Winnipeg’s reputation as an affordable place to live is taking a beating, two newcomers from Eastern Canada say.
Year: 2011
What Would Happen If Alberta Refused to Ship BC Gas to Market?
Christie Clark is on really thin ice with her position.
Nuclear Power an Option for Australia
AUSTRALIA will have to consider a nuclear-powered future by the end of the decade
1% Correct – 99% Misguided
What we need today is a movement to convert repossessed properties into affordable rental housing.
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The Man who Saved the Plains Indians
At the time of Confederation, Canada’s Plains Indians were in a desperate situation. The same European-introduced guns and horses that resulted in a briefly glorious golden age for them had also resulted in constant inter-tribal warfare and the rapid disappearance of...
Renewed Talk of Abolishing the Indian Act
Political attacks on the Indian Act are back in the news, and that is a good thing. However, Canadian politicians, including First Nation politicians, need a credible plan about what to do before we pull out the champagne. Attacking the Indian Act is not a big deal...
2,000 Nurses Due to Retire
Why doesn’t the Government and the U of S partner with universities in the Philippines
First Nation financial accountability good for many reasons
Some First Nation leaders are already challenging different aspects of the government's new financial disclosure law for First Nation leaders. The bill will require chiefs and councillors to declare their salaries and expenses. In our fourth annual Aboriginal...
Pipelines and Upgraders
I lean towards thinking that Jack is on a productive path.
How to Improve First Nation Economies: Manitoba bands lack essentials
A new national Aboriginal economic report confirming that First Nation bands with taxing authority and jurisdiction over their own lands and resources tend to do better is bad news for Manitoba as bands in that province tend to not have those things.
Oil Pipeline Debate Needs Perspective: Data paint different picture
Despite fears of catastrophic oil and gas pipeline leaks being stoked by environmentalists and opponents of major pipeline projects, the data shows that pipelines are one of the safest modes of transportation.
When Renewable Energy Makes Sense
For most off-grid locations, it is possible to put together a pretty good business case to use renewable instead of diesel to produce electricty.
Why not Supply Management for Automobiles?: In fact Canada’s whole economy could be run by bureaucrats, writes Michael Hart. Wait, that sounds a lot like the Soviet Union
Recently, Canada’s Dairy Lobby has been singing the praises of “supply management” – a sys-tem that limits production and inflates prices in an at-tempt to bring stability to the milk market.
Freedom Shouldn’t Come with Caveats, but it Does
In Saturday’s National Post, my esteemed colleague, George Jonas, made the compelling case for why university attendees should not be compelled to join student unions. He would, of course, dispute the use of the word case, because the idea that people should not be forced to join involuntary organizations would seem to be self-evident in a free society.
Taking Safety To Extremes: More common sense is needed in our schools
When students aren’t allowed to kick a soccer ball, play a game of tag, or use a skipping rope, we know that a safety-obsessed culture has gone off the rails.