Wind power’s inadequacies are hidden by a veil of government subsidy and inadequate data on performance and cost
Year: 2005
None of the Above
Nick Ternette comments on mandatory voting proposal in Canada.
Moving the Modern Socialist Agenda Forward
A New Zealand political operative describes his history with that country’s Labour Party, and why they adapted traditional socialism to accomodate a free market philosophy.
Eyes roll in Alberta
Alberta Senator nominee Link Byfield objects to parking partisan hacks in the Canadian Senate.
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Promote Equity by Providing a Quality Education
Earlier this year, a group called Equity Matters asked the province to establish an education equity secretariat. They want this office to oversee equity officers working in Manitoba schools. Equity Matters wants to ensure that all Manitoba students are reflected in...
Why Frances Widdowson Matters
Frances Widdowson probably isn't someone most Canadians recognize. I'm here to tell you why they should. In terms of Canada's intellectual culture, Frances Widdowson matters because she is a classic and prolific academic. In a time when demagoguery easily flourishes,...
The Idea of Europe
What is happening in Europe is one of the most important questions of the day. It is every bit as critical to our long-term world economic future as the valuation of the Chinese currency or US trade deficits or Fed policy
Picture imperfect?
Absent a material threat to other individuals or the community, people should be allowed to live and work where and how they like.” -Lone Mountain Compact
Conservative Ag Critic on Ag Free Trade
Dear Mr. Penner: In the interest of clarity I thought I would address your June 16, 2005 "Who Speaks For Free Trade?" commentary, as posted on the The Frontier Centre for Public Policy website. It is absolutely not the position of the Conservative Party that the...
Howard to Step Warily in Pushing Reforms
A Conservative Prime Minister in Australia finally has the majorities needed to change some fundamental policies.
Keeping Sticky Fingers out of the Public Purse
New Zealand has avoided scandals like Adscam by separating politicians from administration.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Public Foodcare
Mark Milke’s satire of our healthcare in another venue
Farmers aren’t Killing the Environment
The daily press hammers out doom and gloom headlines about high-production agriculture and the use of pesticides to produce food
Why Did We Amalgamate School Divisions?
Manitoba’s forced mergers of school divisions haven’t turned out as well as their advance billing.
Federal, Provincial Spending a Mess
Financial arrangements between Ottawa and the provinces are in a mess and need a major overhaul, one of the country’s big banks warned