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Provincial Cell Phone Ban Makes Sense

Provincial Cell Phone Ban Makes Sense

The Manitoba government is banning cell phones in schools. Starting next month, K-8 students will not be allowed to use cell phones at all during school hours. High school students may use phones during breaks and lunch hour, but not during class time. This...

First Dogs, Then Humans

First Dogs, Then Humans

  Quietly and without press attention, in the past 10 years most governments of the world have started requiring that dogs be microchipped. The chip contains information on vaccine records and health generally, along with owner information including phone number....

Hold The Line

Hold The Line

The marathon trial of Tamara Lich has resumed. This is definitely the most high-profile trial in Canada in years. Millions of our tax dollars have been spent to prosecute this Métis grandmother (and Chris Barber). Seasoned prosecutors have been seconded, and all of...

In Praise Of Sprawl

In Praise Of Sprawl

  Urban growth restrictions are the real reason housing is too scarce and too dear, writes property industry researcher Rob Burgess. Delayed decision-making, bureaucratic dithering, and the stubborn resistance of NIMBYs have all been frequently cited as...