Day 18 - Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree. On Day 18 we wish that our universities get out of Stalinist social...
Year: 2017
Day 17 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar
Day 17 - Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree. On Day 17 we would like to see a reform of EI to make it a real insurance...
Day 16 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar
Day 16 - Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree. On Day 16 we wish for a single income tax rate which would vastly simplify...
Regulatory Institutionalism in Canada
WINNIPEG, MB, December 14, 2017 - The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released a new research paper Regulatory Institutionalism in Canada. This research paper is authored by Brogan Powlesland, a research associate with Frontier Centre for Public Policy. The...
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How to Turn Free Citizens Into Compliant Serfs
Free citizens have minds of their own and want to pursue their lives as they see fit. This is inconvenient for the elites, who wish to be in charge of everyone’s lives so that they can show their superiority and gain benefit for themselves and their friends. So the...
Demographia International Housing Affordability – 2023 Edition Released
Demographia International Housing Affordability rates middle-income housing affordability in 94 major housing markets in eight nations: Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. This edition covers the third...
Day 4 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar
Day 4 - Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree. On Day Four, we wish for Senate reform to fulfill the original vision of the...
It is Time to Change the “Status” in Status Quo
In recent years, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of Canadians who are entitled to claim and receive benefits that go along with holding “Indian status”. All indications are that this trend will continue—and probably accelerate—in the next few years....
Day 3 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar
Day 3 - Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree. On Day Three, we wish for a reduction in medical wait times and the...
Day 2 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar
DAY 2 - Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree. On Day Two, we wish for the return of free speech to our university campuses and an...
Day 1 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar
DAY 1 - Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree. On Day One, we wish for the sensible approval of energy pipelines in Canada;...
Time to Address Middle-Income Housing Affordability
"Kudos" to the Trudeau government for proposing the use of vouchers for low income housing and homelessness. It is too bad that even in the most successful economies, many people have insufficient means to provide their own housing. Vouchers are a better way to...
The Environment: A True Story Part 3 – A New Menace
Part 3 of John Robson's documentary comparing climate change alarmism with widely accepted facts about the past state and present condition of the Earth.
Winnipeg Should Scrap Recycling RFP
The City of Winnipeg “austerity” budget predictably nickels and dimes ratepayers, with rate increases and service cuts in response to lower than expected provincial transfers. But, Council has fumbled the ball big time by throwing away tens of millions of dollars in...
Indigenous Tourism is Good for Canada
Many years ago, I learned an important lesson about the world of tourism while traveling on a VIA Rail passenger train. As a first-class passenger, I enjoyed sitting in the Dome Car where I could get a full view of the country side. At one point, I zoned out, and a...