Drew Barnes

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on Danielle Smith to pause the provincial fuel tax, which would save Albertans 13 cents per litre. ctvnews.ca/calgary/articl…

As you struggle to pay for groceries.... MPs are being a raise April 1st

'As the public sector’s footprint surged after the pandemic, government productivity itself is deteriorating' nationalpost.com/opinion/when-t…

The Loonie is FLYING in the wrong direction No wonder travel to the U.S. is down 20%

There's dumb. And then there's Toronto City Council level dumb. torontosun.com/news/local-new…

SIMS: Alberta government hiking taxes on Albertans westernstandard.news/opinion/sims-a…

“Despite getting a much-ballyhooed $7-million in start-up costs from the Alberta Government in 2023, a year later Cenovus Energy Inc. pulled the plug”. #ableg

Americans’ net wealth has doubled over last decade, while Canadians’ lags far behind thehub.ca/2026/03/27/bey…

#ableg. Past time for all govts to spend less so they can tax less fraserinstitute.org/commentary/alb…

And “The 2026 Ontario budget projects a deficit of $13.8 billion for the 2026–27 fiscal year,”. #ableg

French energy giant TotalEnergies says it will no longer aim to reach net zero emission targets by 2050 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

2026 Ontario budget projects $13.8 billion deficit bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/th…

Surprising The Prime Minister's company Brookfield has been the largest contractor to the federal governmnt #1: Brookfield Global Integrated Services Inc.  Value of awarded contracts: $16.2 billion Number of awarded contracts: 613 The federal government’s largest supplier is a company it pays to manage its buildings. Since 2013, Brookfield Global Integrated Services Inc., or BGIS, has been awarded roughly $16.2 billion across 613 contracts. theijf.org/article/10-com…

📢 ALBERTA TAX HIKES 🏰Provincial government is: 🚗Slapping a new 6% tax on car rentals 🛌Hiking Hotel Tax up to 6% 💰Jacking up Provincial Education Property Tax About 80% of folks who stay in Alberta hotels & rent cars are ALBERTANS This is costing ALBERTANS big money

Canada’s economy is falling even further behind the U.S. by these key measures theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

Finance officials claim rising incomes as MPs point to debt crisis and growing poverty westernstandard.news/news/finance-o…

Opinion: Alberta’s push for independence is the culmination of decades of poor treatment by Ottawa theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Time for a rural Conservative Party that doesn’t run in Edmonton or Calgary. #medhat #ucp #australianationals westernstandard.news/news/alberta-e…

We want smaller govt, not more bureaucracy, more competition, more govt handouts, more rent seekers. #ableg #medhat

Since it increased its wealth tax in 2022, a quarter of Norway’s top 400 taxpayers have left, representing more than $54bn (£44bn) in assets and a net decrease of $448m (£360m) in tax revenue. telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/inco…