Having trouble viewing? Try the web version [link removed] of this email. Latest Research Renowned energy expert says Ottawa’s ‘net-zero’ emissions plan impractical and unrealistic [[link removed]]
Despite international agreements, government spending and regulations, and technological advancements, global fossil fuel consumption surged by 55 percent between 1997 and 2023. And the share of fossil fuels in global energy consumption has only decreased from nearly 86 percent in 1997 to approximately 82 percent in 2022.
Read More [[link removed]] Private clinics helped Saskatchewan reduce median medical wait times by nearly 50% [[link removed]]
The Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative (SSI), which was in place from March 2010 to March 2014, offers an informative case study of how publicly funded care provided by private clinics can contribute to more timely delivery of specific health-care services.
Read More [[link removed]] Ottawa’s delay in balancing the budget will require deeper spending cuts and larger tax hikes in the future [[link removed]]
How Have Canadian Federal Governments Responded to Budget Deficits? is a new study that measures how Canadian federal governments have responded to budget deficits over the last 150 years.
Read More [[link removed]] Commentary and Blog Posts Canadian living standards declining with no end in sight [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Hill Times) By: Jason Clemens, Grady Munro, and Milagros Palacios
Canadians are on the cusp of the worst decline in living standards in 40 years, with no end in sight.
Oakville teens should learn about communism before promoting it [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Toronto Sun) By: Matthew D. Mitchell and Steven Globerman
Political and economic change is often driven by the young. They have energy, a tolerance for risk, and are less beholden to the status quo. But they don’t always push for new ideas.
Federal government estimates don’t reflect true costs of national pharmacare [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) By: Grady Munro and Mackenzie Moir
According to a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), the price tag for the Trudeau government’s national pharmacare program is already expected to exceed the government’s original estimate.
Ontario can learn from Alberta and save small schools [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Epoch Times) By: Michael Zwaagstra
Some Toronto parents are upset that their local elementary school is putting all students in grades 4, 5 and 6 in a single classroom.
New Brunswick government can help further enhance province’s mining potential [[link removed]] (Appeared in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal) By: John Smith
The current debate over a volcanic rock mine proposal in Dalhousie, the latest in a series of proposed mines in New Brunswick, underscores the regulatory hurdles that mining projects face in the province.
B.C. experiencing child-care crisis despite government claims [[link removed]] By: Matthew Lau
At the beginning of this month, the Eby government released a statement marking May as “Child Care Month.”
Nova Scotia government can easily ban smartphones in schools despite naysayers [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald) By: Paige MacPherson and Alex Whalen
If policymakers in Nova Scotia want to ban smartphones in schools, they don’t need to reinvent the wheel—affordable solutions are at their fingertips.
Canada should get out of EVs before bubble bursts [[link removed]] (Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) By: Kenneth P. Green
A recent article in the The Daily Mail asks, “Is the global EV bubble bursting?” The article then answers the question by looking at electric vehicle (EV) sales figures for six major manufacturers.
Central planning from the inside—an interview with a Soviet-era economist [[link removed]] By: Matthew D. Mitchell
In our descriptions of socialism in Poland and Estonia, we often quoted firsthand accounts of Poles and Estonians who lived through the period. One voice that we didn’t capture was that of the planner—the government official charged with making the economy work, despite socialism’s enormous handicaps.
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