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1. Muskrat Falls project illustrates problem with public ownership of large-scale projects

   Government officials face very different incentives than people in the private sector. ...

2. Dividends to Albertans would ensure better maintenance of Heritage Fund

   If Alberta had followed Alaska’s model, Albertans could have received $101.5 billion in dividends. ...

3. Next federal government should spur business investment to help raise living standards

   A majority of industries in Canada reduced investments in machinery, equipment and intellectual property products. ...

4. Food ‘self-sufficiency’—recipe for disaster

   Coal-powered transportation ended widespread hunger and misery in advanced economies. ...

5. Alberta needs robust fiscal rules that survive tough times

   By making fiscal rules constitutional in nature, governments can protect them from being ignored. ...

6. ‘Fair share’ debate long on rhetoric, low on facts

   The top 20 per cent pays nearly two-thirds of all federal and provincial income taxes. ...

7. Learn from ‘Nixon shock’—control central bankers, limit ability to debase currency

   President Nixon ended the convertibility of the U.S. dollar into gold. ...

8. Federal government continues misguided war on plastic

   Approximately 93 per cent of all plastics dumped into the sea come from 10 rivers in Asia and Africa. ...

9. New report highlights Canada’s low health-care ranking among peer countries

   Canada ranked last on timely access to specialist consultations and elective/non-emergency surgery. ...

10. Canadians should watch out for opaque tax hikes

    Indexation is currently applied to the personal income tax system federally and in most provinces. ...