The Northern Record https://northernrecord.ca/ Independent commentary on Canadian policy, tax reform, and geopolitics. en-ca Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400 <![CDATA[Canada Built an Entrance and Called It a System]]> https://northernrecord.ca/temporary-resident-permits-removals https://northernrecord.ca/temporary-resident-permits-removals Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Immigration Policy <![CDATA[Canada Taxes the One Thing It Says It Wants More Of]]> https://northernrecord.ca/development-charges-new-home-prices https://northernrecord.ca/development-charges-new-home-prices Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Housing Policy <![CDATA[Ottawa Blames the Provinces. The Provinces Blame Ottawa. You Sit in the Waiting Room.]]> https://northernrecord.ca/federal-transfers-accountability https://northernrecord.ca/federal-transfers-accountability Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Federalism <![CDATA[Canadians Don't Have a Tax Problem. They Have a Spending Problem.]]> https://northernrecord.ca/canada-government-spending-value https://northernrecord.ca/canada-government-spending-value Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Fiscal Policy <![CDATA[Why Canada's Marginal Tax Rates Are Killing Ambition]]> https://northernrecord.ca/ontario-marginal-tax-rates https://northernrecord.ca/ontario-marginal-tax-rates Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Tax Policy <![CDATA[Canada's Indigenous Land Claim Backlog Is a National Competitiveness Crisis]]> https://northernrecord.ca/specific-claims-backlog-canada https://northernrecord.ca/specific-claims-backlog-canada Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Indigenous Policy <![CDATA[Canada's Capital Gains Problem Is Not the Rate]]> https://northernrecord.ca/capital-gains-inclusion-rate-canada https://northernrecord.ca/capital-gains-inclusion-rate-canada Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Economic Reform <![CDATA[Canada Legislated a Fix for Its Permitting Problem. Now Comes the Test.]]> https://northernrecord.ca/canada-lng-critical-minerals-permitting https://northernrecord.ca/canada-lng-critical-minerals-permitting Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0400 Geopolitics