The philosopher Goethe said “There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action.” And ignorance is what is being demonstrated by all the political leaders as each rolls out his or her plan to counter a supposed “climate crisis” due to “global warming”. None of them knows what he or she is talking about.
Year: 2008
An Open Letter to my Friends on the Left
To call the housing and credit crisis a failure of the free market or the product of unregulated greed is to overlook the myriad government regulations, policies, and political pronouncements that have both reduced the “freedom” of this market and channeled self-interest in ways that have produced disastrous consequences, both intended and unintended.
Reserves Show Signs of Slow Progress
The Frontier Centre’s third year of surveying governance on First Nations reveals improvement and innovation. One dramatic example is the Manitoba band which is challenging its culture of dependence by informing its people that there will be no more “free homes.”
Aboriginal Policy Wish List: Federal Election 2008
Regardless of which party is successful on October 14, it is highly likely that politicians would agree Canadians – all Canadians – are fundamentally alike. Therefore it makes sense that all legislation and government policy must be based on fairness and equality – not race.
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Beijing’s Minions Don’t Belong on Canadian Stock Exchanges
The Chinese economy is growing and surpassing the U.S. economy in size. That stature, with its consequent soft and hard power, means opposition to the Communist Party of China (CPC) regime needs to be multilateral. No matter how much unipolarity the U.S. has enjoyed...
Manitoba Trade with the U.S.: The Need to Strengthen Relations with the Midwest
Trade is essential for Manitoba’s economy. International exports and imports represented 46.4 per cent of GDP for Manitoba in 2018. With a significant goods-related industry estimated at 26.9 per cent of GDP in 2019, Manitoba needs to have strong trading partners to...
Fed’s Innovative – Or Hazardous – Strategy
>The Federal Reserve had to do some fancy footwork Friday to rush its margin support to Bear Stearns, judging by a sketch of the operation provided by a senior Fed staffer. David Henderson, a research fellow with Stanford’s Hoover Institution, said the Fed should let Bear Stearns fail because all the investments involved are complex financial paper being swapped back and forth among high-rollers who are capable of working out deals themselves.
True North Strong and Rolling In Cash
Taken together, the federal, provincial and territorial governments produced this country's first $30-billion budgetary surplus in fiscal 2006-07, the biggest single-year surplus in Canadian history. This is a great deal of discretionary cash. For $30-billion, you...
Temperature Monitors Report Wide-Scale Global Cooling
Over the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded. China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history. North America has the most snowcover in 50 years, with places like Wisconsin the highest since record-keeping began. Record levels of Antarctic sea ice, record cold in Minnesota, Texas, Florida, Mexico, Australia, Greece,Iran, South Africa, Greenland, Argentina, Chile — the list goes on and on.
Freedom Means Responsibility
Former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern explores freedom of choice in the Wall Street Journal. Worth-Look.
Computer Labs Under Scrutiny
An article in the Vancouver Island News Group touches on computers in schools.
Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change
The Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change sprung out of a meeting of hundreds of scientists and climate experts from the International Conference on Climate Change, New York City, signed March 4th, 2008.
CBC Radio – Equalization with Bryan Schwartz
Listen to Bryan Schwartz speak on CBC radio about equalization and national economics. (7 minutes)
Rethinking Environmental Education
Environmental Education –The difference between being taught how to think and taught what to think.
Environmental Education
Environmental education is an important component of public school education. Unfortunately, students are being exposed to only one side of the argument on environmental issues.