Will the Fraser Institute be audited?
Now that the federal government has allocated $8-million for the auditing of charitable groups ostensibly to ensure they stay within the Charities Act, one naturally wonders if this will include…
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Danielle Smith: Wrong for Alberta
What happens if a rigid, far right ideologue who’s only experience in a public service role is a tale of obstruction, fundamental lack of understanding of the facts, radical disdain…
ALEC Climate Change Denial Model Bill Passes in Tennessee
alec-exposed-600x400_0 (2).jpg The month of March has seen unprecedented heat and temperatures. A rational thinking, scientifically-grounded individual could only posit, "Well, hmm, I bet climate change has something to do…
New school rankings!
The Fraser Institute school ranking have been released and Pleasant Park PS has moved up the scale considerably! Congrats! I am not a huge fan of these rankings (nor of…
Fraser Institute Penalizing Rich Students… Sort Of
Unfortunately I was buried in research over the past week, which not only slowed down my usual production of posts but, worse yet, means I missed the fact that the…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – David Climenhaga marvels at the fact that the Fraser Institute manages to claim charitable status while serving as an entirely political organization: The…
The Fraser Institute: 100% political and still a registered charity! Explain, please…
A typical Canadian taxpayer ponders the tax-deductible corporate pork that goes to support the Fraser Institute and its ilk. Below: Fraser Institute critics Donald Gutstein and Graham Steele; the Canada…
Fraser Institute: “You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby”
Suppose you’re a three-pack-a-day smoker. Over the last couple of years, with a lot of hard work and sheer will power, you’ve cut back to half a pack a day.…
What – and who – is behind last week’s University of Calgary public sector pay fairy tale?
Ken Boessenkool and Ben Eisen consider their latest fairy tale. Alberta public policy commentators may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Tom Flanagan directs the Wildrose Party’s campaign while the…
Fraser Institute Slams Alberta’s Decision to Kill Bogus School Testing
Predictably, the Fraser Institute is not happy that the Albertan government is moving to abolish elementary school provincial achievement tests (PATs), which it uses as fodder for its dubious and…
BS Fraser Institute Study Advocates Privatization of Minority Language Rights
The Fraser Institute’s first report of the new year is a strident attack on provincial bilingualism policies which attempts to count the costs of providing services to minority populations and,…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Alice offers her own take on Ian Capstick’s leadership musings by questioning why a current candidate would see more prospect of influencing…
Fraser Institute Objects to Paper Size of New Financial Disclosure Requirements
The Fraser Institute has published a new report denouncing a set of new financial disclosures which mutual funds may eventually be required to make to investors. From a consumer protection…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Bruce Campbell comments on the link between rising inequality and declining democracy, while Rachel Mendleson notes that the erosion of workplace democracy and…
Fraser Institute’s New Report on Healthcare — More of the Same
The Fraser Institute has released its regular survey of healthcare wait lists in Canada, and it says the results aren’t good: wait lists are too long, an average of 19…
Dead folks no longer doing peer reviews
With my head still spinning from research on other projects, I thought for relaxation I would take shots at an absurdly easy target: the independent, research organization called the Fraser…
Denial Of Facts Is No Way To Understand Science
On Thursday December 1st, Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente declared herself a defender of scientific integrity by calling upon the scientific community to replace the “rhetoric” of climate change…
Ideological perfection, Fraser Institute style: why democracy must be destroyed in order to save it
A neo-Con think tank gets ready to save democracy by crushing democracy. A “fellow” of the Fraser Institute stands to the far right. Who’s to say if this is not…
Turn something you don’t use into cash! Perfesser Dave explains his plan for a free market in votes
Floor traders on Perfesser Dave’s Alberta Vote Exchange (AVOTEX). Market perfection may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Perfesser Dave. Some stories are just too complicated for ordinary bloggers to…
Sixth Estate On Fraser Insitute
They propose a study; your industry association ponies up the funds. This seems a fairly common practice among think tank “researchers. American Enterprise Institute fellow Roger Bate comes to mind.…