Category Archives: Technology

Fuel Economy Gauges Nudge Drivers Towards Better Fuel Economy

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Steve Lafleur

Fuel efficiency is a major selling point for many car buyers, but it can be misleading. Fuel consumption varies widely based on how one drives. While average fuel consumption statistics are helpful information, it’s easy to forget that last point. Continue reading →

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Kudos to Environment Minister Peter Kent for giving Canadians a climate scare-free Earth Day

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Tom Harris

Happily, and perhaps unexpectedly, Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent resisted the temptation to associate his Earth Day speech with the climate scare. In an announcement that included nothing at all about climate, global warming, greenhouse gases or carbon dioxide, Kent and his Alberta counter-part Diana McQueen instead discussed a practical, science-based plan to enhance public access to real pollution data from the oilsands.

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Mobile Wireless Competitors for Sale

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Roland Renner

It is clear that Industry Canada and the CRTC do not want a re-consolidation to occur. It is less clear if they can adjust the rules more in favour of competition. Continue reading →

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BCE Acquisition of Astral Media Round 2 Part 3 – Telus Strategy vs BCE Strategy

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Roland Renner

Given BCE’s history in the content business, the Telus strategy has a lot going for it. Continue reading →

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Overconfidence: the Achilles heel of global warming alarmists

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Tom Harris

What Canada 2020 panelists and organizers seem to not understand is that all planning for the future involves sensible risk assessment. This includes considering, not just the possible impacts of climate change, but also the likelihood of them actually coming about. And that means dealing with uncertainties. Lecturing Canadians about fictional global warming certainty when future climate states are anything but certain, does us all a disservice and, in the long run will sway no one not already committed to the scare.
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BCE Acquisition of Astral Media Round 2 Part 2

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Roland Renner

Last week participants filed their objections to the second BCE application to acquire Astral Media.  There were 834 interventions in total, many of which are one-page letters of support or opposition. There are three different categories of organizations that filed … Continue reading →

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Some free advice for delegates to the upcoming NDP convention

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Joseph Quesnel

NDP delegates at an upcoming national convention in Montreal should more closely follow the model of social democratic parties of Scandanavia in adopting pro-market, modern policies. Continue reading →

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Canadian government joins Alberta premier in climate change/pipeline fantasy lobbying

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Tom Harris

This week Americans witnessed the bizarre spectacle of a Canadian government minister and a provincial premier promoting several impossible things at the same time. Continue reading →

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BCE Buys Astral Media Round Two

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Roland Renner

The production sector fears a corporate culture clash with Bell and a buyer that is so big it does not have to negotiate. Continue reading →

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Media bamboozled into promoting another climate scare story

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Tom Harris

The new scientific paper “A Reconstruction of Regional and Global Temperature for the Past 11,300 Years” attempted to show that twentieth century “global temperature” rise was unusual when seen in the context of the period since the end of the last glacial. But their research demonstrated no such thing. In fact, it was not even possible for the researchers to come to such a conclusion, based on the data they collected and the computational methods they employed. Continue reading →

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To save Keystone XL, Canada needs leaders with the courage to lead, not simply pander to political correctness

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Tom Harris

Our leaders need to change tack quickly or Keystone XL is at risk of being rejected by the Obama administration due to a colossal public relations mistake. Continue reading →

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Canada can be more than a follower on climate change

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Tom Harris

Minister Kent told his audience in Guelph about “the important role of science in driving the development of world-class regulations in Canada”. Now is his chance to make this boast a reality on the climate file. Continue reading →

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