The death of Nobel prize winner and economist, Milton Friedman, has caused many to contemplate his ideas on the proper role of government.
Year: 2006
Ban on New Hog Barns Is Poor Policy
A moratorium on the licensing of new hog barns is only the worst in a string of poor decisions.
Dr. Al Loyns, Agricultural Economist
A pioneer in the fight for marketing freedom for farmers, Al Loyns lays out the case for removing the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly and explains why the agency is likely to survive the transition.
Rolf Penner Testifies in Ottawa for Marketing Freedom
The Frontier’s Ag Policy Fellow makes the case for a free Wheat Board, and engages in a heated debate with monopoly advocates.
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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...
High Performance Winnipeg?
A glimpse of Winnipeg with transparent, neutral, separated city government model shows the promise of policy modernization.
Aliens Cause Global Warming
Best selling author Michael Crichton’s devastating critique of man-made global warming theory.
A Toxic Nation?
A recent Sun series made the case that manmade chemicals, although helpful in many ways, shorten our lives and increase our risk of contracting cancer, and that children are particularly vulnerable. But a 50-year body of scientific research does not support such claims.
Environment Commissioner Should Stick to Auditing
A climatologist makes the case that the environment auditor should not be pronouncing on policy
The American Dream: For 300 Million
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Heath Care Costs Reach Tipping Point
With Canada’s current spending practices, health care will be taking all of the provincial revenue within a few decades. Is it time to explore new funding options?
‘Lotto 10-40’ and the Decline in Jobs
A new study compares the history of unemployment in New Brunswick and Maine. Sharing the same borders, resources and economy should there be any drastic differences in their unemployment rates?
Tale of Two Towers
The story of two office towers in two cities provides a contrast in policy models.
Katz Goes With Traffic Flow
Mayor Sam Katz plans to synchronized traffic signals to help decrease Winnipeg’s stop and go traffic.