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Rail Relocation From Urban Centres Benefits Both Cities and Railways 27 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
The rail tragedy at Lac Mégantic, Québec, has opened a debate about the safety of railway in urban areas. Some argue a safety measure would be the relocation of rail lines away from urban areas. Those...
Taxes, Bureaucrats Should Top Liberal Concerns 23 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
The Manitoba Liberals may make gains next election, so they should adopt some winning policy ideas.
Why Shouldn't Princeton Pay Taxes? 21 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
For the latest evidence of the town-gown divide, look no further than New Jersey, where earlier this summer residents of Princeton banded together to sue the prestigious school in their backyard. The ...
Carbon Dioxide: The “Gas of Life” 21 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
It’s amazing that minuscule bacteria can cause life-threatening diseases and infections – and miraculous that tiny doses of vaccines and antibiotics can safeguard us against these deadly scourges. It ...
The Case for Opening Portage and Main 19 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Portage and Main is one of Winnipeg’s most prominent intersections, but because it undermines local retail and residential development by dissuading pedestrians. Opening it up to pedestrians is a nece...
The Fix for a Broken System of Higher Education 16 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
After the last couple of American elections, it’s become clear that the greatest challenge for conservatives is taking back the culture. And that’s a problem in Canada as well. One of the greatest obs...
Carbon Taxes a War On the Poor 16 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
The fixation with a carbon tax is already resulting in hardship on the poor, who must bear the cost of higher energy and food prices. The elderly or single mothers must now choose between heating and ...
Why the Climate Models of Global Warming Are Wrong 13 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Climate science is in turmoil. Contrary to predictions by the world’s leading climate models and despite rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, global surface temperatures have been flat for 16 ...
McDouble is 'cheapest and most nutritious food in human history' 13 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Describing the McDonald’s double cheeseburger as “the cheapest, most nutritious, and bountiful food that has ever existed in human history” might seem beyond fanciful, but according to the author of F...
Hong Kong’s Simple, Low Taxes: Don’t We All Want It? 13 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
“I did a little calculation yesterday,” says Stuart Iliffe, a Canadian working in Hong Kong as chief financial officer of publishing house PPP Co. Ltd. “If I earned $100,000 [all figures Canadian unle...
