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Month: September 2017
The legacy of 9/11: no end in sight for the war on terror
Reading Time: 5 minutes We’ve spent the last 16 years fighting the symptoms of jihadism but we’ve made little progress in dealing with its root causes
Provincial governments bear the burden of legalized marijuana
Reading Time: 3 minutes While the Trudeau government will enjoy the political payoff of appearing progressive, all the problems and logistics will fall on the provinces
Despite overheated claims, Alberta public schools aren’t under-funded
Reading Time: 3 minutes Even after adjusting for inflation, the government is spending substantially more per student in the province’s public schools than a decade ago
Was the Ukrainian Red Famine genocide or incompetence?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Historians are divided on Josef Stalin’s intent in the Ukraine that resulted in millions of deaths. Anne Applebaum’s new book has revived the dispute
Houston, we have a problem
Reading Time: 4 minutes While scientists are cautious about attributing any particular weather event to global warming, the trend is ominous, particularly as sea levels rise
Canada’s job-growth, employment rates lag behind U.S.
Reading Time: 3 minutes A series of policy choices have made Canada less attractive for investment, businesses, entrepreneurs and skilled workers
Women facing the ‘baby bounce’ have legal options
Reading Time: 3 minutes A pregnant woman facing termination or a mom coming off maternity leave who learns she won’t be rehired may have grounds for a human rights complaint
Hasty conclusions about the past can result in lost opportunities
Reading Time: 3 minutes Monuments often reveal important stories, but can gloss over details. Unless we examine the facts closely, we can end up with a sanitized view of history
B.C. government: public transit too risky for children
Reading Time: 3 minutes By sending his children to school on public transit in Vancouver, Adrian Cook ran afoul of the provincial government’s nanny state mentality