Crown Corporations

Unpredictable Futures and Missing Services

Unpredictable Futures and Missing Services

  Manitoba has a problem. Actually, it has a lot of problems but proper cell phone and internet service is a glaring one. Many years ago, as in about 150 years ago, Manitoba, as it is today, was a land of opportunity. Farming was starting to take hold, the fur...

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Transformers: More than Meets the Eye

The path to net zero, based on the much disputed belief that carbon dioxide is a pollution, is more steep and impractical than most people realize. Replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity will require much more power generation and a greatly upgraded grid to...

57 Policy Proposals for Future Leaders to Help Make the Canadian Economy Soar

57 Policy Proposals for Future Leaders to Help Make the Canadian Economy Soar

Executive Summary The various federal political parties are all promoting the policy agendas they believe will foster a sustainably high quality of life for all Canadians. It remains to be seen whether they will attain the success that they aim to achieve. In some...

CMHC, Ottawa’s Favourite Stealth Torpedo

CMHC, Ottawa’s Favourite Stealth Torpedo

Just a few months ago, the national discussion was about house prices and a lack of affordability.  No longer, with houses, townhouses, and condominium prices cresting, imminent data may likely confirm serious price declines.  Mortgage carrying costs are rising, as...

The Case for Selling Crown Corporations

The Case for Selling Crown Corporations

This is far from the best time for most Manitobans. Covid-19 has poisoned the prairie province’s economy, the finances of the government, education, healthcare, small businesses and more. The reining party is on the ropes in a difficult environment that favours an...

Is Space the Final Frontier – Imagine?

Is Space the Final Frontier – Imagine?

Other than Covid 19, inflation, the collapse of Hong Kong as a free society, and a continuing bull stock market, the last two years has also been a time of space “development.  We have also seen two companies offer space tourism, the development of the largest rocket...