Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Salaries of University Presidents

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Rodney Clifton

Senior university and college administrators in Canada have been receiving salary increases at a faster pace than their faculty colleagues. Continue reading →

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Mobile Phone Prices Challenged by New Entrant in France

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Roland Renner

Exciting changes are happening in the pricing for mobile phone services and the direction is down. The biggest noise is coming from France where “Free” launched a service for 20 Euros per month  – a shocking challenge to the market … Continue reading →

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Fracking News

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Les Routledge

Well this code of practice is a good start to address neighboring concerns about hydraulic fracturing.  The prior sampling of water quality is a particularly good step. However, implementing a no-fault insurance policy to cover water contamination in areas near … Continue reading →

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They Speak with Forked Tongues

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Les Routledge

Teachers, nurses and public servants should heal themselves before casting stones. Continue reading →

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Newt is Smoking Something

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Les Routledge

Ensure that every resident in the USA has access to a 1 Gigabit per second broadband connection by 2020. Continue reading →

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An Inconvenient Letter on Global Warming

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Les Routledge

If elected officials feel compelled to “do something” about climate, we recommend supporting the excellent scientists who are increasing our understanding of climate Continue reading →

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China Driving Oil Pipelines?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Les Routledge

Constructing this pipeline could enable Canada to become a supplier to friendly Pacific nations such as South Korea, Japan and Taiwan Continue reading →

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Why Promoting Home Ownership May Not be a Great Idea

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Les Routledge

The next challenge many of these families faced was owning a home in a market in which, well, the market no longer exists. Continue reading →

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Limiting choice ineffective in curbing obesity

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Joseph Quesnel

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Measuring Canada’s Housing Affordability Against the World

Posted on January 22, 2012 by David Seymour

The Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey is the widest measure of global housing affordability. It reveals the affordability of housing in 35 Canadian markets as well as 290 other markets in six other countries. Continue reading →

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Rogers and Net Neutrality

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Les Routledge

The CRTC issues a statement calling Rogers “Bad Dog!”
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Great University Courses on the Web

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Rodney Clifton

Universities’ professors could create examinations which the students could take for, say, $100.00, and if they passed, they would receive course credit on their university transcript. Continue reading →

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