Happily, and perhaps unexpectedly, Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent resisted the temptation to associate his Earth Day speech with the climate scare. In an announcement that included nothing at all about climate, global warming, greenhouse gases or carbon dioxide, Kent and his Alberta counter-part Diana McQueen instead discussed a practical, science-based plan to enhance public access to real pollution data from the oilsands.
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Eco-Fascists by Elizabeth Nickson
Professor Barry Cooper reviews Elizabeth Nickson’s controversial book “eco-fascism” and discusses the threat that radical conservationism poses to the development of smart environmental policy in Canada. Elizabeth Nickson can write. She developed her skills as a...
Manitoba Aims to Expedite Subdivision Approvals
Finally, what appears to be some good news out of Manitoba. Winnipeg in particular needs to accommodate population growth for the first time in a long time. Modernizing the approval process for subdivisions could help meet that demand. Additionally, it should hopefully help take some pressure off of the rental market in Winnipeg, which has a vacancy rate of less than one percent.
Media Release – Earth Day’s Credibility Damaged by Dominance of Climate Activists: Legitimate environmental concerns being shortchanged by focus on bogus global warming scare
Ottawa, Canada, April 22, 2013: “Earth Day participants must distance themselves from the climate scare or risk the event degenerating into irrelevance,” said Tom Harris, executive director of the Ottawa-based International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC). Noting the intense climate focus in this year’s Earth Day Network advertising, Harris warned, “As the hypothesis that humanity’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are causing dangerous global warming falls into disrepute, all those associated with the climate alarm will also lose credibility.”
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Budget and Other Alternative Ideas for Ottawa to Help the Post-COVID-19 Canadian Economy Soar
The federal government is preparing a budget to be unleashed upon the public and the financial markets, sometime in March. Aside from being terrified at the prospect of a huge amount of debt being taken on, yet again, by our erstwhile servants on Parliament Hill,...
Profile Series: Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (1823 – 1915) was a Canadian-American businessman, judge, lawyer, politician, and black rights activist. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, worked in San Francisco, then moved to Victoria. In 1866, he won a seat on City Council and became the...
Ruth Richardson, NZ Finance Minister 1990-93
Ruth Richardson, former New Zealand finance minister discusses the criteria for fiscally responsible government and the frontier of public policy (competitive delivery, transparency, flat taxes)
Board-Boosting Blues
A new study suggests the Canadian Wheat Board unnecessarily suppresses the barley market.
Wuskwatim: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Many First Nations in Manitoba’s North have been devastated by hydro-electric projects. While the new one at Wuskwatim could on balance be positive for the Cree, they need to address its downside.
Aboriginal Women and Basic Human Rights
The abuse of women in First Nations is being ignored, and the courts are complicit in it.
Norman Cameron, Professor of Economics, University of Manitoba
That rarest of animals, a free-market economist at the University of Manitoba, discusses the economic implications of the Kyoto Accords, and much more.
Gordon Gibson, Author, Columnist and Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute
Gordon Gibson talks about the current state of aboriginal policy in Canada and where he thinks it should go.
Expert says global warming all “bunk”
Tim Ball, a retired University of Winnipeg geography professor and environmental consultant decries lack of balance in climate change discussion.
MTS and Crown Corporation Folklore
Crown corporations bring cheap telephone prices, cheap electricity and cheap auto insurance. But these advantages are an illusion.
Challenging Eco-Imperialism
Environmental activists now face scrutiny for how their actions are impacting poor third world citizens.