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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...

The Federal Takeover of Canada’s Capital Markets

The Federal Takeover of Canada’s Capital Markets

The proposed federal regulation of Canadian capital markets is of dubious constitutional authority and is a centralist solution in search of a problem. Contrary to the claims of the chief proponents, who enjoy federal funding, it would make markets less harmonious and...

Will the CRTC Ever Join the 21st Century?

Will the CRTC Ever Join the 21st Century?

By: Peter Menzies                    June 4, 2018 The CRTC, through the recommendations in its Harnessing Change report released last Thursday, has risked setting back communications regulation by at least a decade and likely made an error in approach that will define...

What is Sexual Freedom Without a Room?

What is Sexual Freedom Without a Room?

“The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation,” Justice Minister of Canada famously said in 1967. Fifty years later, this statement is no longer true. People who are straight, gay, transgendered, or otherwise cannot get a room for the night from anyone willing...

What’s Missing from the Netflix Deal?

What’s Missing from the Netflix Deal?

In the last few years, Netflix has begun to take over the television world, first in the United States, but now it’s made its way to Canada. According to CBC, as of June 2016, there are more than 5.2 million Netflix customers in Canada. On September. 28, 2017,...

Taking the Air out of Airbnb

Taking the Air out of Airbnb

In Canada, Airbnb is getting...well...deflated. The ironic reason is that it has become too popular. Airbnb is an online service for “Air bed and breakfast.” It's for guests who want a cheap place to stay the night, even if it's on an air mattress. Since its 2008...