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Author Archives: urbanrenaissanceinst
Privatize city hall
(August 10, 2009) It’s time to shed the dead weight of the bureaucracy. Toronto’s municipal strike is over. Some 30,000 garbage and other workers are back on the job. That’s at least 15,000 too many. Continue reading
Posted in Garbage
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Editorial – Down with left and right
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT LEFT AND RIGHT MEAN ANYMORE? When the USSR broke up, the communists found they were called right wingers, and the free market reformers leftists. Debate degenerated until these labels took a backseat to discussing what the various political interests actually stood for.
Posted in Political reforms
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Novel cure
Tom Flanagan’s cure for what ails Indian reserves is novel, especially for a conservative.
It’s not more federal or provincial money, or fewer controls over existing transfers. Indians don’t need enhanced cultural identity or greater control over natural resources, health care, education, child welfare, policing or criminal justice.
If Indians want self-government, they must be prepared to be taxed.
Posted in Taxation
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The two blows that killed the industry
(August 1, 2009) No industry in history has held more promise, been more welcomed, received more favours and failed more spectacularly than the commercial nuclear power industry. Continue reading
Posted in Energy
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