CFN – Government efforts to tax cigarettes in Canada can have unintended consequences for tax revenues and the supply of contraband cigarettes, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “A Taxing Dilemma: Assessing the Impact of Tax and Price Changes on the Tobacco Market,” ConcordiaContinue Reading
CFN– Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! To read more Political Times Cartoons CLICK HERE! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some ofContinue Reading
CFN – As we approach the month of June, the Liberal Party will soon be making a decision on when to hold their next leadership convention. Attached to that decision will be another key one as they must also decide if interim leader Bob Rae can run for the leadershipContinue Reading
Continually funding the Francophone Arts and Culture is just another way of pushing the bilingual agenda. I for one am tired of having bilingualism shoved down our throats at a cost of $2.4 billion annually, thanks to the Federal government, $623 million provincially. In my mind keeping jobs and families in the areaContinue Reading
CFN– Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! To read more Political Times Cartoons CLICK HERE! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some ofContinue Reading
CFN – Saturday I accepted an invite from a friend who is huge on the Occupy Canada movement. We drove down to the Hill. Perfect weather and a fine day for a protest. We got there early and there was a protest over Communist Vietnam. It was bright,Continue Reading
CFN– Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! To read more Political Times Cartoons CLICK HERE! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some ofContinue Reading
CFN – Addressed to the four opposition Leaders who are asked to take action. Once again this year the government has introduced the budget bill as an omnibus bill of which only the first two parts relate to the budget and fiscal measures. The rest of the bill, which hasContinue Reading
CFN – It was interesting to see that departments IE the taxpayer paid out some $600,000 in overtime payments to ministerial drivers. This covered the one year period from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. I am not about to defend these expenses, all government expenses deserve scrutiny and someContinue Reading
CFN – Our Prime Minister had excited the Twitter Universe with his adroitness when it comes to history, or lack thereof. I think many of those giggling along with #harperhistory miss the point. Our PM has been changing history here in Canada and making it his own forContinue Reading
CFN– Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! To read more Political Times Cartoons CLICK HERE! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some ofContinue Reading
CFN – Politics are a blood sport and right now it’s fascinating watching things play out at the Federal level here in Canada. Our Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, I’m sure is enjoying the ride. The odd alliance with the NDP has paid off in full. Jack Layton wasContinue Reading
CFN– Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! To read more Political Times Cartoons CLICK HERE! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some of hisContinue Reading
CFN -With the House of Commons returning today, Canadians can expect to see the NDP refocused, re-energized and on the attack. The real battle begins today with Mulcair’s chosen team in place. Mulcair has had time now to sort out his team, reward caucus colleagues for their support and performanceContinue Reading
CFN– Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache! To read more Political Times Cartoons CLICK HERE! About Mr. Roache: Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself. Over the years some of hisContinue Reading
CFN -As Ottawa’s (arguably) most publicly-known marijuana activist, I have been consistently embarrassed in the eyes of my fellow activists – both nationally and internationally – by Ottawa stoners’ propensity for splitting the 420 crowds into two. Year after year, half the participants were going to Parliament Hill, and half wereContinue Reading
Industry Minister Christian Paradis has cut the Community Access Program that provided public Internet access sites across Canada. He now has ordered his department to refer Canadians to Service Canada sites. (See link below) http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cap-pac.nsf/eng/h_00000.html Minister Paradis is embroiled in a Conflict of Interest case involving moving a Service CanadaContinue Reading
Apparently, we have a government of “efficiencies” in Ottawa. Translation: brutal, cowardly, incompetent, and deceitful. Is this news? No. What’s new is the way our government has been excelling itself lately in all departments. Off the top, let’s remember this is the government led by a so-called brilliant economist that inherited a $13-billionContinue Reading