Reading Time: 3 minutes A planned spaceport on the East Coast would launch eight satellite-carrying rockets annually by 2022
Category: Nova Scotia
Tear down Canada’s interprovincial trade walls
Reading Time: 3 minutes The annual national price tag for maintaining internal barriers may top $130 billion
New coalition seeks to create a compelling LNG narrative for Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The group is hosting a session on Jan. 15 in Calgary to gauge interest. So far, nearly two dozen organizations plan to attend
Time to rethink the federal transfers system
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
Bad public policy chokes out economic growth
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nova Scotia’s continued ban on fracking isn’t supported by evidence. And it has severely curtailed spending and job creation
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
Nova Scotia increases health system complexity at the cost of actual care
Reading Time: 3 minutes Strangely, the health authority seems to believe that increasing the administrative burden on clinicians won’t decrease care
The fractured thinking behind Nova Scotia’s fracking ban
Reading Time: 3 minutes The ban on hydraulic fracturing defies science that says the practice is safe. And it means turning away from billions in profits
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
Let private enterprise retail cannabis in Nova Scotia
Reading Time: 3 minutes A private retail model offers more entrepreneurship overall and better distribution, particularly in rural areas