Greetings, I enjoy receiving the email updates that are sent out from the Frontier Centre. I especially appreciate the work you have done in regard to the global warming bogeyman. Will Rogers said, when he was a kid, that he was always told anyone in America could...
Year: 2007
Vouchers Look Pretty in Pink
You may have missed the release of the federal Liberal’s Pink Book II last week. Certainly the Liberal Women’s Caucus new women’s platform was overshadowed by other female issues, such as the bizarre allegation that Tory MP James Moore was ogling lingerie models in...
A Thread Down a Football Field
An analysis of why the west side transmission line in Manitoba is sub-optimal environmental and energy policy.
The Pope Condemns the Climate Change Prophets of Doom
Pope Benedict XVI has launched a surprise attack on climate change prophets of doom, warning them that any solutions to global warming must be based on firm evidence and not on dubious ideology.
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Weaponizing the Law
The indictment of former U.S. president Donald Trump for crimes invented by his political opponents is the most egregious example yet seen of the weaponizing of the law. The United States is now full of examples. However, in Canada, we also see the law being...
“Looking At” Seizing Control Over Western Canada’s Natural Resources
OTTAWA, REGINA - Last week, two things happened that could have profound impacts on natural resources development in Saskatchewan. One is a hint the federal government might want to take control of natural resources away from the provinces, and the other is the...
Building a Local Government Performance Index – Halifax PowerPoint
PowerPoint slides from the Meeting for Policy Experts presentation with Larry Mitchell, Local Government Performance Analyst from New Zealand on November 28, 2007 in Halifax at the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies.
Think Tank Says City Not yet World-Class
Calgary remains a leader in Canada thanks to its red-hot economy, but a policy think tank says the city still needs to improve on how it accounts for funding crumbling infrastructure. The Frontier Centre for Public Policy released data from a review of 30 of Canada's...
LGPI Discussion on Calgary – With David Seymour
Listen to David Seymour speak about the LGPI, specifically Calgary here. (13 minutes)
Montreal Deep in Debt
A recent Winnipeg study has named Montreal the most indebted major Canadian city, with debts over three times higher than the national average for Canadian cities. The study, entitled "Local Government Performance Index: A Financial Analysis of 30 Canadian Cities,"...
Sherbrooke’s High Debt?
The City of Sherbrooke has high debt levels and is struggling to provide core services, states a new national survey. The Frontier Centre for Public Policy, a Manitoba-based think tank, just released the results of its first Local Government Performance Index: A...
I was very pleased to download and review the above mentioned report. It was very good.
Hi, I was very pleased to download and review the above mentioned report. It was very good. Accurate financial reporting is the main concern for municipalities. My experience in reviewing financial statements and other local government reports across the country...
Canada’s Cities Need to Close Performance-Information Gap
Full accrual accounting, world-class asset management and robust public disclosure cannot come fast enough to Canada’s cities.
Tough Medicine Tastes Terrible But it Works
A funny thing happened this week while I was at my local paint store. The gentleman serving me seemed anxious to tell me something or ask me a question. Once finished with the paint business he asked, "So, what's new in the world of politics"? Before I could answer he...
Three Stats You Just Can’t Be Without on a Saturday: The Week in Economics
Canada is awash in reports on the fiscal health of provincial and federal governments, but putting together a full picture of the balance sheets of the country's cities is next to impossible. Now, the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, a Prairie-based think tank, has...