It is taking a while, but a prolonged period of elevated interest rates, at both the short end set by the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve Board of the United States, and at the long end in the bond market set by domestic and foreign investors, is coming to be...
Commentary
Hamas Can Be Destroyed, but Can Islamic Supremacism Be Destroyed?
Most of what you have been told about the Palestine-Israel conflict is at best misleading, and much of the rest has no basis in fact. One common false claim involves the cause of the conflict. The underlying source of the conflict is not territory, human rights, or...
Should Canada Hold an Indigenous Referendum?
Canada, United States, Australia and New Zealand all share one important historical feature. Indigenous people were already present when the Europeans arrived. The histories are all similar, in that the indigenous populations had to be accommodated before large scale...
Flat Copper, EV Glut, Imploding Wind Power, Equal Green Crash
Large fissures are appearing in the ‘Green Transition’ story climate crusaders tell themselves. They are trying to foist it on a reluctant public and skeptical business world. One recent such crack is the carve-out on carbon taxes for heating oil in the...
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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...
The Work from Home Revolution: Data and Policy Implications
The rise of remote and hybrid work has brought about a significant shift in how people access employment opportunities, reducing the need for physical commuting. This article examines the latest data for major metropolitan areas in the United States (with over one...
Hosting a Hostile UN Majority May No Longer Serve America?
For those growing up in the decades after World War II, the formation of a United Nations (UN) organization with a vision for peace and a global membership appeared to be a promising development. We were told that the UN would improve international cooperation,...
Wolf Reveals “Chamber of Horrors” from Pfizer COVID19 Vaccine Documents
In recent weeks, thousands of Canadians have received a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot. Had they heard American feminist author and journalist and one time advisor to President Bill Clinton Naomi Wolf speak, they probably would have declined. The U.S. Food and Drug...
Pfizer Documents Challenge Health Canada COVID-19 Vaccine Narrative
Dr. Theresa Tam and senior federal health officials walked onto a stage this fall, socially distanced. Each wore masks, addressing an empty room. Have they been living in a bubble? The New York Times reported on February 21, 2023, that wearing masks did nothing to...
CBC – A Beacon of Truth?
CBC CEO Catherine Tait says CBC is a “beacon of truth in a sea of fake news”. But not everyone agrees with her. For example, a growing number of Conservative MPs are calling out CBC over what they see as biased coverage of the Israel/Gaza conflict. They complain, for...
Problems With Teacher Certification Go Beyond the Education Bureaucracy
Want to become a public-school teacher? If so, you need a teaching certificate from Manitoba Education’s certification unit. Provincial regulations state that prospective teachers must hold a Bachelor of Education degree from a recognized university. This requirement...
Slobodian: Redman Got It Right On COVID Response
Emergency response expert and retired Lt. Col. David Redman tirelessly tried to warn everyone that the “incoherent” chaotic response to COVID-19 was dangerously flawed. The powers in charge didn’t listen to Redman, a globally respected authority who led Alberta’s...
High-Rise Datacenters: Potential to Assist Downtown Recovery
The largest Central business districts (CBDs or downtowns) face a serious crisis as working from home has seriously reduced the demand for five-day on-site employment. The CBDs most at risk are typically those with the strongest transit work trip market shares, at...
Two Solutions to Revive Canada’s Housing Market
Innovative reforms that will transform Canada’s unaffordable housing landscape