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Category Archives: Education
Some context on Alberta’s post-secondary cuts
The depth of the Alberta Government mandated post-secondary education cuts is tied to university salaries. Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Education, Labour, Public Enterprise, Role of Government
Tagged Thomas Lukaszuk
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Why are Alberta doctors getting the short end of the stick?
In their dealings with teachers and doctors, the Alberta government of Alison Redford is showing preference to one group and derision to another. But before we get into the arguments, let me state two things right off the bat: I … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Education, Elections, Healthcare, Labour
Tagged Alberta Medical Association, Alberta Teachers' Association, Alison Redford, Calgary Board of Education
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To Improve Our Universities, Let the Best Teachers Teach More Courses
Just as it makes sense to let the best researchers spend their time researching, it makes sense to encourage the best teachers to spend their time teaching. Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged comparative advantage, higher education, specialization, teaching
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Mandated Light Bulbs, an Unwarranted Health and Environmental Risk
Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs, soon to be federally-mandated across the country, pose serious human health and environmental risks Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Climate Change, Education, Energy, Environment, Healthcare, Regulation, Water
Tagged Earth Hour, environment, Global warming propaganda, uintended consequences
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Cutting Red Tape
This week the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is hosting its fourth annual Red Tape Awareness Week™ 2013. In the spirit of the “Red Tape Revolution” here is a poem about red tape reduction initiatives. Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Education, Healthcare, Housing, Immigration, Labour, Local Government, Manitoba, Regulation, Role of Government, Saskatchewan, Taxation, Technology, Trade, Unsorted
Tagged CFIB, Initiatives, Poem, Program, Red Tape, Role of Government, Satire
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Italian judge’s anti-scientific verdict should not surprise us
Since anti-scientific ignorance already populates many who earned science degrees and wear white lab coats, it should not be that surprising that it also has come to populate court rooms and those who wear black judicial robes. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Education, Environment
Tagged Alison Redford, Climate alarmists, Science and technology
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New approach needed at chiefs assembly on education
National Chief Shawn Atleo Shawn Atleo of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) opened up the first session of the AFN’s Special Chiefs Assembly on Education today. There were plenty of speeches and even some grandstanding vis-a-vis the federal government. … Continue reading
Posted in Aboriginal, Education
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Plagiarism and Intent
Margaret Wente at the Globe is accused of plagiarising, but her woes pale in comparison to the ongoing problem in universities. Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Education, Labour, Property Rights
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Video Preview
One of the projects I’m working on here at the Frontier Centre at the moment is a series of short videos for YouTube on education. Continue reading
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Quebec Student Group Will Now Push for Zero Tuition
This development was recently predicted by Frontier’s Peter McCaffrey, who wrote in the SUN chain of newspapers (and elsewhere) that Quebec student groups would be likely to move the goalposts further if the modest planned tuition rises were cancelled. Continue reading
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School Lunches Update
Following my post on Tuesday about school lunches in New Zealand, the TV show who did the initial clip have done a follow up video on how easy it is to make a cheap and healthy lunch for kids. Continue reading
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School Lunches
Even though I’m living here in Canada now, I still keep an eye on political news from back home in New Zealand. Continue reading