Making a case for more immigration, not less
Year: 2003
An Immigration Profile of Winnipeg
A comprehensive demographic snapshot of recent Winnipeg immigrants shows that they benefit the community
Should We Close Our Borders?
Daniel Klymchuk, Director of the Frontier Centre’s Immigration Frontiers Project defends the case for more immigration in a critique of a recent paper by immigration critic Martin Collacott.
A Manitoba Electricity Conservation Bonanza
Tradable Electricity Permits (TEP) would grant individual Manitobans rights to a predetermined quantity of power, with the cost of a permit determined by existing rate structures.
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Promote Equity by Providing a Quality Education
Earlier this year, a group called Equity Matters asked the province to establish an education equity secretariat. They want this office to oversee equity officers working in Manitoba schools. Equity Matters wants to ensure that all Manitoba students are reflected in...
Why Frances Widdowson Matters
Frances Widdowson probably isn't someone most Canadians recognize. I'm here to tell you why they should. In terms of Canada's intellectual culture, Frances Widdowson matters because she is a classic and prolific academic. In a time when demagoguery easily flourishes,...
Landmark Government Reporting Model Issued
Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) has released a new Government Reporting Model that will see federal, provincial and territorial governments move to a full accrual system of accounting and a more comprehensive set of financial statements.
The charge of the think-tanks
The Economist Magazine explores the role of think tanks in the George Bush Administration
Australians Agree with Canadian Equalization Analysis
In searching for analysis of comparative models of fiscal equalization between federal and state governments in a federation, the review commissioners looked to the award winning equalization initiative done jointly by 3 independent Canadian think tanks.
The War Against the Fur Trade Backfires
The unintended consequences of the war against fur have hurt the livelihoods of thousands of Canadian Natives, and have enticed them to replace their lost incomes by welcoming into unspoiled areas the oil, gas and mining interests they once opposed.
The end of the NHS as we know it?
Consensus among left and right think tanks is now to end the public service delivery monopoly in Britain’s national health service
Government Diet Plan
To maximize economic growth, government size should be about one-quarter of GDP. Canada currently spends nearly 40%. It’s time to cut back
Count Day has it all Backwards
Count Day system of paying public schools rewards low performance.
SOAs Transform Service Delivery
An overview of Manitoba’s award-winning Special Operating Agency initiative
Preserving Identities
Western Canada needs to take advantage of new and specialized wheat markets that pay premiums for high quality wheat.