24 February 2012
By Paul W. Bennett Ontario’s flagship program, e-Learning Ontario, proclaims that “The sky is the limit!” in its marketing message, but the reality is markedly different. Online learning is very much in vogue, considering Apple’s announcement that it is entering into the textbook industry. As a brand new Canadian study, commissioned by the Toronto-based Society for [...]
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24 February 2012
By Shaun Francis Amid the hubbub following the release of the Drummond Report, I can’t help but think of one of the biggest financial scams of the past century: Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, which wiped out hundreds of formerly well-heeled investors. The lesson from Bernie? If something seems too good to be true then it [...]
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09 February 2012
by John Thompson To most of usNorth Koreawould be utterly unimportant except for two and just possibly three things. In reverse order they would be: Tertius: They may have working crude atomic bombs and some really inaccurate missiles to carry them and may have been doing their level best to help other nogoodniks achieve the same [...]
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09 February 2012
by Jason Clemens Prime Minister Harper made a stir at Davos, Switzerland last week by talking about “transformational” reforms covering pensions, energy, and regulations. His suggestion of changes to Old Age Security (OAS) and possibly public pensions more broadly garnered enormous attention. Unfortunately, the lion’s share of the discussion to-date has been more heated rhetoric [...]
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04 February 2012
by Gerry Nicholls Heritage Minister James Moore needs a new title. He should be called the Minister in Charge of Defending the CBC. After all, that’s what he seems to be doing a lot of these days. Indeed, he seems to care more about protecting the CBC than he does about protecting taxpayers. Case in [...]
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28 January 2012
When in doubt, limit free speech. That’s the kneejerk reaction of many politicians when it comes to citizens engaging in political advertising, especially if the advertising in question is “negative.” Simply put, some politicians don’t like to be criticized or to have their foibles exposed. Just consider, for instance, how certain opposition MPs reacted to [...]
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