Over the years, some of the Kyoto fairy dust had begun to wear off. Global greenhouse emissions did not in fact appear to be declining very much. Many of the EU cuts were accounting tricks; counting the closure of inefficient, money-losing industrial dinosaurs in East Germany that were doomed to close anyway towards Germany’s greenhouse targets was a fairly typical example.
Year: 2011
Convoy of No Confidence
Australian protest against green carbon tax.
For the Record
We must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.
First Nations in Canada fighting same battle as Cubans
Cuba is a country undergoing economic modernization. This past year, the country allowed citizens to sale and purchase private property. Just recently, the government announced that citizens may now own vehicles. Slowly, this country is reforming itself and allowing...
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How to Turn Free Citizens Into Compliant Serfs
Free citizens have minds of their own and want to pursue their lives as they see fit. This is inconvenient for the elites, who wish to be in charge of everyone’s lives so that they can show their superiority and gain benefit for themselves and their friends. So the...
Demographia International Housing Affordability – 2023 Edition Released
Demographia International Housing Affordability rates middle-income housing affordability in 94 major housing markets in eight nations: Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. This edition covers the third...
Media Release – Successful Disaster Recovery Hinges on Community Participation: Frontier Centre study argues centralized planning creates “yellow tape” for first responders
When it comes to disaster relief, the evidence shows that organically organized, decentralized groups of communities and individuals are best able to prepare for and rebuild after natural disasters occur.
New Voluntary Wheat Board May Struggle
The federal government is about to abolish compulsory membership in the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). However, there are good reasons to doubt that a voluntary board will succeed. Farmers who chose not to take part in the board will likely be better off, like their counterparts in the rest of the world that do not operate under a wheat marketing board.
Centralized Planning Poses Significant Challenges for First Responders to Disaster Situations: Frontier Centre study argues solutions that privilege grass roots
Bureaucratic, centralized disaster responses have a long history of failure.
Where Does Heavy Oil Come From?
I wonder if the EU is considering this oil in their new carbon standard?
US Postal Service Cuts
Wow, the US Post system is catching up to Canada's slow standards. In the new world of Internet systems, all post systems need to catch up to reality. They are no longer in the letter business. A good first start is to eliminate home delivery of mail and replace it...
A Delay Too Far
The federal government should direct the NEB to expedite this process and get it considered within 3 months.
Attawapiskat: A ‘Homeland’ at the Crossroad
The road to Attawapiskat is not paved. When there is a “road,” it is made of ice and runs atop a frozen James Bay. For the 2,000 Cree aboriginals living in the fly-in Ontario community, winter means access to the rest of the world.
Supply Management isn’t all it’s Cracked Up to be
I am not convinced that most Canadians are satisfied to pay a hefty premium for their dairy products in return for price stability. But perhaps the dairy farmers are on to something.
Why should consumers benefit only from stable dairy prices when there are so many other sectors that could benefit from supply management?
International Climate Policy Shouldn’t Punish Growth
Ben Eisen shows that simple national emissions targets in international climate change treaties disadvantage countries like Canada that are experiencing rapid population growth.