First Nations, property rights and mortgages

Andrew Findlay has an excellent article in March's BCBusiness magazine about Canada's First Nations peoples and property rights. It seems like First Nations issues are often shoved under the rug because of their contentiousness, so it's nice to see one of my favourite magazines take this on.

The standard of living for First Nations people in Canada is, on average, far worse than the standard of living for Canadians as a whole. Governments and First Nations leaders have tried numerous strategies to try to narrow the gap, but one strategy that doesn't get much attention is individual property rights. First Nations people in Canada aren't on an equal playing field with other Canadians when it comes to home ownership.

Economic concepts through country music

After 23 years of living in the dark, I recently stumbled upon the joys of country music. Though many country tunes appear to be about the joys of beer, corn, trucks, rain, farms, Southern women, being a redneck and country music itself, one of the things I've noticed is that economic concepts are at the heart of many country tunes.

Here's a look at some basic economic concepts through the eyes of country songs: