This is a reasonably balanced article from the Globe and Mail. As a farmer and rural landowner, I have been somewhat concerned about the mantra coming out of the oil and gas industry that there is zero risk associated with fracking techniques. Finally the...
Les Routledge
Conservative Commentary – For the Record
So before you ask, where is conservatism going, perhaps it would be better to ask: where has it gone?
Follow up on the Rural Tigers
It has been a while since I posted the idea that there is an emerging class of rural tiger communities emerging in western Canada.
OAS Reform Options – Let’s Start a Debate
I thank Andrew Coyne for stepping back from the OAS discussion and outlining some alternative routes forward.
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No Evidence of Climate Crisis
In his annual State of the Climate report published on April 14, 2022, Dr. Ole Humlum, Emeritus Professor at the University of Oslo, examined detailed patterns in temperature changes in the atmosphere and oceans together with trends in climate impacts. Many of these...
It Is Time to Move On
I wrote an opinion column immediately following the May 27, 2021 announcement of the “shocking discovery of 215 bodies found in a mass grave at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.” In that column, I correctly stressed the need to wait for real...
Sustainable Solar Energy
We call this energy capture system, “photosynthesis”, and this battery, “fossil fuels”.
Hate is Evil
It is not Islam that led to 9-11, it was evil people and they come from all religions and secular society.
High Performance Government Versus Minimal Government
One thing that attracted me to the FCPP in the past was its emphasis on high performance government.
BC HST – Moving Onto Plan B
It is time for the government to move onto a new plan to update the PST to account for the service economy.
Flood Control
Let’s look at storing run off water in the upper areas of the watershed.
Manitoba Hydro Dams – It is Time for a Pause
It is time to pause and re-think the model for northern dam construction.
Cutting Tax Expenditures
In this article looking at tax expenditures, there are some interesting ideas that merit some discussion.
“Error” Black from Left Field
Errol Black Black, a long time NDP supporter is suggesting that Manitoba Hydro should be able to bypass regulatory safeguards and invest in the risky construction of new dams that may or may not be paid through exports to the south.
I have a question for Error Black. If this was a private sector company that was proposing to invest billion in a speculative venture on a one-way bet that their losses could be recovered from Manitoba rate payers or tax payers, would he still be suggesting that the PUB should roll over?
Peter Foster on CFC’s
Let the market forces rule.