Keystone Kops
Fred McMahon on several example of how police may have overstepped their authority suppressing legitimate freedom of expression.
Time to close Devco
The nationalized Cape Breton coal mines, a Trudeau-era relic, seem more and more like a Russian relic from the Soviet era. They are dirty, big, out-moded and there's not enough money left in the till to make next month's payroll, despite billions in subsidies. Fred McMahon in the National Post, 1998
Canadian Potage
AIMS president Don Cayo asks, "Has Confederation been worth it for Newfoundland ? It's been 50 years since the island province made its first moves toward leaving Britain and federating with another country. Time to look at the balance sheet."
Close Cape Breton’s coal industry
It's time to let Cape Breton's coal industry die a natural death. The cost of keeping it alive is just too immense in wasted treasure, pollution, lost jobs, and squandered economic opportunity throughout Nova Scotia. Fred McMahon-1998
Environmentalists Talking Rubbish About Garbage
Throughout Atlantic Canada, cities and towns are all facing an increasingly intractable problem: What do we do with our garbage? The question is both understandable and necessary. Unfortunately, the sensible answers are not being heard. Instead, environmental zealots are saddling us with increasingly farfetched schemes for waste diversion and recycling. These schemes are costly and frequently of dubious environmental value. They do, however, create a wonderful industry for lobbyists, lawyers, "community activists" and others who make sensationalized environmental claims and then stampede governments into foolish policies. To find out the better ways available to deal with our solid waste challenges, click here.