“What kind of entrepreneur should we embrace and who should be shooed away? I would choose to give a bear hug to those business folks who try to meet consumer needs without fleecing taxpayers and dismiss “entrepreneurs” who use the power of the state to get a slice of the pie and pig out on taxpayer subsidies.”
Media Appearances
Nova Scotia’s Public Sector Excesses Borne by Other Canadians
In his recent attack on a study on equalization by the Frontier Centre or Public Policy (Weekend Feedback: Attack on Equalization Off Base, March 27), John Malcom, chief executive officer of the Cape Breton District Health Authority makes a number of errors.
Persichilli: Be careful what you wish for, Monsieur Duceppe: Bloc leader might well find Canadians quite willing to cut spendthrift Quebec adrift
Bloc leader might well find Canadians quite willing to cut spendthrift Quebec adrift.
Top Tory Touts On-Reserve Property Ownership
“First Nations can’t do what non-aboriginal people do every day — buy a home, build up equity, sell it for a profit or hand it down to children.”
Featured News
Computer Models, Like “Selfies,” are not Reality
In a recent article about climate change, Seth Borenstein, a science writer with the Associated Press, gave us a master class on how to sell the results of a computer model as if it represents reality. In the Borenstein world, a group of scientists can take a...
Air Canada Needs Travellers, Not Bailouts
A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, the only thing keeping Air Canada alive is the federal-government bailouts. They are delaying the inevitable and sensible way out: cutting travel restrictions, encouraging tourism by ensuring effective containment and...
Government Think Tank Confused About Consumer-based Healthcare Model
Do MSAs prey on the sick and the poor? The Centre responds to a critique of the idea by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, a government research group based in Winnipeg.