In Our Backyard, Recall Hydro’s Bill 36
Manitobans interested in politics, economics, indigenous and/or environment issues should read a new book, “In Our Backyard, Keeyask and the Legacy of Hydro Development”. After digesting the information and messages provided by this worthy work, you might find...
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Third party management for band in crisis
The federal government is being criticized for placing Attawapiskat First Nation, a small remote First Nation in Northern Ontario, under third party management. This means a third party appointed by the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs will deliver programs and...
Stop Listening to Union
Another year, another poor showing for Manitoba’s students, compared with others in Canada. This province’s Grade 8 students fell well below the Canadian average in a national test for math, topping only New Brunswick and P.E.I.
Mass Transit: Could Raising Fares Increase Ridership?
Keeping transit fares as low as possible does not necessarily promote high ridership levels. The key to convincing people who can afford driving to instead take public transit is convenience, not lower prices. The best solution for reducing the automobile’s advantages over transit is to operate transit on a for-profit basis. Transit services must also be converted into transit commissions, which would coordinate and contract transit routes to competing private companies.
Can Higher Fares Save Public Transit?
Funding public transit is one of the biggest problems facing cities today. Often the trouble is that a few high-cost, low-ridership routes drag down an entire system. That puts policymakers in a tough spot.
Durban Due Diligence: We must demand scientific rigour on climate change, or we will reap the consequences
In far too many instances, any person who dares to challenge official dogma is branded a “denier” and treated as an enemy of society. This is not merely sad; it is dangerous to all mankind.