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Business has its hand out to the government, too
(December 1, 2000) “Beware of business when it claims to represent the public interest,” warns the author. Article cites Lawrence Solomon. Doing business in British Columbia is a battle. It means trading amidst a punitive labour code, interminable industrial action, one of the steepest tax regimes in North America and reams of red tape. Continue reading
Posted in Mining
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Dr. William Rees interviewed by Dr. Michael Gismondi
(November 30, 2000) Bill Rees “is a nice fellow with a strong message – if the world cannot safely expand its way to sustainability we will have to discover other ways of relieving the material impoverishment of half of humanity.” Continue reading
Posted in Natural Resources
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Gunslingers and demagogues
(November 27, 2000) Linda McQuaig’s observations are amusing. What’s her problem with men under 66? Is she threatened by macho men? The Libero Four Stooges: Big Bad Jean, The Rock, Jane and Anne certainly aren’t gunslingers, more like mudslingers. I bet they’d look good in a wetsuit. Continue reading
Posted in City states, Regulation
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Close health care gap with allowances
(November 21, 2000) Doctors, lawyers and other professionals aren’t as healthy, and don’t live as long, as those who occupy even higher rungs on the socio-economic ladder. Neither do the children of doctors, lawyers and other professionals. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Regulation
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Farmers told to get ‘government off your back’
(November 14, 2000) Lawrence Solomon knows the way to make farming environmentally, socially and economically sustainable: eliminate all farm supports, including crop insurance, NISA, AIDA and supply management. “No one should need encouragement to farm or do anything else,” Solomon, executive director of the Toronto-based Urban Renaissance Institute, an environmental organization, told the ‘Recapturing Wealth on the Canadian prairies’ conference here recently. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture (Rural)
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