Category: Canada

U.S. Drops to 18th in Economic Freedom

Posted on by Matt Vespa

If you’re a Canadian, you should be happy. : Our friendly neighbors to the north are riding high with their recent placement on the Economic Freedom chart at number five. : Meanwhile, the United States dropped ten spots to number eighteen on the scale. : Gateway Pundit: posted about this story: on September 19 citing The National Post which reported […]

 

Mark Steyn reflects on the restoration of free speech in Canada

Posted on by Wintery Knight

Kathy Shaidle: at Five Feet of Fury linked to this editorial which explains: how the battle for free speech was won: up in the frozen North. Excerpt: Justice Minister Rob Nicholson: had voiced support for the legislation. So had the Prime Minister. The result, then, was never in doubt:: at 9:35 p.m. on June 6, by a vote of 153-136,: : Parliament […]

 

Canadian Conservative Party passes bill to repeal law banning offensive speech

Posted on by Wintery Knight

It’s the: end of the Canadian speech code, and their Human Rights Commissions (censorship panels) will be curtailed, too. Excerpt: The federal Conservatives voted late Wednesday to repeal controversial sections of the Canadian Human Rights Act banning hate speech on the Internet, backing a bill they say promotes freedom of expression and would have the courts […]

 

Canada’s tax revenues steady as they lowered corporate tax rates

Posted on by Wintery Knight

Canada: Corporate tax cuts, not stimulus spending From the: Daily Caller. Excerpt: The chart shows Canada’s federal corporate tax revenues as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) and the federal corporate tax rate. The tax rate plunged from 38 percent in 1980 to just 15 percent by 2012. Amazingly, there has been no obvious drop […]

 

This is What Guns Were Made For

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

One of the main purposes for guns in the American philosophy is certainly a controversial idea. It is an aspect of the Second Amendment that few people today are comfortable talking about, but, uncomfortable or no, it is a major factor in the necessity and usefulness of the Second Amendment in our founding father’s experience. […]

 

How well has green energy worked in Ontario, Canada?

Posted on by Wintery Knight

A story from CANOE: about the socialist premier of Ontario, Canada – Dalton McGuinty. Excerpt: Dalton McGuinty constantly extols the virtues of so-called green energy. One North Bay company, however, is sounding the alarm that the costs of this expensive program are forcing companies to lay off staff — and will eventually force many of them […]

 

Muslim honor killers convicted of first degree murder in Canada

Posted on by Wintery Knight

From the: National Post. (H/T: Blazing Cat Fur) Excerpt: After Canada’s first mass-honour-killings trial, three members of a Montreal family have all been found guilty of first-degree murder in the drowning deaths of four other family members – including three teenage sisters. A jury on Sunday handed down its guilty verdicts for Mohammad Shafia and Tooba Mohammad […]

 

In Canada, a revolt against global warming socialism creates an economic boom

Posted on by Wintery Knight

Before we look at Canada, let’s first look at how Barack Obama has decided to appease his green socialism supporters by: rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline. Excerpt: The Obama administration rejected the long-delayed: TransCanada: oil sands crude project, a decision welcomed by environmental groups but: blasted: by the domestic energy industry. After delaying the project past the November 2012 election, […]