The “Blue Wave” never really reached shore, the U.S. Senate is still in Republican hands, the House of Representatives flipped to Democratic control, Trump era deregulation and fossil fuel production efforts continue, several governorships and state houses went from...
Year: 2018
CRTC Wants to Tax Internet Users to Subsidize Content Creators
Sometime in the not too distant future, everyone who subscribes to the Internet should have to pay more to ensure more secure jobs and incomes for Canadian content creators whose lives have been disrupted by the Internet. That’s the pitch being made by Canada’s...
More Debt for the Next Farm Bankruptcy Debacle – A Valuation of Farm Credit Canada
In addition to the various banks, non-bank financial institutions, alternative lending firms, and credit unions that Canadian farmers, food processors and agri-business firms may choose from, there is also a federal government Crown corporation they can borrow from:...
Fighting Poverty With Innovation and Capitalism
Yale University economist William Nordhaus was one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in economics this year for his work on analyzing the long-term economic impacts of climate change and climate policies. Quite appropriately, most media headlines focussed on...
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Coal – Not Wind – is Keeping Saskatchewan’s Lights On
While it’s not the same minute-by-minute data provided by the Alberta Electric System Operator for their grid, SaskPower has begun breaking down where its power is coming from on a daily basis. And the data from Oct. 3 and 4 showed wind generated an average of just...
57 Policy Proposals for Future Leaders to Help Make the Canadian Economy Soar
Executive Summary The various federal political parties are all promoting the policy agendas they believe will foster a sustainably high quality of life for all Canadians. It remains to be seen whether they will attain the success that they aim to achieve. In some...
TRC Call to Action #14 – Indigenous Languages
The TRC calls upon the government to make the teaching of Indigenous languages in public schools a priority. No one would disagree with the idea of having more Indigenous people become familiar with their ancestral languages. Many Canadians want their children to...
All The World’s A Stage
Visiting the Globe Theatre in London, England is an unforgettable experience. When viewing the modest grounds, and realizing that the “groundlings” - the people in the cheap seats - were sometimes privileged to see original Shakespeare plays, it brings home the long...
Which Kill More Birds, Oil Sands or Wind Turbines?
A video produced by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy's Smart Green Project (www.fcpp.org) in 2008. Updating the message here - according to Nature Canada wind turbines kill approximately 8.2 birds per turbine per year. In 2017 Canada had 6590 installed turbines...
This Postman May Not Ring Twice, Let Alone Have a Second Chance
Among the most stress-filled possible jobs, undoubtedly there is one new CEO opening that will top most of them – the Chief Mail Delivery Officer for Canada. There are many iconic symbols of Canada, but, if it ever was one, Canada Post certainly has long ceded that...
Debate Planned on Merits of Fracking
They’re aiming for a unique accomplishment in Pugwash on Thursday night. A group of citizens will try to host a constructive, rational debate on the merits of fracking. And then, perhaps even more ambitiously, they’re going to try for a discussion where everyone...
Indigenous Entrepreneurship in the United States of America
Native American entrepreneurship has been growing in leaps and bounds over the last few decades. As in Canada among First Nations, tribal government has often taken the lead in building and cultivating tribe-owned businesses. At first, this tended to be in gaming,...
The Islamic Enlightenment – Islamophobia?
Shariah Law is based on the Qur’an and the Hadith, the collections of sayings attributed to Mohammed. Islamic fundamentalists believe that Shariah courts should decide virtually all disputes, based on that law. Such courts are a fixture in Islamic countries, such as...
Profile Series: Terrie Brigham
For Native American entrepreneur Terrie Brigham, 46, commercial fishing is not just a business venture, but has defined her family and tribe for generations. When she and her family set up Brigham Fish Market in Cascade Locks, Oregon, it was just a continuation and...
Universities Must Prepare for Legalisation of Pot
Marijuana will become legal in Canada on 17 October. Some students can hardly wait, but the question is whether their universities are ready. In curricular terms, the institutional response has been impressive. Many Canadian universities have already begun new courses...