Peter Shawn Taylor, December 30, 2016 If it wasn’t so tasty, would anyone bother with beef? Last year, the World Health Organization added processed beef and other red meats to its list of level-one carcinogens, alongside such deadly substances as tobacco smoke,...
Ian Madsen, November 22, 2016 Last week brought a huge change as Donald Trump--the consummate outsider--was elected President of the United States. More importantly, both houses will be controlled by Republicans even though some of them have said they don’t like...
Paul Driessen , November 20, 2016 Is this to be our future? Last week’s elections will soon end autocratic rule via executive fiat, the war on coal and hydrocarbons, IRS agents targeting conservative groups, government SWAT teams invading businesses and homes, and...
Ross McKitrick August 8, 2016 The more the wind blows, the bigger the losses and the higher the hit to consumers. You may be surprised to learn that electricity is now cheaper to generate in Ontario than it has been for decades. The wholesale price, called the Hourly...
There is some good news for mining in Manitoba, but the province needs to reform its mining policies for the sector to thrive. Despite some progress over the years, this province still has a hostile climate for investment and this needs to change. Vale recently...
The federal government has spotted another pretext to increase its scope: subsidized child care. Despite knowing economic lockdowns have caused massive job losses, Ottawa officials argue that unaffordable child care impedes women from returning to the workforce....
Only in the government does it make sense to fix one bad idea —the subsidising of fossil-fuel energy — by giving even larger subsidies to less efficient forms of energy such as ethanol and wind power.
When Manitoba Hydro subsidizes domestic electricity consumption, it means “the biggest piggies get the most slop.” That’s one of many reasons for letting prices rise to market levels.
PowerPoint slides from Winnipeg Breakfast on the Frontier speech on PowerSmart Electricity Pricing by Professor Peter Miller, January 18, 2007
There are many speculations as to why Tom Parkinson is no longer CEO of Ontario’s power utility Hydro One, here’s what really happened.
Listen to David Yager speak about changing energy industry here. (54 minutes)
Ontario needs to rework how it uses electricity and how it is distributed before they run into major problems.
The University of Manitoba’s widely published yet arguably most unknown Professor discusses energy, conservation, alternative fuels, Kyoto and more.
Environmental improvement requires wealth creation, and governments can move towards a greener planet without restricting the human freedom necessary for economic growth.
Manitoba is squandering its hydro wealth by charging below-market rates.