If there is anything the Selinger NDP government is 'good at' it is self-promotion. A report commissioned by the provincial government asserts that the ratepayers of Manitoba Hydro, its wholly owned subsidiary, Centra Gas, and Manitoba Public Insurance, all monopolies...
Year: 2013
Thomas Mulcair is Wrong on Rail Deregulation
Mary-Jane Bennett shows why Thomas Mulcair is wrong to link the July rail disaster at Lac-Mégantic to “years of government deregulation” and why a return to over-regulation of rail in Canada would be a serious mistake.
The New York Times’ Global Warming Hysteria Ignores 17 Years Of Flat Global Temperatures
The New York Times feverishly reported on August 10 that the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is about to issue another scary climate report. Dismissing the recent 17 years or so of flat global temperatures, the IPCC will assert that: “It is extremely likely that human influence on climate caused more than half of the observed increase in global average surface temperature from 1951 to 2010.”
Dispelling Myths about Ontario’s Licensing Contract
August 31st marks the tenth anniversary of the ‘privatization’ of Ontario’s drivers license testing centers. In 2003, Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives voted to contract licensing services out to Britain’s Serco Group, which it would be responsible for presiding...
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Carbon Border Taxes: A Counterproductive Idea Which Will Lead to Penalized Customers
Carbon taxes at the borders are becoming a popular idea among some countries and world regions. For example, the European Commission, the EU executive institution, is proposing environmental tariffs “on imports from countries with less stringent climate-protection...
Reverse Orwell to Give Our Leaders New Titles
In his novel 1984, George Orwell envisioned a future that is arguably unfolding before our eyes where government authority was supreme and truth and freedom were not to be found. Perhaps he should have named his novel 2021 because our times seem more like his novel...
Re-thinking Indian status?
A flood of applications for Indian Status in Newfoundland should lead policy makers to re-think how they define membership criteria. In particular, the definition should be as limited as possible and ensure it only includes genuine members.
Some context on Alberta’s post-secondary cuts
I think Barry Cooper is correct in saying that Alberta's minister of advanced education is mostly clueless about the goal of universities. I myself am on record against the minister's desire to establish dominion over our universities in Alberta, but I am not...
In Defense of Carbon Dioxide: The demonized chemical compound is a boon to plant life and has little correlation with global temperature.
Of all of the world’s chemical compounds, none has a worse reputation than carbon dioxide. Thanks to the single-minded demonization of this natural and essential atmospheric gas by advocates of government control of energy production, the conventional wisdom about carbon dioxide is that it is a dangerous pollutant. That’s simply not the case. Contrary to what some would have us believe, increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will benefit the increasing population on the planet by increasing agricultural productivity.
Harbingers of Distress
The signs of insidious and steady decline are, as the late French philosopher and social theorist and historian Michel Foucault’s works suggest, usually best found in the day-to-day reports of a society.
Alberta government needs new approach to Keystone XL pipeline lobbying: Government must educate on climate change to ensure Keystone XL pipeline approval
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver is right to label climate activist Dr. James Hansen’s end-of the-world proclamations as nonsense. But Oliver makes a strategic mistake when he actively promotes the hypothesis that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities are causing dangerous global warming.
Fuel Economy Gauges Nudge Drivers Towards Better Fuel Economy
Fuel efficiency is a major selling point for many car buyers, but it can be misleading. Fuel consumption varies widely based on how one drives. While average fuel consumption statistics are helpful information, it’s easy to forget that last point.
Drones Hit New Turf: U.S. Farmland: Agricultural Groups Experiment With Unmanned Vehicles to Monitor Crops and Spray Pesticides
Farmers are starting to investigate the use of drones for a decidedly nonmilitary purpose: monitoring crops and spraying pesticides. As the spring growing season unfolds, universities already are working with agricultural groups to experiment with different types of unmanned aircraft outfitted with sensors and other technologies to measure and protect crop health.
Ring the Alarm Bells!
Hydro and its government are willing to have existing ratepayers subsidize not only American utilities but, also, new energy hog entrants to the Province.
The Crocus Story – An Insider’s Perspective (Dalgliesh)
PowerPoint slides which accompanied Jack Dalgliesh’s speech The Crocus Story – An Insider’s Perspective that he gave in Winnipeg on April 30, 2013.