It’s been a busy week in Canada’s Parliament. As such, I will be postponing the conclusion to our series on Canada’s debt and deficits in order to make you aware of some of the deeply disturbing actions taken by this Liberal Government in the past week. I am running out of words to ... Full Article
Steinbach, MB – A Conservative bill to exempt farm fuels from the Liberal carbon tax has passed 2nd Reading. Introduced by Conservative MP Philip Lawrence, Provencher MP Ted Falk seconded Bill C-206 to remove the Liberal carbon tax from essential farming fuels. “This is great news for ... Full Article
Steinbach, MB – Ted Falk, Member of Parliament for Provencher, has seconded Bill C-268, The Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act, in the House of Commons. Introduced by Conservative MP Kelly Block, The Protection of Freedom of Conscience Act responds to calls from physicians and patients ... Full Article
The classic 1976 film All the President’s Men chronicles the Washington Post investigation into the Watergate scandal that would bring down U.S. President Richard Nixon. There is a key moment in the film where a source instructs the reporters to “follow the money”. By doing so, they ... Full Article
Steinbach, MB – Ted Falk, Member of Parliament for Provencher, responded today to the introduction of the Liberal government’s firearms legislation, Bill C-21: “Today, the Liberal government tabled a bill to set up a program to buyback the firearms they banned in May: prohibiting the use, ... Full Article
Talking about government debt can be difficult to understand. Terms like debt, deficit, GDP, debt to GDP ratio, gross debt vs interest-bearing debt all intermingled with numbers in the hundreds of billions of dollars can make even the most avid financial wonk go cross-eyed. Before launching ... Full Article
Ottawa, ON – Yesterday, MP Ted Falk voted in favour of Bill C-204 at 2nd Reading. Bill C-204 aims to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to prohibit the export of certain types of plastic waste to foreign countries for final disposal. “This is a tangible way to support the ... Full Article
Debt is a moral issue. Something is owed by one to another, with the understanding that what is owed must be paid back. This is a basic principle and one almost universally understood within the contexts of business, finance and even personal relationships. If you borrow money from the bank to ... Full Article
Ottawa, ON – Ted Falk, Member of Parliament for Provencher, responded today to the Liberal government’s proposed mandatory hotel quarantine for Canadians re-entering Canada: “Last week, the Liberals announced that they intend to require ‘all air travellers arriving in Canada, with very ... Full Article
Justin Trudeau’s handpicked Governor General has resigned in disgrace. Julie Payette stepped down, last week, amid what sources describe as a “scathing” report into allegations of bullying and “toxic” workplace behaviour at Rideau Hall. The Governor General acts, on behalf of Her ... Full Article