The beauty of this system is that it puts cost cutting pressure on the vast layers of middle managers and supervisors that are a fixture of the traditionally rule bound, bureaucratic and process-oriented government systems we still see mostly everywhere in the public sector, cities no exception.
Year: 2012
Let’s Focus on Transparency First: Without transparency reducing political donations limits is a red herring
Instead of focusing on reducing the limits on political donations, Alberta should strive to raise their transparency.
Fisher River Cree Nation Stands Tall: Band government adopts right policies
A good First Nations story for a change is the high ranking Fisher River Cree Nation obtained this past year in the Frontier Centre’s annual Aboriginal Governance Index, owing to their progressive economic policies and good governance reforms.
Failed anti-GMO initiative victory for sound science and policy
California voters have apparently defeated Proposition 37, a ballot measure that would have mandated labeling of foods made from genetically modified crops. While on the surface there is nothing wrong with a voluntary labelling scheme. This is much better than...
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Demand Fairness from Ottawa and Edmonton
A few weeks ago, Albertans voted to reduce the inequities in the federal equalization program. The deficit between the dollars that leave to and come back from Ottawa has recently been as high as $27 billion in one year. During times of crisis, it feels like salt in...
Inflation: They Win, You Lose: Politicos, Cronies Fleece Canadians with Monetary Expansion
One of the most widespread economic myths is that inflation—the reduced purchasing power of a currency—is a win for a nation, a sign of a booming economy. For the privileged classes in government and with initial access to monetary expansion, it is a win. For everyone...
Quebec Shouldn’t be Given its Gun Registry Data
The federal government has a duty to oppose Quebec’s bid to obtain and retain information from the now defunct federal long gun registry.
Environmental Protection Up in Smoke: Dead wood fuels wildfires. Too bad lawsuits keep the Forest Service from thinning out the trees.
When the wildfires that are burning millions of acres in the West are finally smothered by winter snows, environmentalists undoubtedly will blame climate change. They might look in the mirror instead.
School Lunches Update
Following my post on Tuesday about school lunches in New Zealand, the TV show who did the initial clip have done a follow up video on how easy it is to make a cheap and healthy lunch for kids.
Not Much There There
I am not the leader or backer of any political party.
School Lunches
Even though I’m living here in Canada now, I still keep an eye on political news from back home in New Zealand.
The President Decides to Stick with Climatism
Carbon dioxide is an invisible gas, while carbon is a black solid. Referring to carbon dioxide as “carbon” is as foolish as calling water “hydrogen” or salt “chlorine.”
Prediction Markets and Climate Change Policy
Prediction markets may also be able to help policymakers make better decisions. One policy area where they may prove especially useful is environmental policymaking in response to climate change. Given the highly technical nature of the complicated scientific questions that lie at the hart of the policy questions surrounding climate change, and the fact that these questions have become highly politicized, new sources of objective information about the likelihood of accelerating global warming in the years ahead would be extremely valuable.
Canadian Property Rights Conference (video)
Last week the Institute for Liberal Studies held their inaugural Canadian Property Rights Conference in Ottawa. Frontier’s Joseph Quesnel was among the speakers.
We Need Private Health Care
The 2010 edition of the Euro-Canada Health Consumer Index 2010, from the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and Sweden-based Health Consumer Powerhouse, found that, despite the fourth highest per-capita spending, Canadian health care ranks 25th compared with 33 European countries, every one of which features a mixture of public and private spending.