“The world press has been fixated on the “Beijing” traffic jam that lasted for nearly two weeks. There is a potential lesson here for the United States, which is that if traffic is allowed to far exceed roadway capacity, unprecedented traffic jams can occur.”
Year: 2010
Ontario, like California, Going for Broke
“Now, let’s see. According to the state treasurer, who should know, California (population 36.4 million) has sovereign debt of $60-billion (U.S.) – $1,650 per person. Investors rate California’s 10-year bonds as slightly less risky than Croatia’s.”
The Coalition Talks Tough But Is Too Soft On The Big Spenders: Higher budgets for health and welfare don’t guarantee better services, argues Andrew Haldenby
“The Coalition’s leaders have not only pledged to eliminate the deficit, although that is their top priority. They have also said that they will shrink and rethink the government, so that their legacy is a stronger social fabric and a more enterprising economy.”
Reflected Sunlight Shines on IPCC Deceptions and Inadequacies
Sadly, there are many factors affecting climate change that the IPCC ignore or underplay to achieve the political result that human CO2 is the sole cause. [T]hey ignore many variables and admit they know little about the ones they study. It is a total abrogation of scientific and social responsibility to let these results form the basis for draconian and destructive energy and environmental policies.
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To Infinity and Beyond
Space exploration is fraught with a wide variety of hazards; solar storms could irradiate astronauts, collisions with small, unseen objects could cause instant death, and the acts of both leaving Earth and coming back are high risk maneuvers that involve high speeds...
Global Minimum Tax Is Cartel Scam with Loopholes
Rhetoric is one thing; reality is another. As is becoming increasingly clear, the OECD’s July 1 proposal for a 15 per cent global minimum for corporate taxation is nothing of the sort. Although the awaited initiative slated for 2023 will not and cannot achieve a level...
Discussing the Elephant in the Room: Indian Property Rights: New book calls for the economic advancement of First Nations
A new book by a group of scholars presents convincing arguments for a functional property rights regime on First Nation reserves as a means of elevating this community out of poverty.
Growing Confidence in First Nation Elections: Despite progress, improprieties still an issue
Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance reveals that although respondents show confidence that their votes are being counted properly, there are still questionable practices occurring. FC063
Bringing Light, Health And Prosperity to Africa: US energy and environmental policies must help Africa improve the lives of its people
“Telling Africans they can’t have electricity and economic development – except what can be generated with wind turbines or solar panels – is misguided at best and immoral at worst,” Cudjoe declares.
Top Tory Touts On-Reserve Property Ownership
“First Nations can’t do what non-aboriginal people do every day — buy a home, build up equity, sell it for a profit or hand it down to children.”
Media Release – Punishing Productivity: Comparing equalization programs in Australia and Canada
A new Frontier study finds that unlike in Canada, equalization in Australia at least takes into account the cost of delivering services in each jurisdiction.
Punishing Productivity: Comparing equalization programs in Australia and Canada
A new Frontier study finds that unlike in Canada, equalization in Australia at least takes into account the cost of delivering services in each jurisdiction.
Democratization of Capital Markets
PowerPoint slides which accompanied the Breakfast on the Frontier speech by S. Mark Francis in Winnipeg March 24, 2010. Watch while listening to related audio below.
More Choice a Good Thing For School Boards: Look to Edmonton for successful public schools
The plan by the Toronto District School Board to allow the creation of specialty schools is a positive development but needs to go much further by embracing a more expanded form of choice.
Beyond the Indian Act – With Tom Flanagan
Tom Flanagan discusses his book: Beyond the Indian Act, Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights with John Gormley on NewsTalk 980. April 5, 2010. (16 minutes) Listen here.