Peter Foster’s response to the recently released World Wildlife Fund for Nature’s 2006 Living Planet Report.
Year: 2006
Witnesses Question Voters List Changes
Everyone involved in the CWB dispute seems to have an opinion. Here are some sides of the debate.
Free the Grain
One writer’s opinions as to why the Canadian Wheat Board deserves to be dismantled.
NHS credits would empower poorest patients, says Milburn
Former health secretary, Alan Milburn, wants ‘personal budgets’ so people can spend money on their healthcare according to their own needs or wishes.
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Coal – Not Wind – is Keeping Saskatchewan’s Lights On
While it’s not the same minute-by-minute data provided by the Alberta Electric System Operator for their grid, SaskPower has begun breaking down where its power is coming from on a daily basis. And the data from Oct. 3 and 4 showed wind generated an average of just...
57 Policy Proposals for Future Leaders to Help Make the Canadian Economy Soar
Executive Summary The various federal political parties are all promoting the policy agendas they believe will foster a sustainably high quality of life for all Canadians. It remains to be seen whether they will attain the success that they aim to achieve. In some...
A New “Day” for the CMA
Well known critic of Canada’s health care system, Dr. Brian Day, has been elected president of the Canadian Medical Association. Is this a sign that the CMA is ready for a change as well?
The Secret’s Out
A major American health insurer is now giving its customers much more information, data that will help consumers make intelligent healthcare decisions. Aetna recently added a new feature to their website, allowing members access to prices of services provided and care-quality information of health care officials.
Go West, Young Man…
The tax policies pursued by western Canada over the past few years are quintessentially supply-side. That is, the tax relief is largely focused on improving incentives for work, savings, investment and entrepreneurship.
Reviewing Federation – With Peter Holle
Watch Peter Holle discuss Federation here. (13 minutes)
Aboriginal Education in Manitoba
Aboriginals are an integral part of Manitoba’s society and, along with everyone else, need to receive a quality education. Current strategies to ensure that are ineffective and should be reconsidered.
In The Fire at Ground Zero
Fighting the massive Talbot Lake forest fire in 1989 was a complicated, dangerous and unpredictable task.
William D. Eggers, Senior Fellow, the Manhattan Institute
One of the world’s most accomplished scholars in the fields of re-inventing government, privatizations and e-government discusses these and related issues.
The Untold Tale of How Government Got Big
After over a century of increasing gross domestic product (GDP) ratio, it’s finally on a downward swing. Read on for a brief history on governments’ spending practices.
Breaking the Board
A meeting between the federal agriculture minister and a bunch of farm groups to discuss the future of grain exports in Canada might not seem like a provocative act. But to the Canadian Wheat Board, it was likely considered an act of war when Chuck Strahl convened the...