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Year: 2006
Prairie Neighbours Wealth Could Pose Problem for Doer
Is Manitoba lagging behind its prairie neighbours? How does this affect Doer and his re-election chances?
The Global Poor Are Getting Richer, Faster
Some good news from the Global Economics Prospects 2007 report by the World Bank,
Strahl Axes CWB Boss
Adrian Measner fired, Greg Arason named interim replacement .
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Alberta Politics and Empty Promises of Health-care Solutions
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
There’s Nothing Fair About Canadian Health Care
For the past 14 years, Vancouver surgeon Dr. Brian Day has led the charge for health-care reform, pushing for the right of patients to pay for private care if their health and well-being are threatened as a result of waiting in a stagnant and overburdened public...
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye
The path to net zero, based on the much disputed belief that carbon dioxide is a pollution, is more steep and impractical than most people realize. Replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity will require much more power generation and a greatly upgraded grid to...
How the Canadian Wheat Board Acquired its Monopoly Powers
A history lesson on how the Canadian Wheat Board came into existence shows that its purpose was never to obtain higher prices for farmers, who never had any say over the 1943 imposition of its monopoly power.
Climate Change – Fact or Fear?
Climate change has been a common thing for milleniums but to what degree it will change and why it changes drastically are the questions.
Scandal of 5m on Benefits
Bill Clinton made some great strides in welfare reform, now England is trying to do the same.
Does the CWB make farmers extra money?
Ag Policy Fellow Rolf Penner responds to letter demanding proof the Wheat Board does not generate extra returns for farmers
Frontier’s Recommended Christmas Books
Have some spare time in the following weeks? Why not settle down with a good book. Enjoy!
Farmers Rally in Support of Canadian Wheat Board
Hundreds of Prairie farmers gathered in Winnipeg on Thursday to protest against Ottawa's plan to end the Canadian Wheat Board's grain marketing monopoly. Holding placards that read "Hands Off Our Wheat Board" and "Multinationals No - Single Desk CWB Yes," farmers such...
In Our Hands : A Plan To Replace The Welfare State
Our book review of Charles Murray’s In Our Hands
Suburbs a Sin to Smart Growthers
One columnist’s view on the new studies published about the effects of the suburbs and his own experiences.