Giving credit where credit is due, I applaud Olivia Chow in advancing this Bill.
Les Routledge
The Rule of Law, Open Markets and Investment
Someday, the leaders in those countries will realize they have been starving the golden goose.
Social Enterprise News
An interesting concept of establishing an investment market for social enterprises is being established in Singapore. This should be a welcome development for people who like small government. It is somewhat comparable to Cameron's concept of Big Society in the UK.
New Brunswick Frac’ing News
Any finding of fault should be dealt with through litigation between the insurance company and the energy development company.
Featured News
Timeless Wisdom – The Politics of Successful Structural Reform
It’s a well-known pattern in public policy – profligate politicians damaging their economies with out-of-control spending, massive borrowing and higher taxes – inevitably leading to fiscal crisis, sharp declines in growth and ultimately rapidly falling currency value...
Canada’s National Hysteria in the 21st Century
Mass hysteria is the spontaneous manifestation of a particular behaviour by many people. There are numerous historical examples: Middle Age nuns at a convent in France spontaneously began to meow like cats; at another convent, nuns began biting one another. In...
Those Nasty Teachers
In the USA, their pension fund destroys jobs.
Why I Like Being a Country Boy #3
I wonder if these young people did not learn anything in their university education?
Manitoba PC Political Commentary
To me, the message that has to be learned by the PC brain trust is that they have to offer an option for people to vote for instead of voting against.
Commentary from the Progressive Front
Why we need more Pipelines in North America.
Why I Like to be a Country Boy #2
The good news from this report is that the job gains are starting to spread beyond the oil and gas country to other rural areas.
Fixing Flooding in Manitoba
All the Manitoba gov has to do is pick up the reports of the Souris Valley Commission reports that were prepared in the mid to late 1970’s at a significant cost to government
Why Does the West Participate in Employment Insurance?
Why don’t we set up our own employment insurance system in the west?
The Buffalo Commons…Revisited
The concept of settling on the prairies was a failed experiment…..NOT!
Alberta Fracking Regulation
Alberta is looking at updating its regulatory framework for hydraulic fracturing practices. As a farmer and rural land owner, I particularly like the idea of having baseline studies of ground water quality done before development occurs. This is an essential...