Calls to “crack down” on illegal cigarette sales on Native reserves are a good moment to understand why First Nations are led into illegal markets and how to respond to that.
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Down with Doom: How the World Keeps Defying the Predictions of Pessimists
When I was a student, in the 1970s, the world was coming to an end. The adults told me so. They said the population explosion was unstoppable, mass famine was imminent, a cancer epidemic caused by chemicals in the environment was beginning, the Sahara desert was...
Canada Should Remember Communism’s Victims: A new Ottawa memorial is overdue
At least eight million Canadians can trace their roots to countries where communism once thrived; it justifies a memorial to communism’s victims.
It’s Time To Focus On Healing: Residential school stories lack balance
A recent event in Winnipeg organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission highlights the need to focus on healing from residential schools, as well as present a more balanced perspective on these institutions, which were not all negative.
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Military Conquest is Meaningless Without True Social Renewal
The hasty, defeatist and craven withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan in August has compelled the so-called “civilized” Western nations and their leaders to confront the failures and errors of the past 20 years, which resemble those of earlier conflicts....
What Life Looks Like Outside COVID-19 Hysteria
Travel and work over the past two years have brought me to many different jurisdictions. What continues to strike me is the way the responses to COVID-19 have been varied, arbitrary and often draconian. I look back at Canada and see raging debates over mask mandates,...
Regulations Are at the Root of U.S. Housing Mess
As Congress and the Fed administer aid to financial institutions that ignored the history of past cycles, policy makers around the country must change regulations that are targeted at aesthetically displeasing urban sprawl, but create harmful price volatility.
Something Always Comes Along
The same will be true with oil. As prices rise, there will be more incentives to create a substitute. The beauty of all of it is that we never know where the innovation will come from — or lead us. We will not need to “plan” this innovation. Someone who wants to make a profit will research — or employ others to research — new technologies.
Ignorance About Climate
The philosopher Goethe said “There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action.” And ignorance is what is being demonstrated by all the political leaders as each rolls out his or her plan to counter a supposed “climate crisis” due to “global warming”. None of them knows what he or she is talking about.
Aboriginal Policy Wish List: Federal Election 2008
Regardless of which party is successful on October 14, it is highly likely that politicians would agree Canadians – all Canadians – are fundamentally alike. Therefore it makes sense that all legislation and government policy must be based on fairness and equality – not race.
An Open Letter to my Friends on the Left
To call the housing and credit crisis a failure of the free market or the product of unregulated greed is to overlook the myriad government regulations, policies, and political pronouncements that have both reduced the “freedom” of this market and channeled self-interest in ways that have produced disastrous consequences, both intended and unintended.
Old Farmers Almanac: Global Cooling May Be Underway
We at the Almanac are among those who believe that sunspot cycles and their effects on oceans correlate with climate changes,” writes meteorologist and climatologist Joseph D’Aleo. “Studying these and other factor suggests that cold, not warm, climate may be our future.”
Democratic Disappointment
Mr. Caplan concludes that those who seek to fiddle with electoral systems, for example by introducing proportional representation or reforming campaign finances, are misguided. Meanwhile, those who seek salvation in getting more non-voters to the polls are in fact promoting disaster, since non-voters tend to be less educated and thus even more likely to embrace dangerous ideas.
Learning From Alberta’s Schools
With tax dollars following the students, it forced all schools to compete for pupils with innovations like alternative programming and more options for parents and students. This competition, not surprisingly, has led to higher parental and student satisfaction, as well as better educational outcomes.
‘Blue Gold’ Worth $65B Annually
Less than 1% of the world’s water exists in the form of accessible fresh water. Of that, Canada has 20% of the total supply.