Aéroports de Montréal, ‘ADM’, whose main asset, Montreal-Trudeau International Airport’s symbol is YUL, is the umbrella company for the airport serving metropolitan Montreal, domestically and internationally. Its market area is larger: most of Quebec and much of...
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The Tesla Disruption: Cab Drivers Beware!
The free market economy is beautiful in its simplicity: offer a service people want at a price people will pay for, and you will get your reward. For decades, cab drivers offered what buses could not—a ride on request from any location to anywhere else in a reasonable...
More Fake Five-Alarm Crises from the IPCC
Efforts to stampede the USA and Canada into forsaking fossil fuels and modern farming continue apace. UN and other scientists recently sent out news releases claiming July 2019 was the “hottest month ever recorded on Earth” – nearly about 1.2 degrees C “above...
Progressives’ Attempt to Limit Pension Ownership Will Hurt Everyone
In recent days, a controversy flared up, or was orchestrated, when it came to light that some Canadian pension and other institutional investment funds may have owned shares in an American prison-management company called GEO, and another one called CoreCivic. These...
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Coal – Not Wind – is Keeping Saskatchewan’s Lights On
While it’s not the same minute-by-minute data provided by the Alberta Electric System Operator for their grid, SaskPower has begun breaking down where its power is coming from on a daily basis. And the data from Oct. 3 and 4 showed wind generated an average of just...
57 Policy Proposals for Future Leaders to Help Make the Canadian Economy Soar
Executive Summary The various federal political parties are all promoting the policy agendas they believe will foster a sustainably high quality of life for all Canadians. It remains to be seen whether they will attain the success that they aim to achieve. In some...
High-speed Rail in Canada: Decade of Debate Chugs On
“A new debate is emerging among Canadians about whether high-speed passenger trains are the answer to rising oil prices, traffic congestion, airport delays and environmental concerns.”
Canada’s Obama Love Affair Undercuts our National Interest
The quasi-mystical worship of Barack Obama is not in Canada’s national interest. From border issues to trade, the Democratic president and his allies in Congress are targeting foreign countries and that includes Canada.
Study Cites Privatization In Productivity Gains
By removing the influence of government on their operations, the sector is now better able to base its decisions on sound business practices, rather than political expediency.
Neither Charity Nor Bulldozers Prevent Slums
The root cause of slums is not unexpected population growth or shortage of land: It is a double plague of a lack of property rights and poor planning policies — from Kenya to Brazil.
Heartlandia
The central North American region, known as Heartlandia, should build on strengths through a formalized cooperation mechanism.
Climate Campaigners, Sceptics Live In Different Worlds
The main greenhouse gas is not CO2. It is water, as vapour and clouds. It gives up to 95 per cent of the greenhouse effect. Legislation and treaties to limit CO2 emissions are pointless.
Regina Taxi Regulations: Quit fiddling and cure the disease
Canadian cities like Regina should discard their license caps and fare controls in favour of quality controls, since the regulatory process has proven it does not serve the public interest over successive decades.
A High-growth, Low-tax Welfare State
Over the years, the Orewa Rotary Club has hosted provocative speeches that have set the New Zealand political agenda for the coming year. In February 2009, MP, former Minister of Finance, and Frontier Centre Advisory Board member Sir Roger Douglas gave his assessment of recent economic conditions and what governments can and can’t do to deliver prosperity to their citizens.
Deregulate City Taxi Industry, Report Suggests
Deregulation of Calgary's taxi system would create new jobs in a time of economic downturn and help stranded people hail a cab much faster, says a study by a Saskatchewan think-tank. Study author David Seymour of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy argues cabs are...