Part 4: Regina NewGrade Upgrader has Processed 16 million Barrels of Heavy Oil per Year for 30 Years
This is Part 4 of a 6-part series on the two heavy oil upgraders built in Saskatchewan is based on the book So Much More We Can Be: Saskatchewan’s Paradigm Shift and the Final Chapter on the Devine Government 1982-1991, by Edward Willett, Gerard Lucyshyn and Joseph...
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Coase Theorem In Action
In a presentation at a TEDx conference, Rob Harmon provides us with a simple real world example of Coase Theorem.
Grain Freight Regulation has Inhibited Productivity: Grain policies designed for bygone era
By eliminating the special treatment of grain, the federal government can eliminate barriers to investment, boost railway productivity and enhance the movement of goods in Canada.
Reformation In The ‘Church of Global Warming’?
The Church of Global Warming — or is it climate change or maybe climate disruption — is currently enduring a crisis of belief somewhat akin to the time when, in 1517, Martin Luther engaged in his theological carpentry at the All Saint’s Church in Wittenberg. Former believers have become skeptics. NASA astronauts and scientists now doubt the whole business and the remaining true believers accuse them of joining the Flat Earth Society or becoming the equivalent of Holocaust deniers.
Expanded Sunday Shopping Hours in Manitoba
The Manitoba NDP has tabled legislation that would allow stores to stay open three hours longer on Sundays (9am-6pm). While this is welcome news, it begs the question of why we need restrictions on Sunday shopping hours to begin with. The argument against Sunday...
Breaking a Few Eggs
Prince Edward Point has been named a “Globally Important Birding Area” in 1998, and Environment Canada has declared it a wildlife sanctuary. Millions of birds migrate through this tiny area every year, more so than grace even Point Pelee. So it seems rather strange that just a few kilometres down the road the Ontario government has proposed installing the most efficient bird killing machines ever, in the form of a huge wind farm. All to protect the environment.