Regardless of whether political leadership is wise or mediocre, our goal should be to limit the damage that public officials can do.
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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.
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Time to Stop Lockdowns, Vaccine Mandates and Crushing Our Charter of Rights
If one was to discuss the state of the world’s democracies in September of 2019, it would look entirely different than it does today in 2022. Three years ago, Canadians generally thought that: our democracy was relatively strong and citizens would defend their...
Propaganda Rules the World
One of the greatest books that explain how the world works is Propaganda by Edward Bernays. The man dubbed “the father of public relations” applied the psychological ideas of his uncle Sigmund Freud upon the masses, triggering their basic motivations to the benefit of...
A Phony Study Deludes the Nation
The newly named Canadian Environmental Defence Fund bangs the bushes for money with another scary “study.”
The Premiers Have Missed the Point on Equalization
The best outcome the federally appointed panel on equalization could have hoped for would have been unanimous support from all provinces. The second best outcome would have been unanimous denunciation from all provinces. As it turned out, the panel nearly achieved...
True Meaning of Globalization
Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization? Answer: Princess Diana's death. Question: How come? Answer: An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk...
A taxing Tale: Feds Keep on Getting Richer
Canadians may not be making much more money lately, but their governments certainly are. The country's taxpayers dished out 8 per cent more in personal income tax last year, filling government coffers to overflowing, Statistics Canada says. Government surpluses,...
Equalization a Raw Deal for Ontario, Experts Say
The Ontario economy is too fragile to absorb an enriched equalization program, top economists have concluded after a thorough examination of various federal funding proposals and the province's economic prospects. Canada's largest province is still struggling to find...
Alligator Eats A Crow
Ag Policy Fellow Rolf Penners eats a Crow
Pesticides are Designed to Kill Life
Pesticides are Designed to Kill Life
Manitoba’s Workers Need Better Tools to Compete
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Manitoba’s Tax Cuts Lag: Report
Manitoba’s modest tax cuts in recent years pale in comparison with other western provinces and neighbouring states, according to a report released yesterday by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.