Monthly Archives: February 2011

Depressing Quote of the Day

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Ben Eisen

The problem, the researchers say, is that the medical system just isn’t that good at keeping people from dying. Continue reading →

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Broadband – The Australian Way

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Les Routledge

Now that the government is building a national fibre network, the question comes up how to operate it Continue reading →

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A “Peak” at an Example of a Smart Grid System

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Les Routledge

Smart Grids could, over time, evolve into a technology platform that resembles the technology infrastructure behind stock and commodity exchange trading platforms. Continue reading →

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Equalization not Entrenched in Constitution

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Peter Holle

Even though more of the media now concedes that the system is quite broken some still repeat the popular myth that equalization is permanently set in concrete because “it is entrenched in the Canadian constitution.” Thankfully this is not true. Continue reading →

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Reinventing Suburbs

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Les Routledge

Where is that seven acre warehouse going to move to? Continue reading →

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Global Warming Hype – Who Wins

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Les Routledge

…thanks to RMS, the insurance industry had made billions from higher premiums. Continue reading →

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Are environmentalists bad for the planet?

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Les Routledge

Last year, the BBC broadcast a documentary that takes the listener into the green watermelon mindset.  A printed transcript is also available. I find the topic is enlightening for how it illuminates underlying values within the green movement.  The discussion … Continue reading →

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Bill Gairdner’s Visit

Posted on February 25, 2011 by David Seymour

A review of Bill Gairdner’s visit to Regina promoting “The Trouble with Canada… Still.” Continue reading →

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Property rights in the Charter?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Joseph Quesnel

Property rights are a fundamental part of our legal heritage. The Magna Carta touched on the need to prevent arbitrary action from government in confiscating property. Continue reading →

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Inappropriate Editorializing by the AP on WI Public Sector Wages

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Ben Eisen

Just read an AP story, reprinted in The Globe and Mail about the standoff in Wisconsin between Governor Walker and the state’s public employee unions. The story correctly asserts that this is the first of many battles that will be fought … Continue reading →

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American vs. European Poverty Measures

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Ben Eisen

Relative poverty lines are actually only measurements of inequality, and tell us almost nothing about material deprivation.
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Long Wait Times – High Unemployment

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Les Routledge

Can the problems of our publicly run health care system be better illustrated than having a bizarre situation of long wait list times for orthopedic surgery while new surgeons cannot find employment? Lou Halpern has been waiting almost four years … Continue reading →

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