On the Alberta Election
And the pollsters are kicking themselves. All of the polls published in the last week of the campaign showed the Wildrose party in the lead, ranging from 6-17 points. but the PCs have scored their...
View ArticleOn the Quebec Tuition Deal
Premier Jean Charest and his government have made a terrible mistake. They have essentially given in to the students by signing a deal that they can raise tuition but must cut other fees. First, how...
View ArticleBalancing Alberta’s Books
The Province of Alberta has put out a website so Albertans can take a crack at balancing the books. I decided to take a crack. Now let me give you a little history. Twenty years ago, when I was at...
View Article“Independent Boards” for Government Services
Today, Alberta’s Health Minister, Fred Horne, fired the board of directors of Alberta Health Services. He did so because the board, claiming independence in the day-to-day management of Alberta’s...
View ArticleSecrecy in Schools, Followup
On Thursday evening, I met with my daughter’s Grade 10 Science teacher, and she was pleasant and did a good job explaining the exam and I now feel that this teacher is at least competent. However, I...
View ArticleOn Cost Consciousness in Health Care
This week, my family had the misfortune to have to deal with Canada’s health care system. It was a very mixed experience. It began on Sunday evening, when my lovely wife tipped the pasta pot and...
View ArticleOn Teacher Retirement Behaviour
At my daughter’s high school this semester, two of her four teachers have chosen to retire in the middle of the term, forcing the students to be handed to another teacher. The fact one of her other...
View ArticleCanada’s Debt and Government Growth Problem
Today on Zero Hedge, there was a post about how government debts are over 100% of GDP in many countries, and there are even six nations with debt/GDP ratios greater than 300%. Canada was mid-pack at...
View ArticleThe NDP will destroy Alberta’s economy
All the recent polls in the Alberta election seem to indicate that the NDP (i.e. socialists) under Rachel Notley will form the next government of our fine province. Ms. Notley has vowed to fix the...
View ArticleOn CO2 Pricing in Canada
In the past week, there have been two news items in Canada on the pricing of CO2. The first came from Alberta’s new NDP government. Rachel Notley‘s government announced that large emitters in Alberta...
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