“Manitoba’s provincial nominee immigration program has been a rousing success thus far but still has room for improvement, a new report concludes.”
Year: 2010
Ottawa Overstimulates The Civil Service
“So who benefited most from Ottawa’s billions in stimulus spending over the past two years? Construction workers? Undoubtedly. Lots of public works projects have moved forward that otherwise may not have begun for many more years. And autoworkers? Indisputably. Without taxpayer bailouts, tens of thousands of auto and parts workers would have been out of jobs. Yet beyond these two sectors, there is little chance the billions poured down the drain had much impact on other sectors, especially small businesses.”
Personal Attacks, Never the Issues: Environmental Propaganda and Strategies
“Certain names or words trigger predictable responses to an article. People use software designed to detect keywords and immediately some respond with attacks, invariably prefaced by false personal attacks. Often responses are strategies by special interest groups.”
Avoiding the EI Tax-Hike Hammer
“Imagine your neighbour hits you in the head with a hammer, and then says you should be elated that he hit you only once because originally he had planned to hit you three times. This is the kind of argument Finance Minister Flaherty is using to sell his Employment Insurance (EI) tax hike planned for January 1st next year.”
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“Polls show people are no longer concerned by claims humans are causing global warming or climate change. They consistently place very low or are not even listed. Most still don’t understand the science, but a couple of cold winters raised doubts.”
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Robert Nault, Former Minister of Indian Affairs
“That’s where I think the Frontier Centre for Public Policy really does make a big difference. You guys are out there saying go ahead and do it, here’s what you need to do and here’s why it’s important. I think more and more leaders are seeing what happens when you do do that. There are enough examples now of successful First Nations that you can’t say it’s not possible or they’re not capable. I think the next step is for people to grab on to it in a larger way and move quicker because they’re missing a lot of great opportunities and we’re missing a whole generation if we don’t move faster than we are now.”
This Shouldn’t Fly With Canadians
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‘Open Skies’ Policy Unlikely To Take Off In Canada, U.S.;: Europeans enjoy cheapest rates, study says
“A study from the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre For Public Policy surveyed five cheapest-fare 3,300-mile flights and found: Canadian passengers pay an average fare per mile of 45 cents, Americans pay 28 cents, Europeans pay 16 cents.”
Study Calls For Canada To Open Skies To Competition; Affordable Flying;: Review finds airfares higher han U.S., Europe
“Consumers pay more for air travel in Canada than in the U.S. or Europe, says a new study that calls on Ottawa to open the market to more competition.”