Reading Time: 4 minutes Atlantic Canada enjoys a level of public spending that far outreaches that of the provinces that contribute most to equalization payments
Category: Newfoundland
School choice a good first step to quality education in Atlantic Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Adopting the Alberta charter school model would give parents and children more choice and allow them to enjoy the benefits of competition
Canada wins if the globe warms but we must be ready
Reading Time: 4 minutes If the Earth warmed as much as models say, the increase in Canada’s arable land would be an area two times the size of Quebec
Atlantic Canada should abandon government liquor monopolies
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time to focus on preserving public safety while permitting a market system to thrive through the entire supply chain, from producer to consumer
Newfoundland needs a legislative budget officer
Reading Time: 4 minutes While no single solution will resolve the province’s fiscal crisis, an LBO would ensure that elected officials are informed in their deliberations
Wanted: A global energy sector leader
Reading Time: 3 minutes Assume that Canada was sent a job posting by a headhunter. It sought applicants for the world’s top oil and gas jurisdiction
Killing the goose that laid the golden egg
Reading Time: 4 minutes Increasingly harsh and ever-shifting resource-related government policies are killing jobs and making Canadians poorer
Energy debate stuck in a rut – and what we can do about it
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s increasingly clear we need to step outside the echo chambers that shape Canada’s polarizing energy narratives
Trudeau’s small business tax grab will hit Atlantic Canada hard
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ottawa’s plan is confiscatory and destructive for a region where everyone already pays far too much in tax
The no-zero policy finally gets a failing grade
Reading Time: 3 minutes But dumping the misguided practice in Newfoundland and Labrador schools is just the beginning – much more reform is needed