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Breadbasket no more? The future of food could be grim
I grew up farming in Saskatchewan, in the heart of Canada’s Prairie grainland area—one of the world’s great “breadbaskets.” My family and I grew canola,…
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The Problem of Poverty Post-Recession
Download 318.18 KB 7 pages Every recession ushers in a rising tide of poverty. As jobless and underemployed people struggle to make ends meet, the…
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Canadian households: Among highest debt to income ratios in the world
In the past few weeks some of Canada’s most respected economic authorities, including Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, have voiced concerns over the fragility…
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The impact of the recession on young people
The International Labour Organization published a report this week on world youth unemployment that seems to have some relevance here in British Columbia. The study,…
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Cholesterol drugs don’t help the healthy
I have said this before and this recent research begs me to say this again: Someday we will look back on society’s zeal for checking…
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Over-taxed or under-serviced, both or neither? Let’s get beyond the rhetoric in Atlantic Canada
The media report that the Canadian Taxpayers Foundation (CTF) wants to open up shop in Atlantic Canada. Is this a good thing for our region?…
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Mosquito Wars: Politics, Economics or Science?
Heated debates are going on again in Brandon and Winnipeg about the most effective way to deal with mosquitoes. In thinking about this issue it…
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Recession, Recovery and Transformation: Revisiting the Role of Government
Couchiching Summer Conference 2010: Watershed Moment or Wasted Opportunity? Speech to the Couchiching 2010 Summer Conference Watershed Moment or Wasted Opportunity, a 3 day conference…
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The Smart Tax Alliance. Non-Partisan? Really?
Last Thursday BC newspapers carried a large ad supporting implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax. The advertisement was signed by the “Smart Taxation Alliance” a…
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12 year olds at work: cuts, strains, dislocations and fractures
Last month the Medical Officer of Health for the Sea to Sky Region published an article in a Squamish newspaper raising his concerns about child…
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Climate Change – Who’s Carrying the Burden?
The devastating impacts of climate change are clear. But there are disturbing revelations about how global elites are tackling the issue. Al Gore—on one hand…
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‘Prosperity’ Mine
So there I was in Durham near Newcastle, enjoying a pint in a very historic and charming little pub called the Dun Cow (where do…
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Western Climate Initiative: another baby step
It has been a while but this week climate change is back in the news cycle. The front page of today’s Globe reports on the…
