Alas, go outside and put on a jacket; in addition to the approaching winter, you’ll also sense the approaching silly season of electioneering.
Year: 2005
Turn Green property tax plan on its head
The Green Party would redesign society by changing the way the property tax works.
Union move on profit daycare
Wannan pines for the good old days in Australia when central planners controlled the entire child care industry. Federal subsidies were once handed out exclusively to the non-profit sector and operators were told where they could open. The result was a dysfunctional system incapable of meeting parent demands. But according to Wannan this was “one of the best child care systems in the world.”
Scrap federal transfers, and lower our taxes
A country with low tax rates will stimulate an economy, increase jobs, encourage investment and benefit its citizens.
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Leon Fontaine – A Passionate Canadian Thought Leader – RIP
This past weekend, we learned of the tragic and unexpected passing of Pastor Leon Fontaine at 59 years of age. Leon was a gifted leader playing many roles both nationally and internationally. He was, with his wife Sally, the senior Pastors at Springs Church with...
Public Inquiries and Public Trust
Testimony before the Public Order Emergency Commission reveals the case for government invoking the Emergencies Act is either weak or very weak. The Prime Minister was, in fact, opposed to members of his cabinet or senior public health officials meeting with protest...
Hospitals Lose Elite Status
More than 20 hospital trusts achieved “below average” scores for tackling the MRSA superbug, but one in three is running deficits which contributed to the NHS overspending its budget last year by £500 million.
Our Free Market Past
Forget the notion of Canadian history as a long succession of government interventions. Private initiatives and individual liberties forged this country.
What Happened to 8 Percent?
Alberta must honour its commitment to reduce corporate income tax rates to 8.0 percent immediately with an eye towards even greater tax relief aimed at improving the incentives for work, savings, and investment.
In Private Enterprise We (mis)Trust
Should governments look to public-private partnerships (P3s) to cure all that ails healthcare? Manitoba says “no” and Nova Scotia says “maybe” but then along came the Supreme Court, throwing a wrench in the works with a decision that’s widely seen as a threat to the public healthcare status quo.
Junk Auto Insurance Statistics
The latest study claims average premiums were calculated after compiling 3,776,997 rate quotes. But as it would take a small army to collect, process, create a proper statistical model and properly analyze what’s fed into it, the study prompts the question of whether the work was done properly.
Cattle Ruling a Victory for Free Trade
The end of the “mad cow” crisis adds to a string of recent trade victories in agriculture.
Cowboy Capitalism: European Myths, American Reality
Another story has been unfolding, not as dramatic as the ending of an entire political and economic system but still of great long-term significance
Funding the Innu: A Blueprint for Hopelessness
After social engineering collapsed their economy, the Innu finally had new hope. But someone made off with the cash.
Smart Meters in Apartments Inspire Conservation
A new smart meter from Triacta forces tenants to become responsible energy users because it records the amount of electricity a consumer is using at a given time.