Reading Time: 3 minutes Weigh public spending on today’s programs against how much those programs will cost Canadians in the longer term
Month: March 2016
Mining and First Nations collaboration thriving in Saskatchewan
Reading Time: 3 minutes Land certainty and positive partnerships with First Nations make the province one of the most attractive jurisdictions in the world for mining investment
Vancouver’s fuerdai turning immigration dream on its head
Reading Time: 3 minutes Unlike previous immigrants who arrived with very little, the offspring of wealthy Chinese parents are products of an alien culture
Bring back the beloved passenger train
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Canadian Museum of Rail Travel in Cranbrook, B.C. offers a powerful glimpse into what life must have been like during the glory days of rail travel
Land claims largest deterrent to mining investment in B.C.
Reading Time: 3 minutes 77 per cent of respondents for B.C. said that uncertainty from disputed land claims was a deterrent to investment
Feds need to take leadership role on rising obesity rates
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ban advertising of unhealthy foods to kids, tax sugary drinks, revamp food guide, prohibit use of trans fats
What we can learn from a Basic Income Guarantee pilot
Reading Time: 3 minutes Improving health may be one of the most important outcomes
Alberta rejects new charter schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite evidence of their widespread benefits
Of Popes and American politics
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’ve a long memory and a thing for American politics, the Vatican’s recent anti-Trump intervention may have rung a bell
Wynne ignores lessons about the pitfalls of cap and trade
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ontarian households are going to feel the pain, while politically connected industries will reap a windfall