Danielle Smith was interviewed after her Lunch on the Frontier speech in Winnipeg on November 22, 2010.
Year: 2010
Danielle Smith: ‘My Life Will Fall Under the Microscope’
“Danielle Smith remembers the exact moment when her political self was born. And, as it turns out, her father, not her mother, delivered her.”
What’s in Suing Big Tobacco?: The states interests may not always be the community’s interests
Governments in Canada are suing tobacco companies for the sake of the health of Canadians, even if tobacco sale and production are legal. The law suits set a precedent that further endangers unpopular industries such as fast food chains.
First Nations Want to Be Economic Players, Not Wards: Partnerships may be key to self-sufficiency
A potential offer from a First Nation group to purchase a potash corporation could signify a new trend among First Nations of entering the economy.
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If Universities Were In Business, They’d Be Out Of Business
“Frosh-week frivolities have ended and some 40,000 new university students across the country have experienced their first weeks of classes. Unfortunately for many, those classes have brought frustration and disillusionment.”
B.C. Set To Prescribe Health Contracts Pegged On Performance
“B.C. is launching its offensive against swelling health-care budgets, promising faster treatment for patients with a new pay-for-performance plan in its hospitals.”
Unfreezing Arctic Assets: A bloc of countries above the 45th parallel is poised to dominate the next century. Welcome to the New North.
“Much of the planet’s northern quarter of latitude, including the Arctic, is poised to undergo tremendous transformation over the next century. As a booming population increases the demand for the Earth’s natural resources, and as lands closer to the equator face the prospect of rising water demand, droughts and other likely changes, the prominence of northern countries will rise along with their projected milder winters.”
Climate Terrorism: Was the “No Pressure” video a glimpse into how climate change activists really think?
A recent climate activism video from the group 10:10 which is widely trusted in the climate activism community has revealed a rare glimpse of a movement that has scant regard for the rights and dignity of others.
The Hidden Costs of Today’s Minimum Wage Increase: Raising the Minimum Wage Hurts Business and the Unemployed
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Clunkers,’ A Classic Government Folly
“In the market for a used car? Good luck finding a bargain: The price of “pre-owned’’ vehicles has climbed considerably over the past year. According to Edmunds.com, a website for car buyers, a three-year-old automobile today will set you back, on average, close to $20,000.”
Scare Campaigns to the Contrary, Canada Won’t Run Out of Water: Rational argument not emotional appeals should shape policy discourse on water
Scare campaigns to the contrary, Canada is not going to run out of water.
Like Having a Job? You’ll Love Proposition 23
“Prop. 23 will temporarily suspend some very expensive, job-killing regulations under the state’s global warming law, AB32 – regulations that even folks advocating immediate implementation of those rules admit will cost jobs.”