Based on a running centered 13-month average, global temperatures have cooled about 0.3 Celsius since 2016.[1] Similarly, mean monthly sunspot activity has been dropping since 2016: 52 in 2016, 26 in 2017, 12 in 2018 to 4 in agricultural year 2019 (September to...
Nova Scotia Liquor Control Commission, or ‘NSLC’, is the monopoly Crown corporation which controls and retails all beverage alcohol in that province. Using an intrinsic value method, and discounting to the present, NSLC’s projected future free cash flows, as the...
In the age of transparency, fairness, and equity this infographic demonstrates how spectacularly different the Manitoba Chiefs’ total compensation per registered member across 8 reserves in Manitoba. The highest paid per capita Chief of Buffalo Point makes $879 per...
No matter how far Venezuela sinks, there remain loyalists who deflect and deny, including plenty in Canada. These dogmatic adherents of authoritarian central planning foretell more Venezuelas to come. Bolivia under Evo Morales and Nicaragua under Daniel Ortega look to...
Half a century ago, our colleges and universities were liberal in their orientations and policies. Generally, they treated students and staff as individuals who were judged by their academic achievements and potentials. (Where they existed, the exceptions were...
Of late, it has been remarked that most of the active ingredients for key pharmaceuticals in North America come from abroad - usually from China; in the case of generics, often from India. In turn, India often imports its key ingredients from China. So, diverting...
A supreme court decision begins the long process of breaking down Canada’s public healthcare monopoly.
Federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale and Atlantic Institute President Brian Crowley debate Saskatchewan equalization
Voters in Europe are wisely refusing to endorse Canadian-style federalism.
The recent revelations from the Gomery Inquiry are causing me great concern, but not for the usual reasons. We should all feel outraged at the waste of taxpayers’ money for dubious purposes but, hey, governments are always wasting money. The real problem is the...
The presidents of Manitoba’s colleges and universities want more money. But how wisely are they spending what they already have?
A Chief who runs an open, democratic administration talks about his band’s progressive policies.
Economist Randal O’Toole explores the parallels between the visions of East German central planners and modern urban planners.
Sweden introduced full vouchers in 1992; competition from private schools has improved the quality of public schools.
This Scandinavian country created an internal market for public education; now almost everybody wants to keep it.