Powerpoint slides from Policy Seminar -Consumers in Charge: Public Ranking of Health Care – by Johan Hjertqvist, November 14th, 2005 in Winnipeg
Year: 2005
The Black Rod’s Power Failure
Frontier is accused of power socialism in Manitoba. The Centre responds.
The War Against the Car
What would life be like without the automobile. Think about it! The automobile has been an invaluable assest in the advancement of civilization as we know it today. It is not the demon that environmentalists would like us to believe.
The Medicare Debate Isn’t Over
No debate = No reform. Although private practise is not forbidden by the Canada Health Act, the policy inside the health establishment “clearly” does ban such practices.
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Canada in 2073—Will There Be One?
“Ahead, Thar Be Dragons.” The world of 2023 is a scary place. One major war is raging, with others probably on the way. The Pax Americana that has given us freedom of the seas and allowed global trade to flourish might be breaking down. International piracy,...
World Cries out for Canadian LNG, “No Business Case” Feds have Totally Failed Us
Today, Canada’s natural gas sector is seeing its decade of darkness due to federal policy. And it’s not because the opportunity wasn’t there. It was because our government allowed its ideology, and that of its anti-oil and gas friends (also known as protestors) to...
The Still Skeptical Environmentalist Questions Our Priorities
Denmark’s Bjørn Lomborg continues his quest for a world that is both “smart” and “green.”
The Real State of the World: Bjorn Lomborg Powerpoint
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Québec’s Margarine Madness
La Belle Province defies a sensible trade ruling and continues its long history of forbidding coloured margarine.
Incentives or Regulations?
Canada is finally moving towards an environmental policy for farmers that works, because it respects their rights.
Fools Rush In
It goes without saying that the federal government will help pay for the recovery of Louisiana and Mississippi. But once the emergencies have been addressed and the disaster-stricken areas are back to normal (or as back to normal as one can hope), lawmakers at the federal and state level should take a sober look at who should be responsible for minimizing the damage of future disasters.
Bike Protectionism
The special interest groups who want to keep inexpensive bikes out of consumers’ hands include the Syndicat des Metallos, which doesn’t like competition from countries where labour gets relatively lower wages (because of underdevelopment).
Jim Harris, Leader, Green Party of Canada
The Frontier’s conversation with Jim Harris, Leader, the Green Party of Canada.
Conservation the Only Answer – Jim Harris Powerpoint
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Think Tanks Changing Their Minds
In the United States, think tanks are hugely effective and a major part of the political debate. They play a constant role and an interactive role with government in terms of where government wants to go and trying to help with the kinds of policy prescriptions and the issues that they need to have looked at by independent people,” Here in Canada, Think-tanks here tend to present research that they have done in the abstraction from the public debate.