Who was Barbara Mitchell?
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This paper raises several issues that have the cumulative effect of suggesting that in the long term, the prohibition on marijuana cannot be sustained with the present technology of production and enforcement. To anyone with even a passing acquaintance with modern history, it is apparent that we are reliving the experience of alcohol prohibition of the early years of the last century.

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In recent months, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein and Alberta Health Minister Gary Mar have said that Alberta is about to embark on radical changes to its health care system.

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The Report Card on Ontario's Elementary Schools: 2004 Edition collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one, easily accessible public document.

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The Report Card on Alberta's High Schools: 2004 Edition collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one, easily accessible document so that anyone can analyze and compare the performance of individual schools. The Report Card assists parents when they choose a school for their children and encourages and assists all those seeking to improve their schools.

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This second edition of How Good is Canadian Health Care? provides answers to a series of questions that are important to resolve if Canada is to make the correct choices as it amends its health care policies. In this study, we primarily compare Canada to other countries that also have universal access, publicly funded health care systems.

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This report brings together available data concerning environmental trends in five primary categories: air quality; water quality; natural resources; land use and condition; and solid wastes. Each of these sections contains trend data and a general discussion. In some cases, the discussion points to the need for more data.

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Myths abound on the issue of public versus private auto insurance. Some people posit that public auto insurance is safer, cheaper, less discriminatory, and more generous than private insurance.

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