The BBC are currently trying to decide whether to play “Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead”.
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Manning Networking Conference 2013
Last month the Frontier Centre attended the annual Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa As well as getting to listen to some great speakers and panels during the conference sessions, we also had a booth of our own out in the foyer. It was a great opportunity to...
Saskatchewan Budget 2013
Well, the Saskatchewan Budget was released today and it was pretty boring, to be honest.
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The Man who Saved the Plains Indians
At the time of Confederation, Canada’s Plains Indians were in a desperate situation. The same European-introduced guns and horses that resulted in a briefly glorious golden age for them had also resulted in constant inter-tribal warfare and the rapid disappearance of...
Renewed Talk of Abolishing the Indian Act
Political attacks on the Indian Act are back in the news, and that is a good thing. However, Canadian politicians, including First Nation politicians, need a credible plan about what to do before we pull out the champagne. Attacking the Indian Act is not a big deal...
What Can We Learn From The Demise Of Digg?
Digg was the original social news website – users voted for articles they liked and the most popular articles made it to the homepage.
The Real Costs Of Government
When talking about the cost of government the most obvious cost is the direct cost – the taxes we pay.
Japan To Renege On Carbon Emissions Cuts
Yesterday, Les wrote about the mess that Germany have got themselves in after shutting down Nuclear Power Plants in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake last year.
Tax Credits Unfair And Ineffective
My article on tax credits, with a particular focus on Saskatchewan’s recently removed Film Tax Credit, has been published today.
Tax Credits Unfair And Ineffective: Why politicians like them, and you shouldn’t
Tax credits are designed to reduce the financial burden on a particular industry to create jobs and improve living standards for all. They do so by encouraging outside investment into a local economy and provide incentives to existing business to expand. The theory is sound, but is a tax credit the best way to achieve these aims?
Student Associations Blink First
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a radio piece about the tuition fee protests going on Quebec.
Coase Theorem In Action
In a presentation at a TEDx conference, Rob Harmon provides us with a simple real world example of Coase Theorem.
NASA Goes Private
Since the retirement of the Space Shuttle program, the United States and NASA have had to rely on Russia and the EU to refuel and resupply the International Space Station.
When Will There Be An End To Student Unrest In Quebec?
My second radio piece will go live next week and this time it’s about the student protests in Quebec: