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Is Updating a Few Thousand Readers Worth a Half Million Taxpayer Dollars?
Assessing alternate models for Canadian news media
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David Clinton
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Do Indigenous Canadians Benefit From Government Support?
Aside from payments for pensions and benefits through Employment and Social Development Canada and for interest payments on our debt, Canada spends more…
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David Clinton
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Replay: Our Government Sponsors "Transformative" Research
Or does it? And is there any way to know for sure?
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David Clinton
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Does Immigration Drive Up Canadian Housing Prices?
The Free Press recently published a fascinating article claiming that immigration is not a significant cause of housing cost increases in the U.S.
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David Clinton
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Veterans Affairs: Research Funding
I recently published an attempt to understand how the federal government cares for our veterans.
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David Clinton
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What an Effective All-of-Government Program Review Might Look Like
More than once in this space I’ve advocated for a comprehensive all-of-government review to find and eliminate waste and corruption.
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David Clinton
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Do High-Rise Developments Depress Fertility Rates?
Canada’s sharp downward trend in fertility rates has appeared in this space before. For many reasons I see this as a looming crisis. Here, to refresh…
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David Clinton
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