Reading Time: 3 minutes Today, unlike during the Soviet era, principled conversation is impossible, and that’s dangerous
Author: The Fraser Institute
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The provinces are lousy at controlling spending
Reading Time: 3 minutes The provinces have been demonstrably poor at controlling spending within justifiable parameters
Safer rail transport still can’t compete with pipeline safety
Reading Time: 3 minutes Crude oil exports by rail have increased from 42,000 bbl a year in 2010 to almost 42 million bbl per year in 2014
Alberta prosperity didn’t happen by accident
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some economic facts of life the NDP government needs to keep in mind if it wants Alberta to continue to prosper
Growing number of firefighters fighting fewer fires
Reading Time: 3 minutes The number of reported fires in Ontario fell by 41% while the number of firefighters increased by 36%
No need for national drug plan in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Focus should be on supporting individuals slipping through the cracks, not subsidizing those who don’t need it
Many Canadians could end up paying a 15% marginal tax rate
Reading Time: 3 minutes If the government simplified the tax system by eliminating tax credits, deductions, exemptions and exclusions
Don’t define compassion by government spending
Reading Time: 3 minutes The assumption that government is best placed to care for us overlooks a fundamental truth
Renewable energy all pain, little gain
Reading Time: 3 minutes Renewable energy all but guarantees higher electricity bills
Government budgets are like volcanoes
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s what underneath that counts