The recent protests in India are very different from those of a generation ago, in the 1960s-70s, when protesters, mostly from the slums, shouted ‘Roti, Kapra and Makan’, which means “Bread, clothes and housing”. Today, India is an economic giant embracing...
Poverty
Can Goldman Sachs help the homeless?
A few blocks from where I work, there’s a guy who lives on a sidewalk in the Financial District. That guy is incredibly expensive. For the amount we pay in social services to keep him alive, he could practically move into the Ritz. The yearly cost of caring for a homeless person with substance abuse and mental issues (that is, most of them) ranges from $55,000 up to $134,000, according to various research studies.
Conservatives Look to Tackle Social Services with Free Market Ingenuity
The government is always making “important announcements.” Every press release is labelled as such, even if it’s (as on Tuesday) merely funding for snow-grooming equipment for a quad riding club in Quebec. To be fair, that was probably judged “important” in Victoriaville, Que., if nowhere else.
Failed anti-GMO initiative victory for sound science and policy
California voters have apparently defeated Proposition 37, a ballot measure that would have mandated labeling of foods made from genetically modified crops. While on the surface there is nothing wrong with a voluntary labelling scheme. This is much better than...
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Traditional Teaching is not Obsolete
Artificial intelligence has come a long way. Unlike the rudimentary software of the past, modern-day programs such as ChatGPT are truly impressive. Whether you need a 1,000-word essay summarizing the history of Manitoba, a 500-word article extolling the virtues of...
Ottawa’s Policies Defeat Its Critical Minerals Push
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a recent rush visit to the Saskatchewan Research Council’s experimental rare earth refining facility in Saskatoon. He touted his government’s efforts to promote rare earth discovery, development, and extraction, along with the...
Nestle Chairman Attacks Biofuels
“It is absolutely immoral to push hundreds of millions of people into hunger…”
TAX-TIVISM – Part 1 on the Robin Hood Tax
In this age of constant digital activism through social media, is anyone suspicious as to why there are commercials by charities and foundations, not even by government, trying to sell us on more taxes?
American vs. European Poverty Measures
Relative poverty lines are actually only measurements of inequality, and tell us almost nothing about material deprivation.
Seeing Red
The Stelmach government has raided Alberta savings once more in their new budget. The so-called Sustainability Fund is near depletion, while the government justifies its pillaging on the basis of rosy assumptions for the future. These assumptions only succeed in drawing more attention to what can only be identified as the government’s lack of connection to economic realities.
Helping The Obese Help Themselves: Shuttle service helps people access healthy food
An innovative shuttle service program in Winnipeg shows how we can help people access healthy food without limiting freedom.
Preying On Hope: The case of fraudulent grooms
Tens of thousands of South Asian young females and their families are being duped by criminally-organized, fraudulent marriage suitors from Canada.
“The Muddle of Multiculturalism”
What started as innocent politicking in search of votes has unfolded into dangerous attitudes and practices against the fabric of Canadian liberal democracy. The multiculturalism policy is undermining basic Canadian beliefs such as individual rights and freedom of expression
Thinking About Welfare and Poverty
I’ve been doing a bit of reading about poverty and the impact of welfare programs the past couple days and have come across some really fascinating, innovative ideas and research.
Divorce Granted, Justice Denied
Frontier Centre in the media from the National Post.