. Ford promised those moves during the provincial election and says they will mean real and […]

Economics

24 h. ago Ontario to make gas tax cut permanent, remove tolls on Hwy 407 East portion

PICKERING — Ontario drivers are set to benefit from the province’s upcoming budget, as Premier Doug Ford is announcing today that it will make a gas tax cut permanent and remove tolls from the provincially owned portion of Highway 407. Ford promised those moves during the provincial election and says they will mean real and […]

Economics

25 h. ago Ontario to permanently cut gas tax and remove tolls on part of Highway 407

In response to the ongoing trade war between Canada and the U.S., the provincial government is planning to permanently cut the gasoline and fuel tax rates, noting that the move would save households $115 per year on average going forward. The Ford government is also proposing to remove tolls from the provincially owned Highway 407 East, which is expected to save daily commuters approximately $7,200 every year. "I know that families and business owners are worried about rising costs, especially as U.S. tariffs threaten to raise the price of everyday essentials," said Premier Doug Ford."That's why we're cutting the gas tax permanently and taking tolls off Highway 407 East, and that’s why we'll always keep looking for ways to put more money back into the pockets of Ontario families."Ontario temporarily cut the gasoline tax rate by 5.7 cents per litre and the fuel tax rate by 5.3 cents per litre back in July 2022, and has since e...

Economics

29 h. ago Letters May 13, 2025: ‘200 names on a ballot is just election interference.’

BALLOT SHENANIGANS  Re “Ballot interlopers plan 200-name scroll for Poilievre” (Bryan Passifiume, May 6): I see where the Longest Ballot Committee is now going to target Battle River-Crowfoot, where Pierre Poilievre is expected to run in a byelection in the near future. Their plan to run 200 candidates should be deemed ‘election interference’ and banned […]

Politics

53 h. ago Letters for May 12, 2025: ‘Now elected, Carney just sucks up to Trump.’

THE BIG SUCK-UP All the Donald Trump-bashing we heard from Prime Minister Mark Carney throughout the election campaign was replaced by his sucking up to the U.S. president when the two met in Washington. Carney praised Trump, then sat attentively and quietly as the president lectured him about making Canada the 51st state. Let’s face […]

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5 d. ago Letters May 9, 2025: ‘Trump is likely to take credit for the new pope, and more.’

Credit where it’s undue Now that we have a new Pope who is American, it’s just a matter of time before Donald Trump takes credit for it. He took credit for Mark Carney’s election win! Trump has such an inflated sense of self-importance he assumes he’s God’s right hand man. Maria Weiss (He likely believes […]

Economics

6 d. ago Letters May 8, 2025: ‘Stepping down to make space for Poilievre, even without a pension, is impressive.’

KUREK A TRUE CANADIAN  Jagmeet Singh feebly and egregiously clung to power and kept the Liberals in power for two years for the sole purpose of qualifying for his pension. Had he not performed in this pernicious way, we would have had a Conservative government. Instead, we are saddled with another Liberal debacle. A true […]

Culture

7 d. ago Letters May 7, 2025: ‘Liberals should partner with the Conservatives to create a better Canada.’

NDP for sale, again The NDP is again more than willing to throw its truncated support to the Liberals. I hope the Libs are smarter than entering into another supply and management agreement. Now, more than ever, we need a coalition government that includes the Conservative Party that is far more sensible than the champagne […]

Culture

8 d. ago Letters May 6, 2025: ‘This is the end, and it’s one we should mourn.’

WILL BE A FITTING END To all my hard-working, common-sense Conservative friends, this will be a fitting end to the Liberal socialist agenda. Along with the leader of their choice, the saviour and lifelong banker Mark Carney, the Liberal empire will disintegrate into oblivion like its close friends in the Jagmeet Singh-led NDP. Unfortunately this […]

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8 d. ago Ontario to include expanded manufacturing tax credit in budget

The budget is set to be tabled May 15

Economics

9 d. ago Letters May 5, 2025: ‘The elderly and their care should be a higher priority.’

ELDERLY CARE I recently wrote an English assignment on the subject of the First and Second World Wars, focusing on the role of Canadian soldiers in the defence and protection of our country and freedoms. We owe so much to brave men and women — veterans who gave their time, resources and often their lives […]

Transport

1 week ago Letters May 2, 2025: ‘Why waste our time trying to get along with Ottawa?’

Join with the U.S. Why does Alberta continually waste their precious time by casting pearls before swine? The fourth term Liberal government has their own agenda, and it doesn’t include this province’s rich oil and gas industry. It’s time for Alberta to start making plans to ‘vacate the joint’ and start soaring with eagles in […]

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2 w. ago Letters for April 30, 2025: ‘Stuck with the Liberals, again.’

Throwing in the towel I give up! For ten years I have fought against the disaster brought on by the Liberals only to lose again. We are a Canada as described by the Bloc – artificial and meaning less. The Ontario/Manitoba border defines where red turns to blue. Oh there are exceptions. The north wants […]

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2 w. ago Payments of these benefits may be delayed if you don't file your taxes on time

Regularly employed Canadians have one day left to file their taxes in Canada by the April 30 deadline.According to a survey from H&R Block, 22 per cent of Canadians have yet to file their tax return.More than half (58 per cent) of those yet to file say they plan to file before the deadline, but haven’t gotten around to it yet, and 12 per cent say it's because they have yet to receive some documents they need.If you've been slacking, now's the time to catch up so that you don't miss out on any immediate benefit and credit payments, or incur any penalties.We spoke with H&R Block tax expert Yannick Lemay about what could happen if you file your taxes late in Canada.Late benefit and credit paymentsLemay says there are a lot of credits in the last few years, both from the federal and provincial governments, that are being paid outside of the tax return."That means in order to receive them, you need to have filed your tax return," he explained....

Economics

2 w. ago Letters April 29, 2025: ‘We need a better way to handle elections.’

A NEW VOTING SYSTEM? Canada seems to be stuck halfway between the status quo and a new reality as to our voting system. What advance polling has shown is that perhaps the time has come for a four-day vote, perhaps starting on a Saturday and ending at a reasonable time on a Tuesday (say 7 […]

Politics

2 w. ago Letters April 28, 2025: ‘It’s hard to believe anything the Liberals say.’

Grits NEW MOUTHPIECE  How can you believe anything Mark Carney or the Liberals say? Carney was Trudeau’s choice. He’s hidden his investments and refuses to give Canadians an honest answer. When the polls were down, they grabbed the Conservative play book and reversed their own ideals. The Liberals denied Canadians their constitutional rights of having […]

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2 w. ago Letters, April 25, 2025: ‘Life under Carney no pretty picture’

Hour of darkness After hearing and reading the Prime Minister’s own Privy Council Report about Canada’s bleak and desolate future. With Mark Carney as Prime Minister, Canada will enter the darkest hour of the night. It ain’t pretty and it’s pretty ugly what Justin Trudeau did and what Mark Carney will do to Canada. Canada […]

Transport

2 w. ago Letters for April 24, 2025: ‘Vote for change out of bravery, not fear.’

TIME FOR A CHANGE  Re “Fear major motivator steering Canada toward disastrous 4th Liberal term, poll shows” (Lorne Gunter, April 20): Gunter says fear is a lousy reason to vote for any party. Frank Sinatra, ‘Chairman of the Board,’ told us: “Fear is the enemy of logic.” My ‘seniors’ cohort listens to the former chairman […]

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