The Frontier Centre for Public Policy releases its inaugural Local Government Performance Index (LGPI). It contains some 3000 data points concerning the 2005 financial performance of municipalities in Canada’s 30 most populous jurisdictions.
Year: 2007
Municipal Council Gets Top Marks for Handling Taxes and Finances
As city council prepares to tackle a draft budget with a 10.9-per-cent tax hike, a Winnipeg think-tank has given Edmonton high marks for its financial management. "The citizens of the city of Edmonton benefit from a very solid local economic base and receive...
Civil Society Report Rejects “Kyoto 2″
A new report produced by a coalition of over 40 prominent civil society organisations from 33 countries says that governments should reject calls for a post-Kyoto treaty (“Kyoto 2”) with binding limits on carbon emissions.
Municipal Accounting Standards Hamper Financial Comparisons
The 2007 Local Government Performance Index: A Financial Analysis of 30 Canadian Cities, a Canada wide financial comparison of the nation’s thirty most populous cities.
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How We Teach Reading Really Does Matter
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Chikungunya: It’s Tyres, Not Global Warming
A prominent scientist shows that car tires, not global warming is behind the spread of mosquito borne disease.
Canadian Airline Competition More Pie in the Sky than Open Sky
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Forced Union Membership Violates Rights, Lawyer Says
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Ontario’s Cure for Flawed Democracy Worse than Disease?
There are problems with both the present and proposed electoral systems in Ontario.
The Baltic Tiger
A small European nation is outperforming older economies by three to one, find out how & what Canada might learn from them.
Temperature Shift or Measurement Shift?
A fast overview of the issue of land-based temperature measurement and the difficulties presented by urban heat islands.
Competitive Tendering Saves Winnipeg 40%
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The Urban Heat Island Effect in Winnipeg
Temperatures are warmer in the centre city compared to more isolated measuring points.
Putting Global Warming in the Dock
A British truck driver is taking the Brown Government to court over a film that he believes is biased and shouldn’t be shown without a balanced counterpoint to children in schools.