CALGARY, AB, Mar. 26, 2008/ — From coffee row to corporate boardrooms, people across Saskatchewan are genuinely optimistic about what the future holds. Strong global demand for Saskatchewan’s rich endowment of natural resources has laid the foundation for the province’s economic resurgence.
CALGARY AB, Mar. 23, 2008/ — With all the hullabaloo about the sub-prime mortgage meltdown in the US, there is a danger that Canadians will pay even less attention to what is really important when it comes to the economy.
WINNIPEG, MB, Mar. 17, 2008/ — Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty knows what’s best for his province’s children, and he isn’t afraid to use the police to back him up.
EDMONTON, AB, Mar. 15, 2008/ — Last week, the Alberta provincial election concluded with a resounding victory for Premier Ed Stelmach and his Progressive Conservative government and the decimation of the opposition parties, especially the provincial Liberals.
CALGARY AB, mar. 15, 2008/ — Imagine that for years you’ve given $2,000 annually to a relative ostensibly to help pay the bills, put food on the table and provide for the children.
Published in the Edmonton Journal, February 28, the Red Deer Advocate, March 14, and the Brandon Sun, March 22, 2008. By Dr. Jason Bristow Senior Policy Analyst Canada West Foundation The subject of young adults and politics is a minefield littered with unexploded myths. While it is true that young adults vote less than older voters, it is [...]
CALGARY, AB, Mar. 15, 2008/ — 44.7 per cent. That is the percentage of Albertans who cast their ballots in the 2004 provincial election. It was the lowest turnout in recent Canadian electoral history
Dr. Roslyn Kunin, Ph.D. Senior Fellow and Director of the BC Office Canada West Foundation With the 2010 Winter Olympics less than two years away, Vancouver is getting ready to welcome the world, or at least display itself to the world via millions of television sets. What we hope will be seen is a beautiful [...]
Published in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, March 28, the Red Deer Advocate, April 1, and the Brandon Sun, April 21, 2008. By David Seymour Saskatchewan Policy Analyst Frontier Centre for Public Policy Recent polls indicate that the state of the environment is of major concern to most Canadian voters. Politicians toss phrases such as “climate change,” “global warming,” “reducing [...]
By Tyler Bryant Student Simon Fraser University Wishful thinking is not a sound foundation upon which to address one of the most important environmental, political, social, economic and technological challenges in human history. Unfortunately, emissions abatement strategy in Canada has heavily emphasized wishful thinking as a policy option. Hoping for individuals and businesses to change [...]