Articles by Phillip Blancher

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced on April 26 that his province is going to ban social media, including AI chatbots, for all youth under age 16. Kinew is the first premier in Canada to move […]

Canada’s current Governor General, Mary Simon, will be retiring soon. The head of state’s husband, Whit Fraser, was quoted by The Globe and Mail as saying they are planning their retirement this year. The Governor […]

Canada has a new government this week. Monday’s by-election wins combined with five Members of Parliament trading their elected party affiliation for the big red umbrella means we have a Liberal majority government in power […]

Have you seen the price of gas lately? It is one of the most-talked about things. Just overnight Monday to Tuesday, the price of gas jumped 20 cents to $1.82 where I live. Frankly, it […]

Since becoming Premier of Ontario in 2018, how many times have we heard Doug Ford say this famous line? “Government doesn’t have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem.” That is the comment Ford […]

Returning from Ottawa last Friday, I nearly — as the expression goes — bought the farm. It was the first day of spring, but the weather did not get the message and dumped another few […]

Owning your own home is security for your family. The permanence of home ownership, the ability to get on that property ladder, is so important for many Canadians. Sadly, it has never been so expensive […]

The Canadian government is backing the construction of a new high-speed rail system. That system will eventually link Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, and Quebec City. Alto is expected to be operational by the mid-2040s and is […]

It was surprising to see the drastic changes to postsecondary loans and grants that were announced for this fall by the Minister of Colleges and Universities Nolan Quinn. As reported by many outlets, the changes […]