Power prices are going to get more expensive in Canada because of political interference.
Les Routledge
National Empty Chair Day
Personally, I like the empty chair metaphor and I think it puts focus on what is missing with the current POTUS.
Food Versus Fuel in Germany
Intentionally dedicating land to produce bio-gas is offensive.
Apocalypse Not
I really hope the media is getting tired of constant dooms day scenarios.
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The Swedish Response to Covid-19 versus Canada
In a recent New York Times article, David Wallace Wells asked, “How did No-Mandate Sweden End up with such an average pandemic”. Let’s be clear. This admission from the New York Times, who tried to destroy the response to Covid-19, starting in April 2020 and...
Draconian, Anti-Science Measures During the Pandemic Has Led to Loss of Trust in Our Institutions
Candida Auris is a fungus that, unlike most fungi, can survive in a human body. It is capable of spreading within the body, resulting in an agonizing death. For unknown reasons the fungus is spreading at a rather alarming rate. So far, cases have been confined to long...
Andrew Coyne Commentary on EI
The system subsidizes jobs in seasonal industries, that is, at the expense of jobs in other industries.
EI Reform – Please Let Me Opt Out
Down in Ottawa, the concept of EI reform is heating up. One reform I would like to see is allowing people to opt out of EI coverage and self insure. As both a farmer and a self employed business person, I strongly object to paying into that fund when it does not...
How to Pay for Roads
As vehicles get more fuel efficient, the old model of using road taxes to pay for road upkeep and construction is breaking down. This article explores how the UK is dealing with the challenge. I can see the day emerging when both road upkeep fees and insurance are...
ICBC is onto Something
The new insurance method, if approved by the B.C. Utilities Commission next year, would shift from a vehicle-based claims-rated scale to one that focuses on drivers and their records. Read...
Autoworkers Off Base
The CAW has to go all in to drive productivity growth instead of attempting to impede it.
Car Sharing Tax Policies
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...
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.