Adrian Measner fired, Greg Arason named interim replacement .
Year: 2006
Climate Change – Fact or Fear?
Climate change has been a common thing for milleniums but to what degree it will change and why it changes drastically are the questions.
Scandal of 5m on Benefits
Bill Clinton made some great strides in welfare reform, now England is trying to do the same.
Does the CWB make farmers extra money?
Ag Policy Fellow Rolf Penner responds to letter demanding proof the Wheat Board does not generate extra returns for farmers
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There’s Nothing Fair About Canadian Health Care
For the past 14 years, Vancouver surgeon Dr. Brian Day has led the charge for health-care reform, pushing for the right of patients to pay for private care if their health and well-being are threatened as a result of waiting in a stagnant and overburdened public...
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye
The path to net zero, based on the much disputed belief that carbon dioxide is a pollution, is more steep and impractical than most people realize. Replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity will require much more power generation and a greatly upgraded grid to...
Seeing the Wood
A new way of counting trees finds more of them than was thought.
Pulling Off a Band-Aid
Lost in the rhetorical battle between free-marketing and the Canadian Wheat Board's single-desk marketing is the unusual fact that wheat prices are creeping up to near-record levels. Thanks to the misfortunes of farmers in the Ukraine, the U.S. and drought-devastated...
Market Medicine
If consumers had better access to information about their health and how to navigate the health-care system, they would be capable of addressing the inequalities and malfunctions of today. The Health Consumer Index gives consumers this information so they can make informed decisions about their health care.
Re-wiring Ontario
Ontario needs to rework how it uses electricity and how it is distributed before they run into major problems.
Expert Touts ER Wait Times Online
Johan Hjertqvist hopes that one day soon Canadians will be able to consult with their physicians by e-mail or use the Internet to check on emergency room wait times. It sounds like a pipe dream, but it’s already being done in some European countries. “In Sweden, if...
Vaclav Smil, Distinguished Professor of the Environment, University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba’s widely published yet arguably most unknown Professor discusses energy, conservation, alternative fuels, Kyoto and more.
America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It
Frontier’s book review of Mark Steyn’s America Alone
Houston Missed the Real-Estate Boom of East And West Coasts, but Now It’s Payback Time
This sprawling city missed the real-estate boom that sent home prices soaring on the East and West coasts. Now, with much of the nation's housing market in retreat, it has yet to feel even a tremor. In September, local sales of single-family homes and condominiums...
10 “Smart Green” Ideas for Reducing Greenhouse Gases
Environmental improvement requires wealth creation, and governments can move towards a greener planet without restricting the human freedom necessary for economic growth.