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Power, Protest, and Prairie Politics Alberta’s Story Through Ted Morton’s Journey
Strong and Free is Morton’s autobiography, and a classic study of Alberta politics. Once a generation or so, a book re-sets the agenda on understanding Alberta politics. The first of these was C.B. Macpherson’s 1953 volume, Democracy in Alberta; the second was...
They Must Not Become the Law Unto Themselves: Bringing Made-in-Canada Democratic Accountability to Autonomous Policing
Executive Summary Elected Representatives and the media are confused about what police independence means in Canada. Media accuse politicians who address policy issues with police of interfering in police operations. Ongoing pro-Palestinian protests in Canada...
Positive Stories About Indian Residential Schools Must Also Be Heard
A quick Internet search for stories about Canada’s Indian Residential Schools would only yield negative ones. Accounts from self-proclaimed “survivors”—an inflammatory label deliberately selected to make former students seem like Holocaust survivors—include reports...
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Canadian Property Rights Index 2023
A Snapshot of Property Rights Protection in Canada After 10 years
Alberta Politics and Empty Promises of Health-care Solutions
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
On National Indigenous Peoples Day, What Needed Celebration Was No Genocide And No Missing Children
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Why We Should Be Skeptical Of The Hydrogen Economy
At first glance, using highly variable, intermittent, inexpensive renewable energy to produce hydrogen for energy supply stabilization seems logical. However, renewable energy is not always readily available. The concept of hydrogen as a ‘buffer,’ akin to a battery,...
Residential School Recrimination, Repentance, and Reality
Allegations of widespread abuse against children who were said to have been forced to attend Canada’s Indian Residential Schools were uncommon before the last of them was shuttered in 1996. That was the year the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples...
ESG And The New Eco-Colonialism
ESG investing standards have become all the rage around the world. Big institutional investors and pension funds now race to outdo their competitors in meeting nebulous and politically charged criteria. ESG—which stands for Environment, Social, and Governance—asks...
The Deadly Fruits Of Climate Change Alarmism
The Looming Eco-Extremist Threat And Why We Must Stop Ignoring It
Twelve Years Of Labour In Alberta: A Tale Of Three Political Eras
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Manitoba’s Larger Public Sector
Manitoba public sector still much larger than Canadian average
One U.S. Court Battle Could Reshape The North American Energy Economy
“If every locality traversed by an existing or proposed pipeline project were empowered to enact similar ordinances to prevent the operation of that pipeline through its boundaries, pipeline commerce could come to a halt.” – Lawyers for the Portland pipeline operator
Backgrounder: An Introduction to the CPRI
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