David Boaz

Charity and Mutual Aid
Charity plays an important role in a free society. But it is not the answer to the question of how a free society will help the poor. Neither is government involvement.

Johanna Francis and Jason Clemens

Public and Private Charities: Ontario as a Case Study
Often unrecognized are the two distinct subsets within the charitable sector: privatepublic charity. Here is a profile of the "typical" public and private charity in Ontario.

Marvin Olasky

Confronting Lazarus: The Next Step in Welfare Reform
A strong US economy, along with the perception among many of the US poor that welfare would no longer be forthcoming, has worked wonders. Those readily able to work have found work. But what about the hard cases?

Johanna Francis and Jason Clemens

Charitable Donations and Tax Incentives
Evidence suggests that private generosity is sensetive to disposable income, so a more growth-oriented regime would not only encourage growth, bet charitable giving.

Filip Palda

Retro those RRSPs
RRSPs are supposed to be safe havens for retirement money. Think again.

William
McArthur, MD

The Doctor Shortage (Part 1)
The number of physicians graduating from medical school falls short of the number required, while many eager to pursue this career are being denied the opportunity.

Chris Sarlo

The Problem of Homelessness
Some claims in Toronto's "Golden Report" on the homeless need to be challenged.

Joel Emes

June Questions and Answers and June Graph
A look at Canada's "tax mix" and how it compares with other industrialized countries.

Lydia Miljan

No Balance on CBC Web Site
CBC's online service is like no other on the World Wide Web. It provides both a traditional news service and a web site that houses orriginal content. Too bad it isn"t a little more balanced.

Gary Mauser

Do More Guns Mean More Violence or Less?
Following the recent school shooting in Littleton, Colorado, this author has heard some peaple calling for more gun laws to reduce violent crime. But new laws wouldn't help. What more gun laws do mean is bigger and more intrusive government.

Herb Grubel

Economic Intelligence Briefs

Claudia Rebanks Hepburn

"Charter of Rights" No Substitute for the Real Thing
Although Ontario's new educational Charter intimates a link between freedom and quality, it dous nothing to diminish the iron grip of the public education monopoly on Ontario families.

Karen Selick

BC's Smoke Signals Spell Injustice
Things have come to a pretty pass in the BC government,s lawsuit against tobacco manufacturers. BC residents are about to become players in a grotesque legal farce.

Kristin McCahon

Editor's Notes