An interesting perspective from The Atlantic. In Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Tampa, one-hour car-sharing reservations are taxed at more than twice the local sales tax rate. One-hour trips are among the most economically inefficient, since...
Les Routledge
Perpetuating Democracy
The Atlantic has an interesting article on the subject of citizen involvement in democratic processes. quote: "You're not stuck in traffic," it said. You aretraffic." We aren't stuck in sclerotic government and extractive politics. We are these things.
Rural Postal Services
Maybe this is one time where rural trends could drive urban ones.
Crime and Punishment in the UK
The UK Conservative Party looks at alternatives to incarceration. Fiscal pressure is mounting. Overall crime rates are falling. And stubborn reoffending rates suggest that some things are not working. Maybe that memo has not made it to Ottawa yet.
Featured News
Canada in 2073—Will There Be One?
“Ahead, Thar Be Dragons.” The world of 2023 is a scary place. One major war is raging, with others probably on the way. The Pax Americana that has given us freedom of the seas and allowed global trade to flourish might be breaking down. International piracy,...
World Cries out for Canadian LNG, “No Business Case” Feds have Totally Failed Us
Today, Canada’s natural gas sector is seeing its decade of darkness due to federal policy. And it’s not because the opportunity wasn’t there. It was because our government allowed its ideology, and that of its anti-oil and gas friends (also known as protestors) to...
They Speak with Forked Tongues
Teachers, nurses and public servants should heal themselves before casting stones.
Newt is Smoking Something
Ensure that every resident in the USA has access to a 1 Gigabit per second broadband connection by 2020.
An Inconvenient Letter on Global Warming
If elected officials feel compelled to “do something” about climate, we recommend supporting the excellent scientists who are increasing our understanding of climate
China Driving Oil Pipelines?
Constructing this pipeline could enable Canada to become a supplier to friendly Pacific nations such as South Korea, Japan and Taiwan
Why Promoting Home Ownership May Not be a Great Idea
The next challenge many of these families faced was owning a home in a market in which, well, the market no longer exists.
Rogers and Net Neutrality
The CRTC issues a statement calling Rogers “Bad Dog!”
Keystone – Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest
It is time to have frank discussion with the USA about the energy industry.
Value of Municipal Elected Officials
If one pays an idiot’s salary, one gets an idiot worker.
Manitoba Hydro in the News
There is a solution to this mess and that is structural separation of export and domestic business units.