The spraying of malathion to control mosquitoes is a safe, effective means of preventing the spread of disease.
Year: 2005
Saving Rural Canada: It Takes a Town
If the business, professional and political classes of a small town work together, if they are prepared to take risks, and if they can convince the rest of the citizenry to take risks with them, then that community can tap into emerging technologies and alternative markets to rebrand and revitalize their town.
Free to Drive
It’s no accident that bus and subway riders are mostly young and poor. They take public transit not because it’s the better way, but because they can’t afford to drive. The moment they get a little older and a little better off, they move to the suburbs and buy a car.
Jurassic Twilight – Farm Monopolists
DINOSAURS live. Two have been roaming the Canadian prairies and parts of Australia, respectively, for decades, and are still at it: the two countries' legally enforced wheat-export monopolies. But till when? American farmers think it is time they were extinct. They...
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What Exactly Does ‘Climate Justice’ Mean?
It seems like everything is about justice these days. Recently, as I drove home from the store, I saw a sign for the elections here in New York from the local Democratic Party, promising “equity, equality, and justice for all.” Beyond the obvious concerns any sane...
We are Finding the 2800 Missing Children
The “secret graves” and “missing children” narrative had our national flag flying at half-mast for over five months after an obscure indigenous politician made the startling claim that she “knew” that 215 indigenous children had been secretly buried in the “apple...
Teachers Salaries Hitting New Heights
TEACHERS salaries will top out at more than $70,000 in two years — placing enormous pressure on school boards trying to hold down property taxes, says River East Transcona school board chairman Peter Kotyk.
Government for Hire
The efficient contracting out of public services improves them, but it depends on a fundamental change in the culture of government.
Province Should Pay School Tab
Manitoba could make its public schools more affordable with a smarter model that eliminates school boards.
Eliminating School Property Taxes in Manitoba
The Province of Manitoba should assume full responsibility for public school financing and abandon property taxes as a revenue source.
Manitoba’s Expensive Public Education System
Manitoba continues to spend more per capita on public elementary and secondary education than the Canadian average. When benchmarked against affordability, Manitoba has the most expensive public school system.
Transit Blasphemies Feedback
Centre feedback on transit and light rail featuring response by Randal O’Toole
Tuition Fees – With Rodney Clifton
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Seeking Equalization Madness
Resource agreements with the Maritimes prompt some strong talk about the imbalance of federal and provincial powers.
Who Let Activists in Forest Boardrooms?
Environmental extremists have no place in decision-making about the harvesting of our forests.