Calls to “crack down” on illegal cigarette sales on Native reserves are a good moment to understand why First Nations are led into illegal markets and how to respond to that.
Year: 2010
Why The West Is Different: Nature and immigration shaped the West
The West isn’t anything like central Canada—and there are understandable reasons as to why.
Cities Rent Police, Janitors to Save Cash
After years of whittling staff and cutting back on services, towns and cities are now outsourcing some of the most basic functions of local government, from policing to trash collection. Services that cities can no longer afford to provide are being contracted to private vendors, counties or even neighboring towns.
Why the Great Plains are Great Once Again
“The cities of the plains—from Dallas in the south through Omaha, Des Moines, and north to Fargo—have enjoyed strong job growth and in-migration from the rest of the country.”
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Strike Before the Crumble
COVID-19 has left a gaping hole in Quebec’s healthcare system. Lack of nursing personnel, testing shortages, overflooding hospitals and postponed surgeries have turned Quebec’s healthcare into complete chaos. "We must invest in the health-care system, which is in the...
Let a Thousand Capital Markets Bloom
Alarm bells ought to be ringing in Canada. Business, industrial and foreign direct investment have performed pitifully over the past decade, with no reason to believe there will be a turnaround any time soon. As noted by Steven Globerman of Western Washington...
Media Release – How Affordable is Your Housing?: The Frontier Centre releases its 6th annual international comparison of housing affordability
Despite the recession, Canada’s housing became slightly less affordable in the past year.
6th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey
The 6th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey covers 265 markets in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
How Equalization Punishes Canadians in High-Cost Provinces: Federal transfers are fundamentally unsound
Equalization punishes Canadians in high-cost provinces.
Insurance Group Says Stolen E-Mails Show Risk in Accepting Climate Science
“A major trade group for the insurance industry is warning that it is “exceedingly risky” for companies to blindly accept scientific conclusions around climate change, given the “serious questions” around the extent to which humans cause atmospheric warming.”
The Present Climate
“A recent poll by Compas, paid for by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, showed that 73 per cent of Canadians want any treaty on global warming delayed or not signed at all. They probably fear the economic costs, especially at a time when the worldwide recession is hardly over.”
Report Urges Reporting of Assets
“The District of Maple Ridge ranked 59th out of 75 municipalities for financial reporting standards in a recent report by a right-wing think tank. The ranking was in a report by the Frontier Centre For Public Policy in its Local Government Performance Index 2009 report. The Centre is based out of Winnipeg.”
More Disclosure: How Australia runs their hospital wards
Let’s look to Australia to see how they have made improvements to public reporting of hospital waiting times in an effort to improve efficiency and transparency.
The Mini Ice Age Starts Here
“The bitter winter afflicting much of the Northern Hemisphere is only the start of a global trend towards cooler weather that is likely to last for 20 or 30 years, say some of the world’s most eminent climate scientists.”
Ten Wishes For Ted Morton: Alberta’s new finance minister has some tremendous opportunities
Alberta has the chance to do some spectacularly good things for the province and the country because of its latest cabinet shuffle.