Author Archives: Other News Sources

Turn Green property tax plan on its head

Posted on October 18, 2005 by Other News Sources

(October 18, 2005) Urban life realizes environmental ideals. The city resident drives less, burns less home heating fuel, more often patronizes neighbourhood establishments and more often consumes locally made products, all the while producing more wealth using fewer resources. To live lightly on the land, it’s best to look to the urban village. Continue reading →

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Liberals break promise on electoral reform

Posted on October 6, 2005 by Other News Sources

(October 6, 2005) Ottawa MP Ed Broadbent blasts cynical betrayal. New Democratic Party (NDP). Continue reading →

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Beyond Regulation

Posted on October 5, 2005 by Other News Sources

(October 5, 2005) The title ‘Beyond Regulation’ is not intended to suggest that in future there is no need for regulation, but rather to suggest that we should look beyond its presently accepted role. Continue reading →

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Immigration bosses can’t cut Jake’s skates

Posted on October 4, 2005 by Other News Sources

(October 4, 2005) Jake Brunott has sharpened figure skates for a living over the last 31 years. He’s good at it, so good that figure skaters will often drive two hours to get to his little workshop in an industrial mall just north of Toronto’s city limits. Continue reading →

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A glimpse behind Third World China’s smoke and mirrors

Posted on September 25, 2005 by Other News Sources

(September 25, 2005) China is a Third World country – poor, backward apart from the odd showcase city, and, all told, an economic failure. Those who see in this tyranny of 1.3 billion an economic powerhouse that may soon overtake the West don’t realize that this dragon has been blowing smoke and manufacturing mirrors. Continue reading →

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