Scott Brison isn’t yet saying which of the other federal Liberal leadership candidates will receive his support in the convention less than two weeks away.
Year: 2006
The Grain Industry Restructures
In an unexpectedly daring bid, SaskPool recently offered 1.35 of its shares for each of Agricore’s common shares. Although the takeover bid was labelled as “hostile,” – in other words, not sought or welcomed by Agricore – it does indicate that the grain industry is...
Londoners Have Bought Into Public Transit
London is one of the few cities where public transit is either maintained or ran by private sector companies. Surprisingly their patronage is continually increasing.
Economist Milton Friedman Dies at 94
Milton Friedman, free-market economist who won the Nobel Prize for economics, dies at age 94.
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Timeless Wisdom – The Politics of Successful Structural Reform
It’s a well-known pattern in public policy – profligate politicians damaging their economies with out-of-control spending, massive borrowing and higher taxes – inevitably leading to fiscal crisis, sharp declines in growth and ultimately rapidly falling currency value...
Canada’s National Hysteria in the 21st Century
Mass hysteria is the spontaneous manifestation of a particular behaviour by many people. There are numerous historical examples: Middle Age nuns at a convent in France spontaneously began to meow like cats; at another convent, nuns began biting one another. In...
Feds Muzzle the CWB
The Conservative government has ordered the Canadian Wheat Board not to spend funds directly or indirectly on maintaining the monopoly on western grain sales. This has caused an uproar on both sides of the stick.
Alberta’s Model Economy
The rest of the country could learn a thing or two from the way Alberta’s hands off policy leanings
A Little Friendly Talk About Alberta Separatism
The three main resolutions passed called for Ottawa staying out of provincial affairs, a reformed Senate and an effective counterbalance to activist courts.
Secondary Suites Make Good Sense
Reducing regulations on secondary suites is a smart way to increase affordable housing supply
You Get What You Pay For
The condition of Winnipeg’s rental units has been in decline for some time now. The reason is rent control.
Alberta “Rednecks” Produce Brainy Students
Other provinces and states are looking to Alberta’s education system for some guidance of their own.
Telecommuting Trumps Urban Planners
The phenomenon of telecommuters – the tens of thousands of Winnipeggers who work at the end of an internet pipe, a group that is not politically aware or organized, and therefore invisible – is already well advanced.
Calgary Congress Powerpoint – Killing with Kindness
Powerpoint slides to Killing with Kindness speech by Peter Holle to the Calgary Congress, September 30, 2006.
Why Are Parents Paying Twice?
Manitoba’s education system is soaking parents who choose not to enroll their children in often substandard public schools. Those who use independent schools, who home-school and who use remedial learning centres all face discrimination and two tiers.