Secretiveness Still a Defining Feature of Many Band Governments – May 7, 2010
The Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index provides empirical evidence that many band respondents do not feel their governments are sharing important financial data with members.

Majority of Band Residents Report Political Meddling in Businesses – April 30, 2010
The Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index demonstrates that on many reserves band officials are still inappropriately engaging in business activities.

Sizable Minority of Reserve Residents Do Not Feel Safe From Arbitrary Government – April 23, 2010
Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index reveals that through the use of Band Council Resolutions (BCRs), a good minority still say their band is removing members it “does not like.”

Why Smart Environmentalists Embrace the Free Market – April 21, 2010
This plot makes the relationship between economic freedom and environmental performance difficult to ignore.

Nepotism Still Significant Issue on Many Reserves – April 16, 2010
Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index suggests nepotism in terms of government position hiring still exists on many First Nation communities.

Growing Confidence in First Nation Elections – April 9, 2010
Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance reveals that although respondents show confidence that their votes are being counted properly, there are still questionable practices occurring.

Canada’s Forests are Getting Healthier – April 2, 2010
Canada is doing an excellent job of protecting its vast forest resources.

Excellent Administration is Transparent Administration – March 29, 2010
Empirical data from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index reveals a strong statistical connection between First Nation government transparency and good administration.

Best-Administered Reserves Have Highest Scores – March 24, 2010
Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index reveals that good administration on a First Nation is a strong predictor of overall success for a reserve community.

Canada V. Europe on Health Care Wait Times: Canada Compares Badly – March 19, 2010
Despite high levels of healthcare spending, wait times for health services in Canada are much longer than they are in most of Europe.

Transparent First Nation Governments Perform Best Overall – March 16, 2010
Data from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index shows a clear statistical connection between transparent First Nations and overall high performance.

Fair Elections Strong Indicator of High Performing First Nations – March 10, 2010
Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index reveals that First Nations with high Electoral rankings perform well overall.

Canada’s Cropland: Becoming Better Protected From Erosion – March 5, 2010
Over the past 30 years, the percentage of Canada’s agricultural soil that is well-protected from soil erosion has steadily increased.

Canada v. Europe on Patient Rights: Canada Lags – February 19, 2010
European consumers generally have superior access to information about their health care options and their own condition than Canadian patients.

Canada v. Europe on Health Care: Europe Wins – February 5, 2010
With a combination of high spending and mediocre performance, Canadians get less “bang for the buck” in healthcare than citizens of most European countries.

More Money Doesn’t Always Equal Better Health Care – January 29, 2010
In Canada, the highest-spending provinces on healthcare are among the lowest-performing jurisdictions in the country.

$44 per Day: An Early Christmas for Winnipeg Taxi License Holders – December 3, 2009
When taxi shield holders ask for taxi fares to be raised, decision makers should consider the immense values already capitalised into market value of the licences, now approaching $400,000 in Winnipeg.

Manitoba’s Government Pay Premium – October 23, 2009
Public servants in Manitoba enjoy a larger government “pay premium” than comparable workers in other Canadian jurisdictions.

Rapid Wage Growth for Federal Public Servants – October 8, 2009
In 1991, federal public servants enjoyed a “pay premium” of 34% compared to the average weekly wage earned by individuals working in other occupations. In 2008, the gap was 59%.

Fact Check on Greenhouse Gas Emissions – September 17, 2009
Some environmental activists criticize Canada for the fact that our total greenhouse gas emissions have increased over the past 20 years. However, examining total emissions is an overly simplistic approach to measuring progress, because this metric makes no provision for the fact that GHG emissions are tightly linked to population and economic growth. A better indicator is GHG intensity of economic activity, a statistic that does not punish economic growth. According to this indicator Canada has actually made significant progress over the past 20 years, reducing the GHG intensity of its economic activity by 18% since 1990. This indicator clearly shows that the widespread perception that Canada has made no progress toward controlling its GHG emissions is mistaken.