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Ken Grafton’s Biography

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Ken Grafton is a writer living by the river in Aylmer, Quebec, just downwind from Parliament Hill. He is a freelance contributor for The Hamilton Spectator and The Chicago Tribune. His work has been published in The National Post, BuzzFlash, The Ottawa Citizen, The Hill Times, National Newswatch, National Observer, Canadian Dimension, Policy Options, Canadian Architect, Rabble, The Western Standard, The Welland Tribune, The Peterborough Examiner, The St. Catherines Standard, The Niagara Falls R…

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Pandemic Perspective

Pandemic Perspective

Public Health Agency Canada (PHAC) indicates a total of 17,063 confirmed cases of COVID-19 nation-wide as of …

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IKEA CABINET - Assembly Required

IKEA CABINET - Assembly Required

Prime Minister Trudeau will announce his new Cabinet on November 20th. Canadians can only hope that he will m…

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AGA-KHAN GATE

AGA-KHAN GATE

This week Conservative MP Michael Barrett submitted a letter to the RCMP Civilian Review and Complaints Divis…

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ANALYSING THE ADS - Who's Under the Bus?

ANALYSING THE ADS - Who's Under the Bus?

The Liberals video is the more entertaining. Airing it on CBC Power and Politics, Host Vassey Kapelos was vis…

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HERE FOR THE PARTY - The Decline of Political Parties

HERE FOR THE PARTY - The Decline of Political Parties

The recent Federal election results should be disturbing to Canadians, evidencing a country divided by specia…

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LACK OF ETHICS COMMITTEE - Liberal Bullies Block Dion Testimony

LACK OF ETHICS COMMITTEE - Liberal Bullies Block Dion Testimony

“In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.” – Earl Warren, Former Chief Justice of the United States …

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GRAFTON: The great Canadian Ponzi-scheme of immigration-driven real estate development

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By Ken Grafton
| Western Standard
Many immigrants, disappointed with Canada, are moving on. Toronto writer Ken Grafton cites a study that says if onward migration remains high, it could undermine Canada’s strategy to use immigration to drive population and economic growth — which he likens to a Ponzi scheme.META/AI generated illustration Published on: 24 Apr 2024, 4:30 pm Loading content, please wait...
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Cash Cow: Government taxes and fees on new housing

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By Ken Grafton, Marc Denhez
| Building Magazine Verified
“The only difference between death and taxes,” said humorist Will Rogers, “is that death doesn’t get worse.” Another distinction is that death tends to be fairly obvious. Taxes, however, are a different matter. Take housing, for example. If you are one of the dwindling number of Canadians who can afford a home — at an average of  $1.44 million for single-family in the GTA — you probably have no idea that up to 20 per cent of that cost is going to government.
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Green rhetoric, unsustainable policy: The environmental argument for renovating 24 Sussex

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By Ken Grafton
| Building Magazine Verified
While the CBC report that the Justin Trudeau government is considering alternate sites to replace 24 Sussex Drive as the Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Canada was a blatant “trial balloon” — a story released by government to gauge public support for the issue in question — it raises serious questions regarding the government’s commitment to a sustainable future for Canada.
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