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The article offers insights on crony capitalism. It mentions that predictable excuses are offered in defence of crony capitalism by politicians when taxpayers money is being used. Terry Buss, an American expert on corporate welfare, describes that victim of crony capitalism are taxpayers and business enterprises.

The article focuses on the aboriginals of Canada who were mostly ignored by the taxpayers. It states that there are various other benefits that can be availed by First Nations and Inuit peoples but not Canadians including dental care, medical supplies and mental health counseling. It further mentions that majority aboriginals doesn't lives on reserves and their unemployment rate is higher because they never finishes their high school.

The article discusses the reasons behind the massive deficits of Alberta. It states that the major reason behind deficits is poor budget of Alberta and annual program spending. According to the Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services, half of the government program spending of Ontario is on the labor cost accounts. It further mentions that the real gross domestic product growth is 3.8 percent whereas manufacturing shipments is up by 10.6 percent.

A reprint of the article "Corporate Welfare," by Mark Milke, which appeared in the January 19, 2013 issue of the journal "Calgary Herald" is presented. It argues that the government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper support crony capitalism on the belief that such practice results in extra jobs and new tax revenues. Also discussed are the additional 250 million dollar allotment for the Automotive Innovation Fund and the termination of the film tax credit in Saskatchewan.

The article discusses the aboriginal activism and hidden archaeological claims as threats for private properties in British Columbia (B.C.). It explains how land ownership and claims can threaten the individual's private property. It notes that B.C. owns 94% of all land in the province with 1% belongs to the federal government. It indicates the policy options to remedy the private property rights in B.C. such as the option to refuse the proceeding of local developments in local municipalities.

The article focuses on some of the incontinent facts about the practice of equalization in Canada. The authors mention that equalization is considered a transfer of funds from high-cost provinces to low-cost provinces in the country. They also note that transfer programs actually weaken the economies of low income provinces in the country.

The article discusses the regulatory changes in the expropriation of private property in Canada. According to the author, the nation performs poorly in the protection of property rights especially in the case of regulatory takings. An overview on the types of regulatory takings is provided which include major takings, direct partial takings and indirect partial takings.

The article discusses the reason why America needs Canadian oil and the role it plays in national interest. The author points out that Canada produces significant supply of crude oil to the U.S., has a good record on civil, political, and economic rights, as well as possibly reduces U.S. reliance on non-North America oil or countries under bad regime. The forecasts of International Energy Agency on oil and its supply globally through 2035 are also mentioned in the article.

The article reports on the fiscal condition of Alberta that mimics the condition in the 1980's. It mentions that Alberta's fiscal history of budget deficits in 1980's will repeat itself as its financial position deteriorate into net debt. It notes that the government has ended transfers to the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund (AHSTF) to balance the books and has raised taxes which resulted to increase in barriers to investment, income growth, and job creation.

The article focuses on the required 10 factual check-in to persuade American public and policy makers on the importance of Canadian oil in the U.S. It mentions that Canada can supply 5.4 million barrels of oil per day to American consumers, businesses and government. It says that the secure supply of oil in Canada should matter to policy makers in the U.S. It adds that the country is considered the biggest supplier of crude oil in the U.S. due to the decline of Persian Gulf share.

The article focuses on the aspect of electoral reform, which has been the hallmark of political activist in British Columbia since the 2001 election. It indicates that the use of referenda and plebiscites provide voters a direct say on principal issues which politicians may wish to avoid fear of losing votes, and help educate the public about public policy matters. Meanwhile, it says that Canadians who are interested in the reform may want to consider Switzerland as an electoral model.

The article discussed the effectiveness of the New Democratic Party's (NDP) strategy in controlling the rising pension cost of the public sector in Saskatchewan. The NDP proposes to limit the liability risk of future pensions by keeping the defined benefit scheme within the newly definited contribution scheme. He said that the scheme is effective because Saskatchewan continue to generate the needed cash flow to finance the defined pension benefit plans until 2021.

The article focuses on the media coverage of Occupy Wall Street movement with reference to corporate welfare. The author stated that 48 billion dollars were proposed for automotive companies in 2008 and Canadian government spent 202 billion dollars on all types of subsidies to multiple corporations in all industries from 1994-2007. He also stated that the issues like business subsidy were less reported as compared to Wall Street protests as the movement occurred in New York.

The article focuses on the issues concerning the role of the supply management boards in the dairy industry in Canada. The author associates the practices of the supply management boards under the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) with food cartels in the regulation of milk prices. According to the author, supply management boards should be abolished since they promote capitalism, lock out competition and inflation.

The article focuses on corporate welfare through subsidies and creation of jobs through redistributing tax dollars from one business to another in Ontario. Since 1990s, the province government has used tax dollars to subsidize private businesses. Between 1991-1992 and 2008-2009, the government spent 27.7 billion dollars on direct subsidies to companies. It highlights that review of national data reveals that job creation claims does not support the employment claims made by government.

The article examines the possible difficulties that await Alberta's new premier Alison Redford to take a disciplined approach to public spending and deficits. Redford promised to restore 107 million in cuts to education spending and to reform the compensation for politicians during her campaign. The author argues that Redford's policies on education and health care will need serious revision in the coming years and to resolve the problem on Alberta's public finances.

The article discusses the disadvantages of the welfare state concept in securing the financial and social needs of the people. It stresses that social programs are financed by the government which increases the public debt. It highlights the situation in Greece wherein European Union (EU) countries have participated in the bailout for the country.

The article focuses on the issue related inequality in Canada. It relates to a history in France during the eighteenth century when the said country has experienced tax burdens and other inequality-related abuses. It compares the history of France to the present problems in Canada particularly on taxation and government spending. Meanwhile, it mentions about a book written by Angus Maddison which describes how a society can prosper.

The article explains the true meaning of environmental concern from a Fraser Institute director. It notes that useful debates about the environment consider the role of regulation, entrepreneurs, and technology. It proposes that solving the problem of poverty precedes any commitment to care for the environment. When comparing Canada to New Zealand, the author cites that Canadians depend more on government policies rather than personal responsibility to enforce environmental solutions.

The article discusses the illiberal and unjust policies in the treaty negotiating process for the Aboriginal governments in British Columbia. It is argued that the elimination of Principle 6 requires the Aboriginal parties to resolve the overlapping claims prior to the signing of Agreements in Principles (AIPs). It states that the treaty suffers from illiberalism due to the preferential commercial fishing days which enact racial quotas.

The article reports on the issue that taxpayers are forced to fund political parties thru political donations in Canada. To grasp how much extra money has been funneled from the public purse to political parties, data shows that in 12 years between 1988 and 2000, political parties received $90 million in total from the federal government. For 2004 and 2006 elections, taxpayers handed over $107 million to five political parties and their candidates.

The article discusses how provincial policies repressed the development of energy supplies in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is stated that several multi-billion dollar investments have been scared away from the rhetoric policy relative to mining industry across the province. According to the author, such policies resulted to the lost of job opportunities and energy potential. He suggests that province officials should apply the stable policy model of Alberta to gain higher living standard.

The article focuses on the issues concerning the proposed high-speed train in Alberta. It argues that the claim of several advocates of the project including the Van Horne Institute, the Conference Board of Canada and the "Calgary Herald" journal has many flaws. According to the author, Van Horne's study has various problems including the project's feasibility, budget and forecasting of potential rail passengers.

The article focuses on the rejection of the call for rent control by the government in Alberta. Such rejection is due to the existence of some sort of capital on the amount a rent can be raised annually, which is believed to result to a political pressure to restrict renters on what unit or building owners can charge. However, Alberta is facing high construction and maintenance costs and the construction crews are far behind the demand in providing the market with all types of new housing.

The article discusses the government of Cuba under the tutelage of Fidel Castro. The literacy rate in the country is high but economic freedom and basic human rights have been violated. Cuba's gross domestic product (GDP) has dropped since the leadership of Fidel Castro. Despite claims of an improved health services, Fidel Castro was treated by a doctor flown in from Madrid.

The article discusses issue concerning the cabotage in Canada. In contrast to the stated policy restriction of Canada, in early January 2007, the European Union (EU) released an official communiqué with regards to a potential EU-Canadian open skies agreement. In November 2006, the new conservative government in Canada announced a Blue Sky policy to liberalize air transport between Canada and other countries.

In this article, the author talks about the steep decline of oil and gas sector, occurring as a result of COVID-19 and the near worldwide lockdown's effect on the economy. Topics include how the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasted rise in world natural gas consumption by 2050; and how for the natural gas, world consumption has declined only once since 2000s, during the 2008-2009 recession and how the consumption rose by 2017.

The article discusses the issues and court cases related to race-based commercial fishing on the Fraser River in British Columbia (BC). The Department of Fisheries and Ocean (DFO) in 1992 said that selected native fishermen were allowed to go for fishing before non-native fishermen. Since then argument on the issue is on. In 2006, the BC Supreme Court and BC Court of Appeal ruled upon a case by West coast commercial fishermen arguing that quota for native by DFO is unconditional.

The article focuses on the auto insurance business in Canada. Proponents of government-run auto insurance in the country often claim that provinces with public auto insurance systems have lower premium rates than provinces with private sector insurance markets. However, these claims were found to be based from the research conducted by the Consumers' Association of Canada which has made a misrepresentation of the actual cost of insurance in provinces with private sector auto insurance.

Looks at the battles being waged among thrift stores in Canada. United States-owned Value Village said to be trying to run three Canadian charities out of business; The Bissell Society; Catholic Social Charities; Goodwill Industries; The three joining forces against Value Village; Comparisons between non-profit and for-profit thrift stores.

The article focuses on comparing the growth of government spending in the U.S. state of Texas and the province of Alberta in Canada. Topics include the economy of Texas compared to Alberta's economy from 2001 to 2013, Alberta's better fiscal record and balanced books, and difference in the growth of government spending in Texas and in Alberta from 2001 to 2013. An explanation for the difference in the growth of spending by the two governments is then discussed.

The article offers information on the TransCanada's proposed Energy East pipeline whose data revealed how median Canadian household income rose to a considerable amount. It mentions that the comparative economic advantage for Canada is in natural resources which can thereby help in eliminating unemployment. It presents information on Snubbing opportunities in developing natural resources comes at the expense of additional jobs and better incomes for the poor and the middle class.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to the articles "End of the Line," published in the February 3, 2014 issue, "A Friendship With Few Benefits," published in the February 3, 2014 issue, and "Silken Laumann's Secret," published in the January 27, 2014 issue.