According to the late Auditor General, Michael Ferguson, when it comes to spending there is a culture in the federal bureaucracy that avoids responsibility. Just look at the Federal governments’ Phoenix pay system, F35 fighter jets program or botched cyber security systems to confirm his point.

In driving from Calgary to Vancouver there is no way to avoid the big difference in gas prices between the two provinces.

No accountability, no responsibility and no consequences is not a recipe for sound decision making but that’s how it’s done.

You can’t assess the impact of a minimum wage increase without including all the other costs that government is adding – property tax increases, employer expanded CPP contributions, higher holiday and employment insurance payments.

Only 13% of minimum wage earners live under the poverty line, which means that for $100 in extra income less than $13 goes to people living in poverty.  There are far better ways to help.