Alberta is electing its Senators, but Ottawa refuses to appoint them. Three nominees discuss the issue.
Year: 2005
Eyes roll in Alberta
Alberta Senator nominee Link Byfield objects to parking partisan hacks in the Canadian Senate.
Let’s Make All Voters Turn Out: Senator
MANDATORY voting reduces the power of special-interest groups, ensures the concerns of minority groups are addressed and restores public trust in the political system, Liberal Senator Mac Harb said yesterday. Harb was in town yesterday to promote the idea of mandatory...
Senator Mac Harb, Liberal Party of Canada
A Senator discusses his bill to make voting in Canadian elections mandatory.
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Why University?
In this essay, I explain that young people should come to university to be educated, and not to become credentialed; the public should support universities because universities educate young people, not because they produce credentialled workers. Why should a...
A Lamentable Tale of Two Colonies
During the whole of recorded history, the empire has been the most constant and common form of political organization. A basic, self-evident feature of all empire-building has been the successful occupation of the lands of the local, Indigenous inhabitants by outside...
Manitoba’s School Board Amalgamations—Before and After
Forced amalgamations of school divisions have not lived up to their billing. Instead of saving money, they raised costs substantially.
Defend Patient Rights, not a Broken System
Medicare’s monopoly status and state restrictions on constitutional freedoms is unacceptable. Elected officials instead should be questioned on how they will ensure individual rights are respected, not eroded by the state
Still Time to Save Public Health Care
Canadians should be thankful for last week’s Supreme Court decision on medicare. It has created the opportunity for an honest debate about how to fix publicly funded health care.
In the Stampede to the Middle, Political Vision is Trampled
Everyone trends toward the vague middle. New ideas are killed the moment they arrive, by strategists citing a bank of surveys. Can’t do it. Too risky.
On the Road to Democracy in Indian Country
IN a groundbreaking move, a group of northern Manitoba leaders is opening the door to a universal vote for grand chief — a change that could have a profound effect on First Nations.
Peje Emilsson, Sweden’s Education Voucher Pioneer
Frontier’s Conversation with Sweden’s most successful independent school entrepreneur, Winnipeg, May 19th, 2005
Swedish School Vouchers – PowerPoint Slides
Powerpoint slides that accompanied speech by Peje Emilsson, Swedish voucher school entrepreneur, to Frontier Centre, May 19th, 2005 in Winnipeg
Who Speaks For Free Trade?
Even the alleged friends of free trade want to keep tariffs in dairy and poultry.
Grassroots Natives Need An Elected Grand Chief
If the rules were changed, the office of Grand Chief could become a powerful agent for dispute resolution.