Executive Summary The development of instantaneous, rapid and reliable communications systems is transforming the rural areas of North America. The exponential expansion of the necessary infrastructure to the most remote regions, often expressed as the “death of distance,” implies a …
Reforming Milk the Australian Way
Australia’s dairy reforms introduced a temporary consumer tax on milk, the revenues from which, were used to partially buy out quota from affected dairy farmers.
Australia’s Dairy Reforms
An overview of Australia’s recent dairy reforms and the country’s phase out of marketing boards. A temporary consumer levy on milk is being applied to partially buy out quotas, the most difficult aspect of marketing board reform.
2002 Canada Property Tax Comparison
2002 comparison of effective residential property tax levels in major Canadian cities
Nav Canada – A Model for Commercializing Public Enterprises
The search for optimal models of offering public services has its occasional successes. Notable among these in the last decade are reforms in the rules that govern public transportation.
The Federalization of Prairie Freshwaters
The federal and provincial governments share jurisdiction for the management of some natural resources and the environment.
Urban Transport and the Purchaser/Provider Split
Over the past two decades, various countries have established policies to shift the production of transit services into a competitive environment.
The Cause of Global Warming – Report
Three of the four methods of measuring global temperature show no signs of global warming. This study suggests that land based temperature measurements are skewed by the “urban heat island” effect.
A Better BA
This report investigates the quality and standards of the Bachelor of Arts program that is currently being offered to students at the University of Manitoba. The standards which were used to judge the Honours, Advanced, and General degrees were historical …