PowerPoint slides which accompanied the Meeting for Policy Experts speech by David Seymour in Red Deer December 8, 2009.
Year: 2009
A Proper Debate Over Climate Change Matters: Let’s all skip the lousy arguments
The stakes both ways in the global warming debate —billions of dollars unnecessarily spent or an earth damaged—are far too high for failing undergraduate-style arguments.
The Rise Of The Carbon Fat Cats
The carbon market in 2007 was worth $64billion: how could this be? A market is supposed to be the exchange of products that are the result of somebody’s work, for the satisfaction of somebody else’s needs….
The Opportunity Cost of Copenhagen: Money for malnourished kids or for another Kyoto
A new climate change treaty at Copenhagen would likely cost trillions of dollars. The opportunity costs associated with such a course are thus enormous.
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Efficient, Competitive and Better Service: Germany’s Post Office Model and Lessons for Canada
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Media Release – Germany’s Post Office Model: Liberalization Lessons for Canada
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Subsidizing Separatism in Quebec: Public Subsides for Political Parties
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