What’s the solution to a slow-moving mail system in Canada? German efficiency, as demonstrated by that country’s successful 10-year experiment in liberalizing its postal sector.
Adrian Vannahme
Efficient, Competitive and Better Service: Germany’s Post Office Model and Lessons for Canada
The Frontier Centre compares Germany’s post office, Deutsche Poste and Canada Post in its latest Policy Series Study (13 pages).
Why Kyoto Failed in Canada
As Canada prepares to enter into negotiations for a climate change pact, it is critical to examine the factors which made Kyoto a failure in this country. The new climate change treaty should only be signed if emission targets are flexible, and responsive to changing demographic and economic conditions.
Don’t Fear the Environmental Bogeyman
Many people believe that the condition of the natural environment is deteriorating but in a wide variety of areas including air quality, water quality, soil quality, forest conservation and ecosystem preservation, Canada has made significant and sustained progress in recent decades. Canadians should be proud of this record of progress, and should celebrate the fact that our children are likely to live their adult lives within a natural environment that is cleaner and healthier than what exists today.
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Alberta Politics and Empty Promises of Health-care Solutions
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
If it Walks and Squawks like a Carbon Tax, It is a Carbon Tax
The government’s proposed “carbon market” will act like a tax on businesses and households. By placing a “price” on carbon emissions, a carbon market would drive up prices for a wide variety of products and would strain household budgets while having a negative impact on economic growth. Since the costs of the policy would be great, and the emission reductions achieved would be too slight to have any detectable impact on the global warming phenomenon, this costs of this policy exceed the benefits.
On Healthcare, Former East Bloc Countries Beat Canada’s System
Policy Analyst Ben Eisen discusses European alternatives to Canada’s inefficient and bureaucratic health care system.
Cheer Up, Canada’s Environmental Record is Improving
Despite constant environmental doom mongering in the media Canada has made significant environmental progress over the last several decades when we examine air and water quality in our urban centers.