In my latest Loonie Politics column I remind people of why projects like Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit are reliably unreliable, taking loger, costing more and doing less than we were promised before it was too late to change our minds.
“there is no known way, other than by the distribution of products in a competitive market, to inform individuals in what direction their several efforts must aim so as to contribute as much as possible to the total product.”
Friedrich Hayek The Fatal Conceit
In my latest National Post article, part of the “Right Now” series on “What does conservatism mean in Canada today?”, I argue that it must mean serious attention to the deep constitutional and historical roots of our rights, our security, our prosperity and our open society. And yes, by that I mean Magna Carta.
“The perishable nature of opportunity.”
Brian Lee Crowley to the Institute for Liberal Studies "Canadian Property Rights" Conference Oct. 17, 2014 (the specific reference was to resource projects in Canada but it applies far more broadly in government and in life generally)
“If you are willing to do more than you are paid to do, eventually you will be paid to do more than you do."
"Anonymous” quoted by Jeff Hayden on Inc. online (www.inc.com/jeff-haden/top-350-inspiring-motivational-quotes-to-tweet-and-share.html)
In my latest Loonie Politics column I say fixing Western alienation will require more than honeyed words from the Prime Minister lately pouring vinegar on the region. We need to recognize that the West is unhappy with excessive government that destroys wealth, and that it is right to be unhappy. If that viewpoint strikes you as reasonable, please join the Economic Education Association of Alberta in Red Deer on Nov. 15-16 for our biggest-ever “Freedom School”, on “Meeting the Challenge of Western Separatism”.
In my latest National Post column I say we all lost the 2019 Canadian federal election.
“Especially remarkable in this connection is the explicit and complete exclusion from the theory of perfect competition of all personal relationships existing between the parties. In actual life the fact that our inadequate knowledge of the available commodities or services is made up for by our experience with the persons or firms supplying them – that competition is in a large measure competition for reputation or good will – is one of the most important facts which enables us to solve our daily problems.”
“The Meaning of Competition” in Friedrich Hayek, Individualism and Economic Order