SUMMARY: The above graphs obtained from research scientist and meteorologist Dr. Roy Spencer at the University of Alabama in Huntsville show the fluctuations in global temperatures that have occurred since 1979. Both show no significant warming as predicted by the …
Manitoba Hydro: Worst Transparency in Canada
Annual reports are an essential tool in the public’s ability to analyze companies performance. This charticle demonstrates the transparency of Canadian energy companies based on public access to their annual report data online. This simple analysis of the transparency of …
Canadian Property Rights Index
Property rights are fundamental to the prosperity of any economy. Without predictable and enforceable property rights, individuals and businesses cannot receive a return on economic activity. Property rights are also strongly correlated to GDP per capita and foreign direct investment …
Does Rent Control Always Produce Lower Rents?
Jurisdictions with rent control policies do not always experience slower growth in rent prices than jurisdictions where rent is unregulated.
Manitoba Health Spending: Still Much Higher Than Average
Per-person healthcare spending in Manitoba is significantly higher than the national average.
Privatization Bogeyman Reappears in Manitoba Election La La Land
The basic lesson remains the following. If you want to expand a crown corporation, create more jobs and economic spin-offs, have a larger tax pie then you should privatize.
Will More Police Officers Solve Winnipeg’s Crime Issues?
Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz is fulfilling his pledge to hire more police officers, but recent data shows more police may not necessarily be the answer to Winnipeg’s crime problems.
Why Smart Environmentalists Embrace the Free Market: Take one measure of economic freedom, one measure of environmental performance, and the relationship jumps right out of the page
This plot makes the relationship between economic freedom and environmental performance difficult to ignore.
Manitoba’s Government Pay Premium: Manitoba taxpayers foot the bill for unusually high public servant salaries
Public servants in Manitoba enjoy a larger government “pay premium” than comparable workers in other Canadian jurisdictions.