The people of Saskatchewan play three competing roles in the Crowns; they are simultaneously the investor, the customer, and often the employee of the same companies. Too often, benefits for one role are promoted without considering what it means for the same people’s interests in the other two roles.
Year: 2010
Taking Ownership Of Their Land
“The legislation is intended to help First Nations participate in the national economy on terms which most Canadians take for granted. However, participation will be optional. No one will be forced to do anything with their lands. Those of us who choose to participate will be able to escape the oversight of the Indian Act and actually take legal title to our own lands.”
If Canada Can Do It…: Slashing the State in the Great White North
“In 1994 government debt was 68 percent of Canada’s GDP. By 2008 that number was down to 29 percent. Finance Minister Paul Martin Jr. and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, both of the Liberal Party, are the two unlikely stars in this heroic tale of fiscal discipline.”
Labour’s Green Suicide
“Once in a while, Germany’s Labour Party is finding out that one should listen to what common people think. The Green Party, according to opinion polls, has caught up with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and, in some places, are set to overtake them. Instead of a future Red-Green coalition government, there could be a Green-Red one.”
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East Side Still The Best Bet: All-weather-road would advance First Nation economies
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Greenpeace’s Carbon Footprint Takes Wing: Activist group behaving like spoiled teenagers
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How to Kill Traffic Congestion: Apply market pricing to Canada’s roads
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Winning the Battle with Traffic Congestion: The benefits of accurate transport pricing
Instead of increasing road capacity, Canada’s government agencies should implement accurate transport pricing.
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Instead of increasing road capacity, Canada’s government agencies should implement accurate transport pricing.
How to Get Cheaper Rents: (Hint: Increase Supply)
Canadian cities need to allow more supply on the private rental market.
Destroying Biodiversity: The greatest threat to species is not modern technology — but environmentalists
“Global warming is giving way to a growing recognition that: climate change is primarily natural, cyclical and moderate.”
Robert Byrd’s Highways to Nowhere: Government pork hasn’t made West Virginia prosperous.
“When Byrd became senator in 1959, West Virginia ranked No. 39 in median family income, and No. 42 in per capita income. Today, it’s No. 48 in both categories.”
Rote Learning And Practice Are Important: Part 7 in an ongoing excerpt series on education from the Frontier Centre
Music students need to practice scales and continually repeat songs until they play them correctly—so why do many teachers think rote learning has no place in the classroom?