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Liberals' Clean Fuel Standard to increase home heating costs: Advocacy group

The Liberal government’s second carbon tax, the Clean Fuel Standard, would increase home heating costs an average of 60%, according to the group Canadians for Affordable Energy.

EDITORIAL: Questioning the value of lockdowns

As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to inch up across Canada, so do the number of voices calling for a return to some form of lockdown.

EDITORIAL: Trudeau's spending 'barely' sustainable

Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux warned Tuesday that pandemic spending by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is “barely” sustainable, and only if optimistic assumptions about the COVID-19 recession become a reality.

EDITORIAL: Dealing with divided COVID-19 opinions

The protests against lockdowns and public health measures in Canada began back in the spring. The events were sparsely attended and they brought out a collection of individuals with a grab bag of grievances.

EDITORIAL: Targeted shutdowns is the way to go

There’s been a lot of talk about second lockdowns coming on the heels of the second wave of COVID-19 that Canada now finds itself in to varying degrees.

EDITORIAL: Fix long waits for COVID tests, results

Something that would have justified giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau national broadcast time on Wednesday evening would have been for him to announce his government had finally approved rapid medical testing for COVID-19.

EDITORIAL: Throne speech wasn't worth proroguing over

The throne speech Wednesday afternoon was in many ways a major letdown.

EDITORIAL: The high cost of Trudeau's promises

We all know what’s going to be in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s throne speech Wednesday.