“‘I am of two minds about democracy,’ he writes, ‘and so is everyone else. We all agree that it is the sovereign remedy for corruption, war and poverty in the Third World. We would certainly tolerate no other system in our own country. Yet most people are disenchanted with the way it works. One reason is that our rulers now manage so much of our lives that they cannot help but do it badly. They have overreached. Blunder follows blunder.'”
Year: 2010
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.”
Bernier Seeks End To $40-billion In Social, Health Transfers To Provinces
“Calling for an end to $40-billion in social and health transfers to the provinces, Maxime Bernier is criticizing his own government’s policies in areas of provincial jurisdiction and laying another plank in his platform for a future Conservative leadership bid.”
High Fashion versus the Private Car: Alternative lifestyles will always be trendy, but the car is mainstream for good reasons
It’s so trendy to deride the private car today that it often features in urban planning only as a necessary evil to be tolerated at best. Public policy should be more enthusiastic about what private motorised transport has done for people, and in particular how driverless cars, electric cars, and road pricing can alleviate the concerns that some people have about them.
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What Must Be Done to Curb Canada’s Household Debt
Canada is struggling economically. From inflation and deficits to investment and employment, everything that should be up is down, and everything that should be down is up. One striking symptom of economic rot is household debt, which is rising faster than incomes....
Crown Utilities’ Unfair Advantages Reduce Competition, Innovation
Largely unique among state-owned enterprises, ‘SEOs’, worldwide, Canadian Crown corporations have two key advantages over current and future private sector competitors: non-taxable status and access to low-cost public sector borrowing rates. Other implicit edges...
Schwartz Concerned
“The Saskatchewan Party government’s move to strip 100 per cent of the profits from all but one of the Crowns is “not sustainable” and not good business practice, says a former senior government official.”
Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 Astronaut and Geologist
Dr. Schmitt, the last person to walk on the moon, was a speaker at the Heartland Institute’s 4th International Climate Change Conference held in Chicago May 16- 18th, 2010. The Frontier Centre was one of 64 international co-sponsors of this event which profiled the work of 73 scientists, economists and policy experts from 23 countries.
Inspiring Education Report Lacks Inspiration: New report leads province down wrong path
Alberta’s education minister should avoid leading his province down the path of failed romantic progressive ideologies of the past.
Don’t Shy From Health Debate
“It’s not just unwise to promise all things to all people in health care: given the tenuous state of the province’s finances, it’s irresponsible.”
Minimum Wage Hikes Miss The Target and Cause Collateral Damage: High minimum wages are a bad strategy for fighting poverty
Minimum wage increases are a flawed strategy for fighting poverty because they do not accurately target needy families, and because they contribute to higher unemployment.
Senate Seeks To Improve Band Election Process: Report does not show depth of research
A new Senate report on First Nation elections outlines electoral problems most grassroots band members are already aware of, but presents some interesting ideas.
Gabriel Alvarez, Associate Professor of Economics, King Juan Carlos University, Spain
Dr. Alvarez was a speaker at the Heartland Institute’s 4th International Climate Change Conference held in Chicago May 16- 18th, 2010. The Frontier Centre was one of 64 international co-sponsors of this event which profiled the work of 73 scientists, economists and...
Lunch on the Frontier – Standardized Testing & the Education System – With David Seymour
Listen to David Seymour discuss standardized school testing and the education system here. (31 minutes)
What Islamists, Greens and Oil Exploration Have in Common: Natural Limits: Life is about accepting imperfection
Humanity’s ability to create perfect world has limits.