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Wente: Can Dalton McGuinty morph into Mr. Mean?

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Jack

Thanks to Don Drummond, the smart economist with the impeccable reputation, we now have a detailed blueprint for restoring fiscal sanity to Ontario. The choice is clear: Either we get a grip on our finances, or a kid with red … Continue reading →

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Wente: Why Alex can’t add (or subtract, multiply or divide)

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Jack

A parent I know went to an information session about math at his kid’s school. After listening to the visiting curriculum expert explain how important it was for students to “understand” the concepts, he asked: “So, how important is it … Continue reading →

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Wente: Climate theatre of the absurd (4)

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Jack

No matter where you stand on climate change, there’s one thing on which we can probably agree. The “breakthrough” deal hammered out in Durban is completely meaningless. No carbon dioxide emissions will be cut because of it. All they agreed … Continue reading →

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Wente: Pension ponzi is a raw deal for students

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Jack

University students deserve our sympathy. They’re paying more and more for less and less. And they’ve got a pile of debt to show for it. As of last year, according to Statistics Canada, the average student had racked up $18,800 … Continue reading →

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Wente: Legalizing drugs isn’t the answer

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Jack

Most of us can agree that current drug policy in North America is a disaster. The global war on drugs can’t be won. Locking up addicts in jail is both futile and inhumane. We’re squandering billions on policies that hurt … Continue reading →

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Wente: Notes from the occupation

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Jack

I hate to rain on anyone’s movement. But the breathless media coverage of the weekend’s Occupy Toronto (Vancouver, Montreal etc.) protests bears an inverse relation to what really happened. In Toronto, perhaps a thousand people showed up at St. James’s … Continue reading →

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Wente: The shocking truth about electric cars (1)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Jack

Wouldn’t you love to have an electric car? They’re clean, green and righteous. And once we make the switch, we can pull the plug on fossil fuels, air pollution, imported oil and Middle Eastern autocrats, and create millions of green … Continue reading →

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Wente: Layton funeral short on pomp, long on populism (2)

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Jack

They came wearing every shade of orange – orange T-shirts, hats, scarves, even shoes. Some came on bikes. Some brought their kids. They stood or sat in the big square outside Roy Thomson Hall, watching the funeral procession on the … Continue reading →

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Wente: Message to McGuinty – Most green-job schemes have been miserable failures

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Jack

Dalton McGuinty has hit the campaign trail, and he’s paving it green. Earlier this month he announced that Ontario will pump $80-million into building charging stations for electric cars. “They are peppy, they are quiet, and the thing that I … Continue reading →

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