The art of political leadership scares business leaders, most of whom, if they were honest with themselves, would find the political world too complicated, confusing and even frightening.
Year: 2003
Pesticides and Pumpkinheads
Has objectivity been replaced by anti-pesticide bias?
A New Fuel for the 21st Century
Pelletized biofuels produced from land under a permanent cover of native grasses shows great promise as a source of alternate energy.
Henry Friesen’s brave new world
on Henry Friesen, renowned medical researcher and advocate of harnessing healthcare as an economic driver
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Our Health Ministers Need to Take a Lesson from Hockey Coaches
Those of you who are tired of my rants about the demise of our once great health system will be pleased to know that this is my last editorial. I am retiring from the BCMJ Editorial Board; currently, I am the longest-serving member (more than 20 years). I have been a...
Zinchuk: Oilpatch Only Spending Half What It Spent in 2014
Back in the lofty, pre-Justin Trudeau government days of 2014, back when oil was booming, pipelines were planned to east and west coasts, and Alberta and Saskatchewan were swimming in money, around $81 billion was spent in capital expenditures (CAPEX) in the Canadian...
Planning Is a Tool, Not a Goal
Urban planning should be responsive, not prescriptive. It should respond to the needs and desires of people, not seek to impose standards of behavior on them.
Mad Cow’s Circle within Circles
The crisis in Canada’s beef industry will require finesse, diplomacy and a fundamental re-thinking of our relationship with the United States.
PFRA – An Old Idea That Still Works
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration is a good example of government that works, and should be the model for other programs.
Real thinkers don’t fear changes to health care
Frontier responds to Naomi Lakritz column criticizing Swedish health reforms
Mike Harris, Ontario Premier 1995-2002
Frontier discusses public policy with former Ontario Premier Mike Harris..
Europe Wants to Subsidize Rural Landscapes
The European Union is proposing that farm production subsidies be directed towards conserving rural landscapes and promoting rural development.
Why We Should Not Close Our Borders
Making a case for more immigration, not less
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.