Toronto City Council has taken it upon itself to put an end to the revitalization of Queen West and the booming restaurant scene that has sprung up in recent years, writes Brady Yauch. Continue reading Toronto’s war on good food
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New liability limits for nuclear power and oil: Better, but not good enough
Liability limits are subsidies that allow companies to pass along costs to taxpayers (or to uncompensated victims) and any government truly committed to the polluter pays principle would not simply raise caps on liability, it would remove them entirely, writes Elizabeth Brubaker. Continue reading New liability limits for nuclear power and oil: Better, but not good enough
Move into the fast lane
The U.S. has pioneered dynamic pricing of highway toll lanes. Continue reading Move into the fast lane
Bring back the rental market
Halve the rate of home ownership. Continue reading Bring back the rental market
Deregulate housing
Unbridled home-owning has become the single biggest threat to Canada’s economic stability. Continue reading Deregulate housing
Free the food carts
Selling sidewalks would reduce conflict, reap cash. Continue reading Free the food carts
Let private enterprise build subways
A century ago, firms ran streetcars for profit, paying fees to government. Continue reading Let private enterprise build subways
Tolls gather speed
In almost every country on earth, road networks have been bastions of government control, operating outside the rules of supply and demand, resistant to technological improvements that would lower cost and boost efficiency, and all but impervious to market forces.
Over-caffeinated press plays fast with cancer
Health Canada researchers made headlines yesterday, across Canada and around the world, on the news that heavy coffee consumption may increase the risk of bladder cancer in men. The news reports – “Study links coffee to bladder cancer” was how the Toronto Star and China’s Xinhua both played it – were unwarranted, even if accurate. The jolt to the story came more from an over-caffeinated press than from the study itself, or from the interview provided by the study’s lead researcher, Anne-Marie Ugnat. Continue reading Over-caffeinated press plays fast with cancer
Toll roads v. the Canadian Accident Association
You have a flat tire. Or you need a tow. Or a boost. Or you’ve run out of gas. If you’re like millions of Canadians, you call the Canadian Automobile Association to get you going again.
Continue reading Toll roads v. the Canadian Accident Association
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