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Milked By Taxis – August 30, 2010
"What is especially bizarre about the supply-management mentality is the idea that the onus always lies on the would-be new entrant to an industry to prove why he or she should be allowed in."
Look What's Coming Down The Road – August 16, 2010
Noting that traffic congestion is costing the Canadian economy billions, the report asserts that building more road capacity is not the answer, as it often promotes more traffic: "Accurate transport pricing aims to ensure that people face the true costs of their travel decisions."
As traffic congestion grows, are peak-hour fees the only answer? – August 13, 2010
Donovan's report details the Swedish experience. Stockholm first experimented with accurate transport pricing in 2006, after which it held a referendum on implementation: 53 per cent approved. Peak traffic volumes in Stockholm declined by about 25 per cent.
Our Traffic Problems Solved -- Simply – August 12, 2010
Public planners tend to look for big, dramatic solutions -- social engineering, infrastructure construction and so on -- when small economic signals might have the same desired effect.
How to Kill Traffic Congestion – August 11, 2010
Traffic in Canada could be more evenly spread out during the day the roads more efficiently—if market pricing was used.
Winning the Battle with Traffic Congestion – August 10, 2010
Instead of increasing road capacity, Canada’s government agencies should implement accurate transport pricing.
Media Release - Winning the Battle with Traffic Congestion – August 10, 2010
Instead of increasing road capacity, Canada’s government agencies should implement accurate transport pricing.
Toward Creating Sustainable Transit – July 12, 2010
"Introducing competition and competitive contracting into a system now dominated by union and operating monopolies, combined with a shift in reliance from rail to buses, would go a long way toward curbing costs and increasing productivity."
This Shouldn't Fly With Canadians – July 6, 2010
"The Frontier Centre for Public Policy compared airline fares on similar-distance flights in all three jurisdictions and found that fares were the most expensive in Canada."
'Open Skies' Policy Unlikely To Take Off In Canada, U.S.; – July 3, 2010
"A study from the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre For Public Policy surveyed five cheapest-fare 3,300-mile flights and found: Canadian passengers pay an average fare per mile of 45 cents, Americans pay 28 cents, Europeans pay 16 cents."
Study Calls For Canada To Open Skies To Competition; Affordable Flying; – June 30, 2010
"Consumers pay more for air travel in Canada than in the U.S. or Europe, says a new study that calls on Ottawa to open the market to more competition."
Want Cheap Airfares? See Europe – June 28, 2010
Airlines fares are cheapest in Europe—this thanks to competition.
Canada’s Not-So Friendly Skies – June 24, 2010
Canadian consumers pay sky-high airfares compared to both the U.S. and Europe.
Media Release - Canada’s Not-So Friendly Skies – June 24, 2010
Canadian consumers pay sky-high airfares compared to both the U.S. and Europe.
Why You Pay a Fortune for Airline Tickets – December 28, 2009
Liberalized airline competition in Europe have benefited consumers with extremely competitive and inexpensive airlines fares.
A Canadian Autobahn – November 30, 2009
PowerPoint slides which accompanied the Lunch on the Frontier presentation by Wendell Cox in Calgary on October 29th, 2009.
Bring on Canada’s Autobahn – November 18, 2009
A Canadian autobahn? Why not argues Wendell Cox who writes Canadians should join the rest of the world in building a comprehensive national motorway system.
A Canadian Autobahn – October 29, 2009
The United States, Europe and Japan all have motorway systems that reach virtually all of their major urban areas; Canada is the exception.
Media Release - Creating a Canadian Autobahn – October 29, 2009
A new Canadian “autobahn” system proposed that includes significant upgrades to the Trans-Canada highway as well as the Yellowhead route, Edmonton and Calgary to the Canada-U.S. border, Ottawa to Sudbury and across the island of Newfoundland.
Vehicles Improve Earning Potential – October 28, 2009
"There is always this assumption that people on welfare and low-income earners can just use the bus and that is the most appropriate form of transportation for them,'' said Taylor, adding riding the bus is not necessarily the best alternative to owning a car.

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