The Royal Society is wrong to join the chorus of global warming advocates in saying there is no debate to be had – climate change is a consequence of human activity and anybody who says otherwise is to be scorned.
Year: 2006
The Gender Gap in Education
The old gender gap in schools, where boys did better than girls, has been reversed. Now we need to address the problem’s mirror image, where girls are beating boys by wide margins.
This Land Is My Land
Canada's much vaunted reputation for tolerance took a beating this summer in Caledonia, a town 80km (50 miles) south-west of Toronto, where a new housing development on land claimed by the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy has sparked off a series of ugly clashes...
Sweden Has Learned From Its Own Lesson
After over a decade of Social Democrat rule, Sweden has ellected the centre-right Alliance with their visions of a free economy.
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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...
Day-care Cheerleaders Roll Out Junk Advocacy Artillery
If, as the cliché goes, the only two certainties in life are death and taxes, a new political certainty is that those attached to institutional day care will regularly slam the federal Conservative plan to scrap the $5 billion program initiated by the now-deposed...
The Meaning of Ralph
If Ralph Klein were a tradable commodity, you might notice something peculiar about it. When the price of oil was low, the price of Ralph would be high. But the reverse would also be true; when oil prices soared, the demand for Ralph would fall. What explains this...
Scientists Cool Outlook on Global Warming
The planet may be warming, but scientists are demonstrating that alarmist claims about the speed, the extent and the causes of the process should be reconsidered.
Hitchens Admires Canada’s Afghan Effort
CANADIANS should not let military casualties yank them from their course in Afghanistan, says a leading international political and cultural pundit. "I'm full of admiration for what Canadians are doing in Afghanistan," Christopher Hitchens said in a phone interview...
Winnipeg’s History of Money Bylaws
The use of direct democracy can put a check on the ambition of politicians even as it speeds the progress of improvements and keeps city taxes affordable.
The Multiplier Effect
The elimination of trade barriers like subsidies and tariffs could increase the world’s wealth by as much a $2 trillion.
Let A Plebiscite Decide Stadium Issue
Winnipeg’s history of money bylaws allowed a lot of common sense into the decision-making process, and therefore kept civic spending on gradiose projects in check.
In Manitoba, Still Waiting to Compete
We live in an era of unprecedented global change. The viability of virtually every sector of the Canadian economy is being challenged by the emergence of global economic superpowers, particularly India and China.
What Went Wrong with Aboriginal Policy?
An anonymous bureaucrat at Indian Affairs understands the problem, and embraces a positive solution of empowerment.