The Alberta government puts waiting times for selected medical procedures on-line to allow potential patients to shop around for timely treatment.
Year: 2003
Urban Reserves, A Temporary Stop-Gap
The implementation of urban reserves in Prairie cities is not perfect public policy, but the concept holds promise as a vehicle to enhance native incomes until other laws are reformed.
David Littmann, Chief Economist, Comerica Bank
An economist has devised an intriguing methos of measuring a city’s progress . . .
A Home Run for Winnipeg?
Glenn Murray’s “New Deal for Cities” would shift municipal taxes in important and positive ways.
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Canadians on the Move, to Smaller Communities
The Canadian Dream is increasingly being realized in smaller areas For decades, Canadians moved to the larger cities (census metropolitan areas, or CMAs) with their economic opportunities. The latest estimates indicate that CMAs have 72 per cent of the nation’s...
Leadership Needed in Canadian Healthcare; Apply Within
When the Premiers were first called to a sit-down lunch to talk about healthcare with Prime Minister Trudeau, there was plenty of talk about the potential for systemic change, innovation and accountability. It seemed that Canadians and their leaders were finally on...
The End of the Beginning
The End of the Beginning – a short international update on the Stockholm healthcare revolution – summarises the healthcare advances made in Stockholm during the 1990s, describing the reforming process and its good results, but also the new difficulties that have cropped up along the way.
Why We Need Independent Think Tanks
Why independent think tanks can be bolder..
Frozen Taps
More evidence from the United Kingdom that state ownership of water utilities is costly and inefficient.
Will Toronto suffer a decline like Winnipeg’s?
A prominent national columnist fingers rent control as a driver of Winnipeg’s deteriorating downtown.
Australia’s Beautiful Numbers
Australia prospers through structural reform and holding government spending below economy’s growth rate
BSE Threatens Manitoba’s Economy
Mad cow disease threatens the rural economy.
How Government Saves Money
Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert. Parliament said: "Someone may steal from the scrap yard at night." So they created a night watchman position and hired a person (bilingual naturally) for the job. Then Parliament said:...
Three Million Manitobans
The year is 2036. Manitoba’s population is exploding. It all had to do with a policy shift in 2006 that shifted the policy focus from redistribution and subsidies to growth..
Cheap houses? Not here
Manitoba housing are less affordable because incomes are lower than those in higher priced markets..