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Tristin Hopper

Publishing · On our record since 2011

Where this writer stands

Public safety25 pieces

Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“But if it had been up to the Canadian justice system, there's no way Chasing Horse would have been facing anywhere near the same kind of punishment he received in Nevada.” Read the piece

Immigration19 pieces

Higher permanent intakeLower intake
“Lax Canadian border policies are already known to have led to situations in which foreign criminal organizations moved their people into Canada for the specific purpose of committing crimes.” Read the piece

Fiscal policy17 pieces

Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“Under the terms of a sublease struck last month, the Government of Canada agreed to rent the site for $20 million annual for at least the next 10 years.” Read the piece

Energy10 pieces

Restrict new oil and gasExpand production and export
“So, if everything goes to plan, the current state of affairs is that Canada might be able to begin operations on a West Coast oil export pipeline more than 28 years after such a thing was first proposed.” Read the piece

Climate9 pieces

Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first
“As such, it would take about the same amount of effort to repeal Canada's other, less well-known, carbon tax: The industrial carbon tax.” Read the piece

Trade5 pieces

Diversify away from one partnerDeeper continental integration
“Virtually every economic analysis on the issue of trade diversification has concluded that although it's a good idea in principle, Canada remains a country whose prosperity has been disproportionately owed to the fact that it happens to sit atop the most powerful economy in human history.” Read the piece

Defence4 pieces

Restrain spending and deploymentsHigher spending and more capability
“Denmark simply empowered its Ministry of Defence Acquisition to buy the best available rifle, while Canada launched into a years-long bureaucratic review process.” Read the piece

Housing3 pieces

Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
“At the precise moment that a segment of Canadian real estate was poised to become more affordable, a Canadian government has once again intervened on the side of keeping prices high.” Read the piece

Foreign affairs2 pieces

Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“It's in Canada's selfish interest for the regime to fall, if only because Iran keeps trying to kill Canadian politicians and carry out terror attacks on Canadian soil” Read the piece

Health2 pieces

Expand public coverageMore private delivery
“"Rejected asylum claimants are now receiving better health care than many Canadians who have paid into a system their entire life," read a joint statement by Dan Mazier and Michelle Rempel Garner, the shadow ministers of health and immigration, respectively.” Read the piece

Federalism2 pieces

Ottawa leadsProvinces lead
“Canada's own constitution is pretty clear that Ottawa retains supreme authority over provincial legislatures. This includes the power of "disallowance."” Read the piece

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