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...
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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.
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Canadians on the Move, to Smaller Communities
The Canadian Dream is increasingly being realized in smaller areas For decades, Canadians moved to the larger cities (census metropolitan areas, or CMAs) with their economic opportunities. The latest estimates indicate that CMAs have 72 per cent of the nation’s...
Leadership Needed in Canadian Healthcare; Apply Within
When the Premiers were first called to a sit-down lunch to talk about healthcare with Prime Minister Trudeau, there was plenty of talk about the potential for systemic change, innovation and accountability. It seemed that Canadians and their leaders were finally on...
Preserving Buildings – Sorry State of Affairs
Why the FP does not ask the much larger question of why the government is the dominant tenant in downtown Winnipeg
A Climate Report that the Hockey Team Will Not Like
Thank you Andrew for providing this ammunition to our trade negotiators in a critical time.
Correlation is not Equal to Causation
Here is a decent post on the potential correlation of solar sun spots to long term climate cycles. The reader is reminded that correlation does not equal causation. However, a lack of correlation usually suggests no causation. I will leave it up to readers to look at...
BC Lobby to Legalize Pot
Some food for thought here. “I have always had a problem with the idea that the state should criminalize an act which is essentially no more complex than putting a couple of seeds in your back yard, waiting a while and then, when something grows, you put it in your...
Canada Post Wants to be Competitive
Is this state institution really able to operate in this new world?
Pay as You Drive Insurance
Why I do not like the overall approach this auto insurance company has employed, it is a start in the migration toward charging for insurance based on people actual risk in driving instead of unrelated factors such as income or credit history. In my situation, I drive...
Alberta’s Good Fortune
When I read a news item like this one profiling the riches that Alberta is reaping from the natural, non-renewable resource asset base, I often try to simplify it to making an analogy to my own farm. I own 200 acres of land that most years will produce a bit of...
Flood Management on the Souris
Why was Manitoba not represented at this meeting on the flood response on the Souris River?
Fracking Code Of Practice
Well this code of practice is a good start to address neighboring concerns about hydraulic fracturing. The prior sampling of water quality is a particularly good step. However, implementing a no-fault insurance policy to cover water contamination in areas near oil and...