Denmark incinerates about 40% of its rubbish, but it also has a recycling rate the UK can only envy and most importantly only a fraction of Denmark’s waste, about 10%, goes into landfill. Compare that to the UK which buries over half of its waste.
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Like Throwing Petrol On Fire
It is now widely considered that Government policy mistakes caused the banking collapses of the 1930s, protectionism aggravated the decline and New Deal spending was largely ineffective. But many Governments, under populist pressures to “do something”, seem to have forgotten those lessons.
The Next Wave of E-Government
When it comes to digital transformation, governments must lead by example. When practical, state and local government should be early adopters of new technology instead of relying on industry to lead the way.
Rudd On A Dangerous, Ill-Informed Crusade
If Rudd is to be believed, all the present problems can be traced back to the “neo-liberal orthodoxy” that dominates economic policymaking. And the solution is a return to social democratic Keynesian policies that existed prior to the mid-70s.
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Wealth Taxes Are a Non-New, Pernicious and Invidious Proposal From the Usual Greedy Suspects
Recently, there has been an increasing clamour from some circles for imposing a wealth tax upon Canadians. The usual government-expanding social ‘democratic’ pressure and interest groups are especially enthused by the idea and also claim it is ‘popular’ among the...
What Comes Next after Bitcoin Mainstreaming?
Underneath all the media brouhaha and institutional focus on bitcoin, a struggle is brewing in the crypto world: which altcoin will pick up the baton? A fierce competition is underway for the podium, with Ethereum having a clear first-mover advantage. Bitcoin, as...
New Power Meters Let Users Cash In
A new “smart meter” is being implemented by Horizon Utilities that tracks when electricity is being used not just how much is being used.
Health Care Laws Challenged in Alberta Courts
Another lawsuit is being launched over the government’s healthcare monopoly and the right of a person to spend their own money on the preservation and the maintenance of their own health.
Moregovernmentfunding.org
The value of intellectual independence, especially in the world of public policy, cannot be underestimated. Author Mark Milke explains how special interest groups funded by government create more pressure for spending.
This Land Is My Land
Canada's much vaunted reputation for tolerance took a beating this summer in Caledonia, a town 80km (50 miles) south-west of Toronto, where a new housing development on land claimed by the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy has sparked off a series of ugly clashes...
Petrocan Debt has Taxpayer Over a Barrel
Who knew that a couple of years after selling off the last of our Petrocan shares we’d still be paying for it?
How the West Can Save Canada
Funny thing how the new ideas in politics come out of the West, these days. There was a time when the philosophers were in the East, working Quiet Revolutions, or bilingualism and multiculturalism in the name of centralized government. Then, it was as though the...
The NDP Won’t Stop Preaching to the Converted
Globe columnist Jeffrey Simpson on why the NDP is stuck intellectually in the past.
Lifestyles of the Superrich and Not So Famous
Why we are the richest people to have ever lived.
Time to Make Secondary Suites Legal
With vacancy at an all time low, wouldn’t making existing dwellings legally available be a logical solution?