The Frontier Centre for Public Policy offers two unique internship programs: (1) The Think Tank Internship Program (TTI) for undergraduate, graduate students, and professionals who are interested in pursuing careers within the public policy world, in particular, within the think …
Internship Opportunity
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy is seeking an intern for January to April 2015. Our internship program is designed to develop future researchers, writers, and policy leaders in Canada, and to provide highly motivated students with the opportunity to …
Unpaid Internships: The Pressure Should be on Universities
Public debate continues over unpaid internships for students. Unpaid internships can provide new work experiences and help students meet university or college requirements. However, reasonable people often consider them to be exploitation of young people. Consequently, some groups, such as …
How ESG Inflates Egos, Deflates Growth
The stakeholder-shareholder debate in finance has narrowed down to a false dichotomy between good capitalism and bad capitalism. The former means funding green energy to fight global warming, while the latter means investing in fossil fuels, tobacco, or other “sin …
One-Size-Fits-All Education Denies Talent Diversity: Educational Romanticism Harms Children, Devalues Trades
Canadians have an unhealthy obsession with statistical parity. In 2015, Canada’s Prime Minister introduced his 50-50 cabinet, prioritizing gender over merit in the name of equality. Now, the current Ontario minister of education has announced the end of academic streaming …
A Plan to Recoup International-Student Revenue: COVID-19 Disruption Compels Education Innovation
The finances of Canadian universities, which rank among the world’s top five nations as a study destination, are in a tailspin due to the pandemic. In March, new student visas were almost half of what they were in 2019. The …
Frontier Centre for Public Policy Intern wins National Award
Together with 35 other students from across Canada, predominantly doctoral and post-doctoral students, Masha Krylova, a M.A. student from the University of Manitoba, has been selected to take part in the innovative training program, the Summer Program in Aging (SPA). …
What’s Missing from the Netflix Deal?
In the last few years, Netflix has begun to take over the television world, first in the United States, but now it’s made its way to Canada. According to CBC, as of June 2016, there are more than 5.2 million …
Our People
— Staff — Peter Holle President Peter Holle is the founding President of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, an award-winning western Canadian based public policy think tank.
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