Today the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms launched the 2011 Campus Freedom Index! According to the report: "The Campus Freedom Index seeks to measure the commitment of Canada’s public universities, as well as student unions, to upholding the rights of...
Year: 2011
Jobs and Energy
Where does the president stand… jobs or special interest groups?
Thank God I’m a Country Boy
Rural unemployment continues to fall across the United States.
Where is a Recall Legislation When You Need It?
Brandon property tax to jump 20.3%
Featured News
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...
Mobile Data – What is Unlimited?
A bit of truth in advertising is called for.
Why the Wheat Board Monopoly is Being Removed: The historical circumstances that gave birth to the Canadian Wheat Board have changed.
As Western Canadian farmers have become larger, more educated, and more sophisticated, they placed greater value on autonomy and freedom of choice, as evidenced by the Conservative sweep of the rural Western vote. Changing economics, demographics, technology, and values have left many farmers desiring “marketing choice” instead of monopoly.
Crime and Punishment
From the Ottawa Citizen Sharing a joint could result in a 2 year jail term.
Pacific Nations
It should be both a national economic and national security priority to expand our ability to supply energy to our trading partners in those regions.
No to Mandatory Student Unions
A new study released today by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP), a think tank based in the Prairie provinces, criticizes student unions in general and especially the practice of “mandatory student unionism.”
Obama Abandons (Private) Labor: The Keystone decision is a signal to blue-collar workers that this is no longer their fathers’ Democratic Party.
The decision by the Obama administration to “delay” building the Keystone XL pipeline is a watershed moment in American politics. The implication of a policy choice rarely gets more stark than this. Put simply: Why should any blue-collar worker who isn’t hooked for life to a public budget vote for Barack Obama next year?
Quebec’s Tuition Increases Are Nothing To Protest Over: Quebec university students already among most highly subsidized
Ben Eisen discusses recent protests over tuition increases in Quebec, and argues that the province’s modest tuition hikes no cause for outrage.
Media Release – The Case for Voluntary Student Unionism
Eliminating compulsory student unionism in Canada would be consistent with respecting Charter rights.
The Case for Voluntary Student Unionism
Student unionism in Canada is falling short of the mark of representing all students.