An overview of the results of the Canada Health Consumer Index was featured in Canadian Healthcare Technology.
Year: 2008
New COMPAS Poll: Immense Public Frustration with Politicians Over the Global Warming and Climate Change Debate
A poll released by COMPAS Research shows two-thirds of Canadians think politicians have done a poor-to-bad job of providing evidence to justify their proposals to fight carbon gases—including spending billions or levying higher taxes on gasoline or heating oil. Fewer than one in five (19%) think Canada’s politicians have done a good-to-excellent job of justifying their plans.
Immense Public Frustration with Politicians Over the Global Warming and Climate Change Debate
An overwhelming majority of the public nonetheless does not believe that the causes of climate change have been fully identified or that the debate has been settled. By a more than 4:1 margin, the public calls upon the media to provide more multi-sided reporting on the issue.
12 Facts about Global Climate Change That You Won’t Read in the Popular Press
What will it take for the media to let go of their biases and begin doing their job, reporting the truth?
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Carbon Border Taxes: A Counterproductive Idea Which Will Lead to Penalized Customers
Carbon taxes at the borders are becoming a popular idea among some countries and world regions. For example, the European Commission, the EU executive institution, is proposing environmental tariffs “on imports from countries with less stringent climate-protection...
Reverse Orwell to Give Our Leaders New Titles
In his novel 1984, George Orwell envisioned a future that is arguably unfolding before our eyes where government authority was supreme and truth and freedom were not to be found. Perhaps he should have named his novel 2021 because our times seem more like his novel...
Unintended Consequences of Biofuels (Dennis Avery)
Dennis Avery’s speech given at the International Climate Change Conference, New York City, March 3, 2008 included these powerpoint slides.
‘Promised Land’ Not Too Bright
While there is universal agreement for the need for reform, solutions seem elusive and expensive. In the absence of opportunities and solutions, Aboriginal people are leaving reserves for urban centres in pursuit of something better.
Scrap Have-Not Grants: Premier
It’s time for a new fiscal arrangement, Mr. McGuinty said, and he is promising to soon unveil tactics to get the message through to the federal government.
Oil Economic Policy – With David Henderson
Listen to David Henderson speak about ideas for good economic policy in regards to 'war for oil' here. (41 minutes)
End Of Boom Will Be Painful
What we will not have is a lean, productive economy, pumping out strong growth and taking full advantage of the only truly infinite natural resource: human brainpower. Through these long boom years we have received a lot of income but we have not produced much growth with it.
Escaping the Poverty Trap
Most people, given the choice, would like to live in a neighbourhood that boasts a sense of community. The poor are no different. A stake in one’s own community and a sense of belonging are crucial to generating social capital and good relations between neighbours.
The ‘Right to Buy’
The benefits of allowing state tenants to purchase their homes are massive: reducing reliance on the state, creating civic pride and a greater sense of social inclusion, improving neighbourhood appearance and safety and providing a basis for financial security.
Equalization Is Broken And It Can’t Be Repaired
Dalton McGuinty says the federal equalization scheme is "perverse" but that's not the half of it. No one has any idea whether it works the way it is supposed to but, meanwhile, it is acting as a brake on Ontario's economy and fostering a culture of dependency among...
‘Perverse’ System Cripples Province
Mr. MacKinnon believes equalization and the equally valuable federal system of regional subsidies are killing Ontario’s competitiveness.