After social engineering collapsed their economy, the Innu finally had new hope. But someone made off with the cash.
Year: 2005
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.
Corporate Social Responsibility in Peru
Environmental activists want to shut down a Peruvian mining operation despite its stellar record of improving its surrounding community.
So Who Controls Liquor Trade?
Who controls the liquor trade? The answer is still uncertain. If the government is the employer, and the industry or service is either protected or a monopoly, then look out: Union militants will extort every available dollar and every available protection for their workers.
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Free to Fly Wants Friendly Skies for Unvaccinated Canadians
Should Canadians be free to fly without a COVID-19 vaccination? Four Canadian pilots thought so and founded Free to Fly at the end of August. By now, the organization has attracted 14,300 members, including 1,900 airline staff. In an interview, Free to Fly co-founder...
More Repression Does Not Save More COVID-19 Sick
The most mentioned reason for lockdowns has been the protection of health systems. The claim is that such protection saves lives. So, it is fair to ask how health systems are performing in their lockdown life-saving duty? There are several points from which one can...
Murderous Margarine?
With bipartisan zeal, Parliament passes a new law based on junk science.
Should Canada Ban Trans Fats?
A ban on trans fats is premature. The relative risk numbers for trans fats from a number of studies are too low to cause alarm. The ban will make food more expensive and open Canada to trade retaliation. A better recourse is to encourage a healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet.
Approve Waverley West Subdivision
The public policy case for approving higher housing supply for Winnipeg. Remarks by Senior Policy Analyst Dennis Owens to a City of Winnipeg committee regarding Waverley West subdivision.
Mainstream Politics In Indian Country
For Ottawa to send more billions with little accountability in place benefits no one except for the aboriginal leaders who have proven that the current system is just fine with them and who will fight to hang on to it.
Top of the Flops
THE best police forces in Britain are up to four times more likely to catch criminals than the worst. New “performance indicators” for area divisions show an alarming variation in detection rates.
Its Time for a Global Perspective
People here in Australia ask me how one political party can be in power that long without corruption creeping in. I generally change the subject at that point.
Libya looks to Canada for path to modernity
Libya tries to move away from its socialist, central planning model.
Yes to Merit Pay for Teachers
A Michigan teacher makes her case for introducing merit pay into her profession.