The long-suffering citizens of Alberta recently learned that they are on the hook for yet more billions of dollars via an ill-advised “investment” in an oil pipeline that was veritably festooned with red flags prior to the injection of hard-earned and now lost...
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Troubling Trends for Human Rights and Civil Liberties in China and India
December 9 marked the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. December 9, 2020 also marked the 72nd anniversary of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of...
Providing Reserve Residents with Access to Market Housing Options
Indigenous housing—especially in remote and northern locations—represents one of the intractable problems facing First Nation communities. The high cost of housing in these locations and the never-ending cycle of backlogs plague reserve communities across Canada....
“Great leaders have great fellowship. Big Bear had, at some point, some three thousand followers on the books and four hundred ... Eventually, because he took a hard line position, and he understood the long-term ramifications of the policies of the government in...
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COVID-19 Overshadows 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and the Lessons Learned
Seventy-five years ago Western Allied forces formally accepted the surrender of Nazi High Command leaders in Germany, ending World War II in Europe. The Wehrmacht fought the Soviet Red Army another day, surrendering on the 9th of May. Victory in Europe (VE) Day is...
A Miraculous Turn of Events
Never in my wildest dreams did I envision a day when I’d agree with anything filmmaker Michael Moore said – much less that he would agree with me. But mirabile dictu, his new film, Planet of the Humans, is as devastating an indictment of wind, solar and biofuel energy...
Robbing Peter to Pay David Suzuki
The environment has become the new reason for interventionist government and proponents quite happily admit the same.
Better Roads = Lower Greenhouse Gases
Upgrading the Perimeter Highway to free-flowing conditions has demonstrated environmental benefits, cost and travel time benefits for the users and improved public safety. It is time for the Government to get serious about smart green policies that show concrete benefits to Manitobans beyond simple emissions reductions.
Environmental Policy That Creates A Freeway of Benefits for Manitobans
The benefits of upgrading Winnipeg’s Perimeter Highway to free-flowing conditions by replacing the current signalized intersections with grade-separated interchanges include reducing vehicle emissions and travel times, increasing safety, reducing fuel consumption and increasing Winnipeg’s attractiveness as a potential central transportation hub.
A “Power Shift”: Conservative Principles for the Environment
The core principles of energy and environmental policy from a conservative perspective can be summed up in three lines: 1) remove distortions of supply and demand; 2) internalize externalities with user fees; and 3) let the market work.
Getting Rid of Corporate Welfare
Similar to reining in wild expectations in stock market with disillusionment, voters will need to be disillusioned about corporate welfare before business subsidies can end.
Immense Public Frustration with Politicians Over the Global Warming and Climate Change Debate
An overwhelming majority of the public nonetheless does not believe that the causes of climate change have been fully identified or that the debate has been settled. By a more than 4:1 margin, the public calls upon the media to provide more multi-sided reporting on the issue.
New COMPAS Poll: Immense Public Frustration with Politicians Over the Global Warming and Climate Change Debate
A poll released by COMPAS Research shows two-thirds of Canadians think politicians have done a poor-to-bad job of providing evidence to justify their proposals to fight carbon gases—including spending billions or levying higher taxes on gasoline or heating oil. Fewer than one in five (19%) think Canada’s politicians have done a good-to-excellent job of justifying their plans.
Province Rethinking Nitrogen Removal
The Doer government wants to take a second look at whether removing nitrogen from Winnipeg’s waste water is worth the huge cost. The move is an about-face for the province, which has steadfastly maintained nitrogen should be removed from waste water along with phosphorus and ammonia. The review comes as many in the scientific community say nitrogen removal is costly and will have little impact on reducing pollution in Lake Winnipeg, where Winnipeg’s waste-water pollution eventually ends up via the Red River.
$2,280 in ‘Ralph bucks’ or $2 Billion Buried in the Ground?
The possible and practical uses for $2 billion are almost endless.