Buy low, sell high; a penny saved is a penny earned; never let New Democrats run the province’s finances. Those are a few common-sense nuggets that the economically astute should agree with. And here’s another one: open skies are great for airline passengers. In a...
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Forced Union Membership Violates Rights, Lawyer Says
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Ontario’s Cure for Flawed Democracy Worse than Disease?
There are problems with both the present and proposed electoral systems in Ontario.
The Baltic Tiger
A small European nation is outperforming older economies by three to one, find out how & what Canada might learn from them.
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Supply Chain Strains Could Cause Shortages and Hoarding
Supply chain problems, both international and domestic, could create shortages and hoarding, and make recent inflationary pressures even worse. Although problems with our ports and railways may beg policy solutions, the short-term response of everyday Canadians should...
New Book: Patients at Risk: Exposing Canada’s Health-care Crisis
CALGARY, AB, December 17, 2021 - The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released a new book, Patients at Risk: Exposing Canada’s Health-care Crisis written by Susan Martinuk. Susan is an accomplished, nationally recognized researcher and writer who has...
Global Warming? Do the Math
“UN Report Proves Canada Must Act Now On Climate Change,” trumpeted the headline of a Liberal party press release on Friday, timed to correspond with the release of yet another alarmist UN summary on climate change. “Canada must act aggressively now to avert the...
Let’s Be Smart About the Environment
Do we have to wreck our prosperous economy in order to secure the value of a clean environment? Environmental extremists must recognize that when governments use sledgehammers to accomplish laudatory goals, they do more harm than good.
Breakfast on the Frontier – Sylvain Charlebois – Agriculture Sector
Listen to Sylvain Charlesbois speak at Breakfast on the Frontier - on supply management here. (36 minutes) Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is an associate professor in marketing in the Faculty of Business Administration of the University of Regina (Canada) since 2004. He is...
Mafia Welfare
The disincentive problems with Italy’s equalization programs resemble our own, but with a few special twists thrown in by the Mafia and poor southerners lulled into indolence.
Climate Change in the Recent Past
The climate is changing all the time, according to this Frontier Backgrounder.
North and South: The Tragedy of Equalization in Italy
Italian equalization inflates public spending, discourages investment and creates a dysfunctional “spoils” system
The Real Threat to the Ice Bear
The transformation of the ice bear into an icon to justify new regulations has more to do with politics than real environmental danger. Inuit communities are managing the species at a very high standard.
Barley, Free at Last
Except for a few sticks-in-the-mud, no one doubts any longer that Prairie farmers want choices in how they market their barley. By restoring dignity and property rights to growers, the new policy will bring clear benefits, not least a declaration that, when it comes...
Value Killers at the CPPIB
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