13-minute read
Green Energy Subsidies: Is Alberta Jumping on the Bandwagon?
In recent years, Canadian provinces have adopted various “green” energy policies that have had a discernable impact on their energy markets. Carbon levies and constraints on using certain energy sources to generate electricity are now commonplace, and their use seems to be spreading. Until recently, Alberta had avoided such policy tools. In addition, much electricity in Alberta is generated, transmitted, and sold by private market actors, and thus political interference in the market has mostly been avoided.
4-minute read
Get ready Albertans, you’re about to pay a steep bill to kill coal
The potential impact of various proposed energy policies on consumers and taxpayers in Alberta.
6-minute read
Ça brasse dans les érablières québécoises!
The maple syrup monopoly in Quebec.
5-minute read
La mauvaise prescription du docteur Barrette
Bill 81 raises several questions.
4-minute read
Quebec plan to reduce drug costs is the wrong prescription
Bill 81 raises several questions.
4-minute read
Véhicules électriques : peut-on tirer sur une fleur pour la faire pousser?
Quebec wants to "force" the automotive industry to increase the supply of electric cars.
4-minute read
Sans liberté, pas d’entrepreneuriat
Economic freedom is a fundamental prerequisite to having more entrepreneurship in Quebec.
6-minute read
Viewpoint – Uber and Taxis: Australia Opens the Door to Reforms
In the majority of North American cities, existing laws do not control or make any provisions for activities related to ride-sharing applications. As a result, they operate in a grey zone. Like certain European cities, Vancouver and Montreal have chosen to oppose the operation of such services.
3-minute read
Un déjeuner de champion
There are no universal and easy answers to dietary problems.
4-minute read
Loyalty program critics protect you from yourself
Regulating credit card loyalty programs would have unintended consequences that would harm consumers.