With global warming already messing up the planet, there's always something new to worry about. Just as I was fretting about the big melt in the Arctic, along came news about the coming freeze in Europe. In another decade, Bordeaux could get as chilly as Moscow, and...
Year: 2005
Famed Mag Says We’re a Mess
OTTAWA -- Canada is still cool but our politics is "a fractured mess," says the influential British magazine The Economist. Two years after first declaring Canada "rather cool," the latest edition of the weekly concludes the country is "not at its best, just at the...
China’s New Growth—What Canada Can Learn
Should Canada remain a supplier of raw resources, or embrace economic expansion like the Chinese?
Growing Hog Opportunities on the Prairies
Further growth in the burgeoning pork industry is hampered by high feed costs, and a simple solution is available.
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How to Turn Free Citizens Into Compliant Serfs
Free citizens have minds of their own and want to pursue their lives as they see fit. This is inconvenient for the elites, who wish to be in charge of everyone’s lives so that they can show their superiority and gain benefit for themselves and their friends. So the...
Demographia International Housing Affordability – 2023 Edition Released
Demographia International Housing Affordability rates middle-income housing affordability in 94 major housing markets in eight nations: Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. This edition covers the third...
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.
Even With Gas at 4¢ Per Litre, Venezuelans Still Complain
While the rest of the world complains about soaring gasoline prices, Venezuela has a different problem: gasoline is almost free and its price is dropping.
The Man Who Created A Scorecard on Ottawa
“Any objective assessment of our past success in shaping Canada’s future must conclude that we have a great opportunity to make a future that continuously improves, and I think that we are going to get better and better at that.” Big government, take cover!
The Alberta Teachers’ Association responds to our work on Edmonton’s public schools
Alberta’s largest teachers’ union didn’t like what the Frontier Centre had to say about the Edmonton Public School Board.
Ethics Is At Last An Issue
Andrew Coyne discusses government accountability, business practises, and the reforms that the conservative party has proposed. Do they solve the current dilemmas our politicians face in knowing where to draw the line or do they fall short of taxpayers’ expectations?
Freezing Gas Rates Risks Long-Term Pain
Neither consumers nor taxpayers will ultimately benefit from Manitoba’s intervention in natural gas markets.
Atlantic Canada’s Vicious Cycle
When will the government’s policy of federal welfare stop and allow provinces to grow & prosper? As times have changed, so should the outdated policies that have proved economically disasterous to all Canadian taxpayers.
The True Cost of Fixing Natural Gas Prices
The Manitoba government’s policy of using eletricity profits to subsidize natural gas consumption further distorts an already confused energy market.
Green Groups Should Lead
According to their own financial statements, Sierra Club received $758,608 in 2004 and $574,431 in 2003 in what it labels government contracts.