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Democratic Reform

Accountability, recall, spending and how Parliament is meant to work.

September 1, 2016Does Government Always Have to Grow?The Global Debt Clock at The Economist website indicates the debt of sovereign governments will exceed $50 trillion by the end of 2012. That’s nearly double what it was just five or six years ago. The welfare state is…Democratic Reform
September 1, 2016How a Pizza Helped Rod Understand Democracy and FreedomRod simply sat at his desk looking at us, the clear recognition on his face that Craig and I had just used a democratic majority to steal his freedom. Many people believe democracy and freedom are the same thing.…Democratic Reform, Economy, Rights and Freedoms
September 1, 2016How Taxpayer Cash Rewards Bad Fiscal PolicyManitoba, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, each have their lips firmly locked on the money spout. Then there’s Quebec, which is in a class of its own, having collected a quarter of a trillion…Democratic Reform
September 1, 2016Incentives, Disincentives, and What the Bureaucrats Did to Mother TeresaEvery year the provinces and territories are rated so far as red tape and bureaucratic obstacles are concerned. For 2011, there were two provinces and two territories that received an outright “F”. They were Yukon,…Democratic Reform, Economy
September 1, 2016Legislative vs. Executive, and Politicians Who Don't Get PaidIn Canadian provinces, the legislative branch and the executive branch are also distinct, but can become somewhat blurred because they’re both controlled by the same people. (Click here to view larger image.) The United…Democratic Reform
September 1, 2016Merali — A Poster-Child for Government LargesseLots of people say that government should be run more like a business—that it should spend money efficiently, the way private citizens and private businesses spend money. But the truth is that government can’t run like…Democratic Reform
September 1, 2016Thunderous Silence, Found Missing, and Government EfficiencyLots of people say that government should be run more like a business—that it should spend money efficiently, the way private citizens and private businesses spend money. But the truth is that government can’t run like…Democratic Reform