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We Have Betrayed our Elders and Compromised our Children’s Future
The reports about nursing home deaths keep getting worse. Thousands of parents and grandparents have died before their time because of our collective negligence. At the same time, our decision to lock down has economic consequences that will hurt us for generations....
Learning to Live with COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that we have to learn to live with COVID-19. Notwithstanding hope of a vaccine, there is no guarantee. Thus, the virus awaits as we step out our door. And it could get worse. Here, the virus has been suppressed by a...
Comparing Lives to Lives
Sometimes I wonder what people will say 100 years from now about the unprecedented events of 2020—not just about the pandemic, but about the extraordinary legal and economic measures imposed by governments around the world, purportedly for the purpose of saving lives....
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Taxes Cost More Than You Think
Amidst the pandemic, the federal government has just given Canadians an extra month to file their taxes (the new deadline is June 1). As people prepare their tax returns, some might wonder if they are getting good value for all the taxes they pay. The answer is that...
The Path Untaken: Indian Cities in Canada and the Māori Model
"In the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the problem of economically unsustainable outports, far from medical care and employment has been met by resettling the inhabitants in urban centres where hospitals, schools, and jobs are more readily available. This has...
Are Choices Lacking for Parents in Publicly Funded Schools?
In all provinces except Alberta, school choice is the exception rather than the rule, and the results show that Alberta’s on the right track.
New Government in Ottawa Means Hope for First Nations
Paul Martin was putty in the hands of the Chiefs, but Stephen Harper might prove different.
Obsolete Regulations Restrict Value-added Agricultural Exports
Well-intended regulations on the use of port containers makes their use for shipping food to foreign customers much too expensive.
A Frontier Throne Speech
Frontier takes a shot at a throne speech – in the Canada West Foundation’s Dialogues magazine, January 2006.
The Potential for Grass Biofuel Pellets
A crop that grows naturally on the North American prairies could help solve our energy problems while providing farmers with an important new source of revenue.
Winnipeg, Edmonton Score Well on Housing Affordability
A major new study of housing affordability ranks Winnipeg and Edmonton as among the most affordable markets in the world.
Dr. Mark Godley, Maples Surgical Clinic, Winnipeg
Can the private sector deliver cost-effective services within a public healthcare system? A Canadian doctor with an established record of doing that says it can, and explains how and why.
Alex Avery, Center for Global Food Issues, Hudson Institute
In both urban and rural communities, stereotypes and preconceived notions about intensive livestock operations, factory farming, the development of genetically modified crops and the use of crop protection products and fertilizers are rife. Alex Avery offers his refreshingly honest perspective.
The Proof is in the Phonics
Educational reform proves you should never mess with anything if it isn’t broken to start with.