Reading Time: 3 minutes A significant impediment to any new news media model is the taxpayer subsidized CBC which can provide content that only appears to be free
Month: March 2016
Old boomers bring new glow to Sunshine Coast
Reading Time: 3 minutes Throw in better weather and swimming from May to early October and it’s hard to see the Vancouver or Calgary advantage
Higher energy prices fueling energy poverty in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Five out of the seven regions measured in a Fraser Institute study had higher percentages of energy poverty in 2013 than they did in 2010
Trudeau should learn from Chretien and Martin
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Chretien Liberals showed that smaller, smarter government, competitive taxes, and less debt is the foundation for a prosperous economy
Energy layoffs a vast waste of human potential
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s best and brightest energy industry personnel are at loose ends and we lack the political will and leadership to do anything about it
Premier Wynne, you need to meet education expert Michael Barber
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ontario in dire need of an efficiency expert who will deliver an innovative new education system
Federal budget looming, and Canadian economy faces troubled waters
Reading Time: 3 minutes Unfortunately, government policies are only making matters worse
Pros and cons of the alternative vote to electoral reform
Reading Time: 3 minutes Would it be a good choice for Canada?
Ontario racking up debt faster than any other province
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ontario is responsible for 56% of new provincial net debt, despite accounting for about 40% of Canada’s population and economic output
St. Patrick’s Day wasn’t always as benign as it is today
Reading Time: 3 minutes Toronto’s St. Patrick’s Day riot of 1858 began when an Orangeman used his horse-drawn cab to disrupt the parade