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Why we have deficits—in good times as well as bad
Why we have deficits—in good times as well as bad

Ottawa won’t keep its nose out of provincial spending

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Mark MilkeFebruary 27, 2018
Utopian green policy and freezing Chinese citizens
Utopian green policy and freezing Chinese citizens

Natural gas exports from B.C. could help solve two Chinese problems: coal-produced pollution and the need for reliable and affordable heat. It will also reduce carbon emissions. 

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Mark MilkeFebruary 24, 2018
Government vs your savings
Government vs your savings

How Ottawa and the provinces are making it harder for us to save.

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Mark MilkeFebruary 21, 2018
Independent schools foster independent thought — and save us money
Independent schools foster independent thought — and save us money

Independent schools saved Albertans $750 million in five years, and allowed for critical, independent thought.

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Mark MilkeFebruary 21, 2018
R&D tax credits and “clusters”
R&D tax credits and “clusters”

The biggest bang for the buck comes when governments make it easy for an invention to be built, shipped, and sold.

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Mark MilkeFebruary 20, 2018
‘Superclusters’ is just another name for more corporate welfare—and a Ponzi scheme
‘Superclusters’ is just another name for more corporate welfare—and a Ponzi scheme

Dropping bags of cash from the CN Tower would also result in increased economic activity and employment.

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Mark MilkeFebruary 19, 2018
Memo to the Prime minister and justice minister: Stop counting and dividing by race
Memo to the Prime minister and justice minister: Stop counting and dividing by race

The best leaders understand how ideas can unite citizens, while a focus on unchangeable characteristics will instead divide a country. 

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Mark MilkeFebruary 16, 2018
If Notley wants to win on Trans Mountain, she should undermine the B.C. NDP's political interests
If Notley wants to win on Trans Mountain, she should undermine the B.C. NDP's political interests

To change the BC NDP's mind on Trans Mountain, the Alberta premier must threaten the B.C. government’s political interests,

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Mark MilkeFebruary 10, 2018
Comparing pay equity apples with bananas
Comparing pay equity apples with bananas

The pay equity debate is about the inexact and elastic notion of value, which is neither science nor art but closer to voodoo economics

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Mark MilkeFebruary 8, 2018
Where #MeToo does not apply
Where #MeToo does not apply

Why has the #MeToo movement, and the media’s coverage of it, not yet erupted in aboriginal communities?

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Mark MilkeFebruary 7, 2018
Fake news and dodgy claims from the Alberta government
Fake news and dodgy claims from the Alberta government

Governments everywhere regrettably and routinely try and spin away bad news.

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Mark MilkeFebruary 3, 2018
ICBC: Where political expedience trumps actuarial sense
ICBC: Where political expedience trumps actuarial sense

ICBC has never been allowed to act like an actual insurance company.

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Mark MilkeJanuary 31, 2018
Emission goals need to take global viewpoint
Emission goals need to take global viewpoint

The international goal should be reductions in countries such as China.

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Mark MilkeJanuary 25, 2018
Government unions do not save taxpayers money
Government unions do not save taxpayers money

Problems in services and goods often crop up when monopolies or near-monopolies are allowed to capture a service or the production of a product.

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Mark MilkeJanuary 24, 2018
Venezuela’s collapse and the ‘useful idiots’ of the Canadian left
Venezuela’s collapse and the ‘useful idiots’ of the Canadian left

Canada’s ideological left loved Chavez and his policies, the ones that destroyed a decent, second-world country.

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Mark MilkeJanuary 22, 2018
So far, Klein's record on jobs superior to Notley's performance
So far, Klein's record on jobs superior to Notley's performance

The Klein advantage cannot be attributed to high resource prices. They were mostly lower.

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Mark MilkeJanuary 20, 2018
What Walmart can teach us about wage increases
What Walmart can teach us about wage increases

My mother once had a bit of wonderful advice that most of us have encountered: you can attract more flies with honey than vinegar.

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Mark MilkeJanuary 12, 2018
The green fossil-fuel divestment crusade hurts the poor and middle class most
The green fossil-fuel divestment crusade hurts the poor and middle class most

Even California Governor Jerry Brown, a champion of green energy, has continued to encourage oil and natural gas development.

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Mark MilkeJanuary 12, 2018
Kathleen Wynne’s minimum wage math doesn’t add up
Kathleen Wynne’s minimum wage math doesn’t add up

Ontario's minimum wage adjusted for inflation? $7.72

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Mark MilkeJanuary 9, 2018
Donald Trump proves Orwell’s point: Honest language is the first casualty in politics
Donald Trump proves Orwell’s point: Honest language is the first casualty in politics

Clear language about Donald Trump leads to clear thinking. Pollute that and you're ethically adrift. 

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Mark MilkeJanuary 7, 2018
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