ENVIRONMENT – Green enviro-dreams are based on fantasy, not science
Energy analyst Mark Mills says we’re decades away from renewables providing 100% of the power that drives our economy By KEN GREEN Analyst The Fraser Institute [Continue]
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EDUCATION – B.C. system performs well while holding line on spending
B.C. financially supports parents who choose independent schools with per-student grants of up to 50 per cent By ANGELA MacLEOD Analyst, The Fraser Institute WHILE OTHER [Continue]
TAXES – There’s nothing ‘affordable’ about B.C. government’s tax increases
Higher carbon, personal income, payroll, business and residential property taxes will hit B.C. families and make the province less attractive for business By NIELS VELDHUIS [Continue]
FRASER INSTITUTE – Ottawa lays another brick in the wall at Alta. border
Ottawa ignores the evidence with Bill C-48, which will make it more difficult to ship oil and byproducts to lucrative Asian markets By KEN GREEN Senior director of natural [Continue]
ECONOMY – Alberta sinks deeper and deeper into a sea of red ink
The more the government spends on servicing its debt, the less is left over for priorities that Albertans value such as health care By STEVE LAFLEUR and BEN EISEN The Fraser [Continue]
PIPELINES – The high cost of pipeline obstructionism in Canada
Our lack of capacity to cheaply transport crude is costing us billions. Policy-makers need to recognize the urgent need for pipelines By KENNETH P. GREEN ELMIRA ALIAKBARI and [Continue]
THE ECONOMY – British Columbia’s budget cools the economic climate
The B.C. budget does little to improve the investment climate or mitigate the effects of policy changes emanating from U.S. By CHARLES LAMMAM and HUGH MacINTYRE The Fraser [Continue]
HEALTH – What can we do about Canada’s scarcity of doctors?
By STEVEN GLOBERMAN Senior Fellow The Fraser Institute While health care is a dynamic service characterized by the continual introduction of new drugs and medical devices, [Continue]
FRASER INSTITUTE – Canada Pension Plan reforms need a complete rethink
By JASON CLEMENS and CHARLES LAMMAM The Fraser Institute THE CANADA Pension Plan (CPP) needs a comprehensive review, followed by real reform. The provincial and federal [Continue]
ECONOMY – B.C.’s new business as usual: political, economic uncertainty
By LYDIA MILJAN Senior Fellow The Fraser Institute A SHADOW hangs over British Columbia’s political and economic future. Last spring, B.C. went through one of its most [Continue]
B.C. POLITICS – Greens should support Site C dam, for all British Columbians
By KENNETH GREEN and JOSEPH QUESNEL The Fraser Institute GIVEN THE DESIRE for green energy, you would think a Green Party leader would support more hydro power for Vancouver. [Continue]
B.C. POLITICS – How will B.C.’s NDP pay for deal with Greens?
By CHARLES LAMMAM and HUGH MacINTYRE The Fraser Institute THE POWER-SHARING deal struck by the New Democratic Party and Green Party means British Columbians could soon see an [Continue]
FRASER INSTITUTE – How an NDP-Green government can free up housing supply
By JOSEF FILIPOWICZ and STEVE LaFLEUR The Fraser Institute IN THE WAKE of last month’s election in British Columbia, the NDP and Green Party appear poised to form the next [Continue]
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