Reading Time: 3 minutes What’s a recession going to do to the East Coast? Reap what’s left in our mattresses and sock drawers?
Tag: Atlantic Canada
Tolls the fairest way to fund P.E.I.’s Confederation Bridge
Reading Time: 4 minutes The bridge is a prime example of a private-public partnership gone right. Shifting the burden to taxpayers and non-users is simply unfair
Innovation is a lot like life, with all its ups and downs
Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite government hyperbole, small businesses know that innovation is difficult, costly and sometimes reveals unfortunate truths
Into the great wide open: Nova Scotia’s space ambitions
Reading Time: 3 minutes A planned spaceport on the East Coast would launch eight satellite-carrying rockets annually by 2022
When did green become the new orange in Canadian politics?
Reading Time: 3 minutes So, Green Party, you want to build a kinder, gentler corner of the world? How? What, exactly, do you have in mind?
Equalization inequalities must be addressed
Reading Time: 3 minutes Encouraging short-term stability at the expense of economic performance and fairness is folly when alternatives are available
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
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
Federal carbon tax seems destined to fail
Reading Time: 3 minutes P.E.I. has added itself to the list of carbon tax opponents, following Premier Doug Ford of Ontario. And the list is growing
Carbon tax particularly dangerous to New Brunswick
Reading Time: 3 minutes The tax will slow the already-faltering New Brunswick economy and create a competitive disadvantage with U.S. businesses