Author: Norm Farrell

A royalty is the price paid by a non-owner to use or consume the owner’s asset. In Canada, at least in theory, provincial governments own and manage resources for the benefit of a province’s citizens. A Royalty is not a Tax: Economists distinguish between royalties and taxes.3 In the strict

A once convenient version of history stated that a century ago, Henry Ford paid daily wages of $5, double the usual, so workers could afford the vehicles they made. According to myth, Ford thereby helped develop the middle class. In truth, Henry Ford was the opposite of an altruist. He

Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens, Prof. Martin Gilens, Princeton University and Prof. Benjamin I. Page, Northwestern University. “Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups

In comments on the preceding article, a subject emerged that was apart from the beginning one but is worthy of separate examination. This is another iceberg type situation: much does not meet the eye and we can expect it will melt away with little trace and be replaced by another

I had surgery on my left eye last December and on my right eye a week ago. The procedures went well but I must wait a while yet before new eyeglasses can be prescribed. Vision impairment results in a limited amount of reading and close-up work. A number of pieces

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Vancouver Sun Editorial Board Considers the Issues Earlier this month, the Vancouver Sun published an editorial titled, BC Jobs Plan figures don’t signal success or failure yet. In case you fail to understand that titular assertion, a sub-heading adds “it’s premature to declare jobs plan a bust.” I understand Postmedia

Thanks for the good wishes these past few days. Surgery on my left eye went well and the doctor’s follow-up exam indicated a good result. In fact, within 24 hours I could see more out of the subject eye than before. Because of amblyopia, that’s always been a bad eye

“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” – Larry Wilde For a handful of years, three generations of our family has been travelling to Frosty’s Christmas Tree Farm in Langley to peruse and select perfect specimens. The