This post is co-authored with Brian Foster “Is the EI system making it more attractive to not work?” That’s the (attempt at) thought-provoking (or fire-stoking) title of a recent National…
As a retired teacher who spent 30 years in the classroom, I long ago recognized how crucial the development of critical-thinking skills is to a good education. During my career,…
There have been a number of comments that the overturned election results at Etobicoke Centre was due to a failure of Elections Canada and whilst it is true that they…
The Charest government’s passage of Bill 78 was supposed to return order to Montreal’s streets. But last night, the Globe and Mail reports, The scenes in Montreal unfolded during a…
Her model of an ungrateful Que. student is from out of province. Plus there’s a nice bit of writing from MC at the end: I suppose from where Margaret Wente…
Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
The Montreal-based think tank Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) has recently been in the news for publishing a study which, in the media’s collective eye, purports to disprove…
It’s early days. But watching NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair destroy himself, as he is now inarguably doing with his anti-West tirades, makes for compelling theatre. In politics, no wound is…
Awesome!
This happened on May 19, 2012, at the 26th consecutive protest in Montreal against the Quebec Liberal government's proposed tuition hikes. With the passing of Bill 78 Friday, Premier Jean…
This happened on May 19, 2012, at the 26th consecutive protest in Montreal against the Quebec Liberal government’s proposed tuition hikes. With the passing of Bill 78 Friday, Premier Jean…
This happened on May 19, 2012, at the 26th consecutive protest in Montreal against the Quebec Liberal government's proposed tuition hikes. With the passing of Bill 78 Friday, Premier Jean…
This happened on May 19, 2012, at the 26th consecutive protest in Montreal against the Quebec Liberal government’s proposed tuition hikes. With the passing of Bill 78 Friday, Premier Jean…
There is a respectable argument that crime can be deterred through punishment. Empirical evidence demonstrating a deterrent effect does exist. Such evidence is hard to interpret and tends to show…
Edward Ritvo-Susan Swedo Shootout at the IMFAR Corral, Sheraton, Toronto Photo by Harold L Doherty, May 18, 2012 Dr. Susan Swedo of the DSM5 autism committee presented a defense of…
Irene just called to tell me that Mallory and her friend C are tenting out in her backyard, after a delicious urban safari involving a bike ride and a trip…
In making consumer choices, most of us don’t have time for careful sorting of fact from fiction. As a result, we rely on sources presumed to be accurate and free…
#pinteRAGE
Economist Peter Cramton ( a specialist on auction theory and practice) sent me the following email today: Dear Mr. Murphy, I do believe that climate change is one of the…
