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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 U.K. having problems with its P3s
Britain, which led the charge for public private partnerships under both Conservative and Labour governments over the past decades, is now seeing problems with the…
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New report disputes the economic case for nuclear power in Saskatchewan
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Regina — The Saskatchewan office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released a new study on…
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Meaningful Training Programs for BC Welfare Recipients with Multiple Barriers
Help First, Not Work First Download 624.71 KB 28 pages Welfare “reform” in BC has made it more difficult to qualify for welfare, and many…
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Fight poverty to spur recovery
Two years ago, most Canadians were enjoying the peak of a 10-year economic growth phase that helped rank Canada among the 10 biggest economies on…
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Solidarity should be common sense
A few months back, Jim Stanford – in a provocative article entitled “When in doubt, blame unions” – noticed a troubling trend. Stanford observed that…
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Marc’s Summer Reading
With summer comes a lightening of my work load, so I’ve finally found some time to dive into a few interesting books. These are all…
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Fast Facts: Health Care – A Timely Reminder
Last month the Commonwealth Fund – a United States organization promoting evidence-based quality health care in that country – published a study comparing the U.S.…
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Canadians want real security, not $18 billion fighter jets
The recent unilateral decision by the federal government to spend up to $16 billion on the purchase and maintenance of new fighter jets is both…
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Protesting the G20: A Waste of Time?
During the G20 ministerial meetings in Toronto, the sensational images of burning police cruiser cars and broken shop windows dominated the newspaper headlines. This is…
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Fossil fuel peddling impedes BC’s progress toward a green future
Based primarily on the creation of a carbon tax two years ago, the BC government has been propelled into the position of North American climate…
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The Fraser Institute’s bizarre stance on census long-form
Virtually alone in the growing outrage over the federal government’s decision to scrap the long-form mandatory census, the Fraser Institute threw it’s support behind the…
