In advance of the conference, the Canadian government signalled that it will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol – something that was confirmed Monday.
Year: 2011
Rents Hit the Roof: As prices rise, city posts second-lowest vacancy rate
Winnipeg’s reputation as an affordable place to live is taking a beating, two newcomers from Eastern Canada say.
Let Thy People Help: Grassroots participation crucial for disaster recovery
Bureaucratic, centralized disaster responses have a history of failure .
The Bank of Canada and Canada’s Household Debt
In the Bank of Canada’s semi-annual publication “Financial System Review” for December 2011, Canada’s central bank notes that there are some worrisome trends that could well have a negative impact on Canada’s financial system.
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Our Health Ministers Need to Take a Lesson from Hockey Coaches
Those of you who are tired of my rants about the demise of our once great health system will be pleased to know that this is my last editorial. I am retiring from the BCMJ Editorial Board; currently, I am the longest-serving member (more than 20 years). I have been a...
Zinchuk: Oilpatch Only Spending Half What It Spent in 2014
Back in the lofty, pre-Justin Trudeau government days of 2014, back when oil was booming, pipelines were planned to east and west coasts, and Alberta and Saskatchewan were swimming in money, around $81 billion was spent in capital expenditures (CAPEX) in the Canadian...
NDP Stuck in the 1930s on CWB: Ideological battles must stop
Rather than engage in ideological battles and fear mongering, provincial governments ought to help wheat and barley farmers seek new markets and opportunities.
Fast Frank on Energy Policy
We have to arrest this current situation where Canada is getting the short end of the stick when it comes to prices on exports.
Media Release – The Myth of North American Carbon Reduction Laggards
This policy study demonstrates that population and economic growth are important determinants of greenhouse gas emissions trajectories in affluent countries.
The Great Global Warming Fizzle: The climate religion fades in spasms of anger and twitches of boredom.
This week, the conclave of global warming’s cardinals are meeting in Durban, South Africa, for their 17th conference in as many years. The idea is to come up with a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, which is set to expire next year, and to require rich countries to pony up $100 billion a year to help poor countries cope with the alleged effects of climate change.
The Myth of North American Carbon Reduction Laggards
This study reassesses the greenhouse gas emissions reduction performance of Canada and the United States in light of relevant demographic and economic statistics.
Untax Buildings, Uptax Land
PowerPoint slides which accompanied former Green Party Leader of Ontario, Speaker, Writer Frank de Jong’s speech Untax Buildings, Uptax Land that he gave in Calgary, Regina and Winnipeg late November 2011.
German News on Climate Change
we’ve forgotten that floods, storms and heat waves occur even without climate change
Shale Gas – Creating Hope in the Rust Belt
Shale Gas spurs manufacturing in the Rust Belt.
Streamline Pipeline Assessment Processes
The federal government should take a lead role in assuring secure title to the land required for utility corridors.