In a March 6 article, Kevin McGwin rightly noted that “Arctic leaders have expressed their outrage over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but when it comes to the region’s issues it is still co-operation as usual”. Russia’s behaviour in Ukraine has been met with...
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Cost sharing must be transparent and predictable
The City of Regina recently informed a number of property owners about upcoming multi-million dollar renovations that are planned for their streets. The Council plans to conduct these renovations via 'cost-sharing local improvement programs' that will require the...
Moving Atlantic Fisheries Forward
Newfoundland and Labrador announced recently that it would relinquish minimum processing requirements (MPR) on fish and seafood exports to Europe, clearing way for the province to reap the benefits of freer trade. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)...
Heated Sidewalks are an Option for Some Canadian Neighbourhoods
Snow presents many logistical challenges for Canadian cities. Street parking is difficult; snow plows exacerbate traffic congestion; excessive snow needs to be trucked out of the core; and melting snow turns streets and neighbourhoods into swamps. These challenges are...
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Early Observations on the Pandemic and Population Density
It is still too early to draw precise conclusions on the extent to which the spread of the COVID-19 is related to urban population density. But there are important recurring themes. The following observations are made with the caveats that we are largely dealing with...
A Proposal for Ending the Indian Act and Canadian Reserve System
Joseph Quesnel’s “‘Zero-in-10’ Plan for Ending the Indian Act and Reserve System” is a policy paper aimed at providing Canadian decision-makers with a way to bring to an end a failed 150-year old system of dealing with our Aboriginal population which has hitherto been...
How Public Services Waste Your Money
The modernisation disease is across the public sector. Police, social services, housing associations, health trusts and others suffer from the requirements to comply with specifications developed by people who do not understand how the work works.
Protect the Boreal Forest From Abundance?
Is Canada running out of trees? From the pages of the National Post, a remarkable exchange of opposing views.
Wanted: Leaders with Big Ideas, Willing to Take Risks
We have been a country of big ideas. When thoughtfulness and reflection in leadership is dithering and constructive opposition is weakness, we are in trouble. Paul Martin and Stephen Harper deserve more respect.
The Digital Hospital
Hospital spending on information technology is expected to climb to $30.5 billion next year, from $25.8 billion in 2004,
First Nations Fiscal Act
The First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act, which received royal assent last week, gives aboriginal groups the authority to pool property taxes they collect to use as collateral for bond issues, virtually assuring that they will obtain an investment grade rating on par with Vancouver or Montreal.
Native Land Policy Faces Overhaul
Breaking with the traditional communal approach to first nations’ lands, the federal government will endorse private ownership of land and housing on reserves as part of a package of new aboriginal policies to be unveiled this spring.
Melbourne 2030: A Vision Far Too Timid
Across Australia, and to a lesser extent in urban areas outside, there is a rush to make the city more compact — urban consolidation it is called in Australia.
Accountability and Self-Rule
The transition from federal control of First Nations to self-government has been tarnished by a lack of consequences for misperforming leaders.
Garden Chemicals and Intellectual Honesty
The Frontier Centre’s “farmer boy” locks horns with a Ph.D in ad hominems.