“It’s ironic that the United Nations should be hosting its latest climate negotiations in China. Not only is China now far and away the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide — believed by many (but not me) to cause global warming — China is also the main saboteur of negotiations for a deal to replace the Kyoto accords.”
Year: 2010
‘Honour Killings’ May Be Added To Criminal Code
“The federal government on Monday affirmed its zero-tolerance stance against “honour killing,” declaring such “barbaric cultural practices” as “heinous abuses” that have no place in Canadian society.”
Decade of the Telecommute
“The rise in telecommuting is the unmistakable message of the just released 2009 American Community Survey data. The technical term is working at home, however the strong growth in this market is likely driven by telecommuting, as people use information technology and communications technology to perform jobs that used to require being in the office.”
Climate Change; Data Control The Enemy Within
“Science must have accurate and adequate data. It’s the basis for producing or testing theories; without it results are meaningless.”
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COVID-19 Emergency Powers Nearly Limitless
The war against the invisible enemy of COVID-19 has unfortunately made normal rights and freedoms invisible as well. Another example manifested on September 13 when Saskatchewan’s premier renewed emergency orders for his province. The list of powers he claimed were so...
Throw Cold Water on Bulk-Water Export Opposition
“A recent special report on water in The Economist offered a provocative comment: “The trouble with water is that it’s all politics, no economics.” How else to explain why a pro-free-trade government in one of the world’s most water-endowed countries would seek to ban bulk water exports?”
‘Poverty’ Calls For Precision
“Any program or initiative must have a clearly defined problem it intends to solve. Anything less risks squandering scarce resources, including those of people’s time, interests and energy.”
4 days of Volcano wipes out 5 Years of Human Climate Change Penance
Are you sitting down? Okay, here's the bombshell. The volcanic eruption in Iceland, since its first spewing of volcanic ash has, in just FOUR DAYS, NEGATED EVERY SINGLE EFFORT you have made in the past five years to control CO2 emissions on our planet – all of...
Media Release – Frontier Centre Launches New Interactive Website for Local Government Statistics
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy today launched a new website which turns its three-year-old Local Government Performance Index into an interactive tool for journalists, municipal staff, and the public. The site contains comparative statistics from the Annual Reports of Canada’s municipalities, and judgements on the quality of their reporting. The URL is www.lgpi.ca
Ian Plimer, Author of Heaven and Earth
Ian Plimer, Ph.D. has written four best selling books, the latest of which is Heaven and Earth: Global Warming – The Missing Science. Dr. Plimer was a speaker at the Heartland Institute’s 4th International Climate Change Conference held in Chicago May 16-18th, 2010.
Meet the Green Who Doubts ‘The Science’: The author of Chill explains why he’s sceptical about manmade global warming — and why greens are so intolerant.
“The science around climate change is not as settled as it’s presented as being. I used to think it was, until about 2003 – and then, feeling that the remedies being proposed for climate change would be more damaging to the environment than climate change itself, I took it upon myself to look at the science.”
User Fees Really Work
“With much controversy, the Charest government in Quebec has proposed a user fee of $25 per doctor’s visit, one that would be waived for low-income earners.”
Wendell Cox – Housing Affordability in Vancouver
Watch Wendell Cox discuss housing affordability in Vancouver here. (3 minutes)
It’s all Greek to Quebec
“Equalization in Canada was established to ensure that “have-not” regions could enjoy the same programs as “have” regions and most Canadians wouldn’t quibble with that. But that has not happened. In fact, the reverse has occurred. The have provinces have fewer services than the have-nots.”