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Alberta leads provinces in cutting interprovincial red tape on labour mobility
Alberta has been a leader in eliminating barriers to interprovincial free trade in the context of the CFTA . Other provinces should follow Alberta’s lead in this matter.
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The rising costs of policing is in the news yet again
The costs of policing have ballooned in recent years alongside growing public scrutiny of the roles and responsibilities of police officers and the changing context in which they work.
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Municipal Election – We Need to Rethink Public Safety
Now that municipal elections are here, one essential debate is conspicuous by its absence: the administration of public safety.
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Favoriser la vitalité du français en respectant nos minorités
La façon la plus efficace d’augmenter encore davantage la force d’attraction du français est de renforcer le statut économique de la majorité historique.
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Bill 96 will have many economic consequences
Quebec flagship companies that do business abroad will have an incentive to base some of their more vital operations outside the province.
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Alberta Keeps Cutting Red Tape
Alberta’s new Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction, Tanya Fir, has sure been on a hot streak since her appointment in July.
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Don’t defund but do rethink the police
As fiscal pressures continue to mount, a more sensible allocation of front-line police officers is becoming increasingly important.
IEDM – Réorganiser la police, est-ce possible? – Olivier Rancourt
September 8, 2021 | 13 min. 49 sec. | Midi Pile (KYK Radio) Interview (in French) with Olivier Rancourt, Economist at the […]
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Économiser des centaines de millions en repensant la police
Il existe une façon toute simple d’économiser des centaines de millions de dollars: repenser la répartition des tâches policières.
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Let the Police Police, and Let Entrepreneurs Handle the Rest
For a few years now, crime rates have been rising in Canada. At the same time, our police forces are facing mounting financial pressures. This research paper proposes a new way of seeing the division of labour for police that could generate substantial savings all while improving the quality of services delivered to the public.