First, The Unconstitutional Imposition of provisions of the Emergencies Act by a Liberal Government earlier this year involved an Act introduced into Parliament and passed by a Conservative Government in 1985. So we have the two major political parties involved in...
Year: 2022
Etam: BRICS Starts Sidestepping the Tragedy of Western Energy Policy
As I spent a summer avoiding energy discussions wherever possible (harder than normal; funny how 15 years of energy policy calamity was uninteresting until record utility bills scorched J. Q. Public’s eyeballs), the lazy days in the sun brought some needed clarity...
Why Frances Widdowson Matters
Frances Widdowson probably isn't someone most Canadians recognize. I'm here to tell you why they should. In terms of Canada's intellectual culture, Frances Widdowson matters because she is a classic and prolific academic. In a time when demagoguery easily flourishes,...
Is Diversity Our Strength? Please
In response to a question about the Minneapolis policy to first fire white teachers before BIPOC teachers, the Democrat-affiliated panelist replies, “Diversity is our strength!” She would have actually answered the question if she had said, “Racism is our strength!”...
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Military Conquest is Meaningless Without True Social Renewal
The hasty, defeatist and craven withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan in August has compelled the so-called “civilized” Western nations and their leaders to confront the failures and errors of the past 20 years, which resemble those of earlier conflicts....
What Life Looks Like Outside COVID-19 Hysteria
Travel and work over the past two years have brought me to many different jurisdictions. What continues to strike me is the way the responses to COVID-19 have been varied, arbitrary and often draconian. I look back at Canada and see raging debates over mask mandates,...
2022 Edition of Demographia International Housing Affordability
How Affordable is Housing in Your City? 2022 Edition of Demographia International Housing Affordability CANADA, March 7, 2022 - The Frontier Centre for Public Policy and the Urban Reform Institute has just released the 2022 Edition of Demographia International Housing...
Vladimir Putin Could Face Tremendous Resistance, If the West is Resolute, Quick, and Smart
The predictable invasion of Ukraine by the Russian dictator, Vladimir Putin, has put the outgunned Ukrainian forces in a very difficult situation. The leaders of the so-called “Free World” are in an ineffectual muddle. Surprisingly, Germany is finally making strong...
Question Period not Answer Period on WEF
Some Canadians wonder what influence the World Economic Forum has on our government, and a viral video on social media has only inflamed suspicions. The WEF was founded by Klaus Schwab in 1971 as a non-profit foundation in Switzerland. According to its website, “The...
Unacceptable Views
“Canada will always be there to defend the right to peaceful protest” - Justin Trudeau, in a reference to protests in India ... Asked why he supported some protests, but was determined to crush the trucker convoy, Justin Trudeau answered without hesitation: He...
Why Men and Women Are the Way They Are
Human beings are the way they are because of natural selection. Those characteristics which allow more children to survive and reproduce will push out or select against characteristics are less helpful in having children that will survive and reproduce. We can see...
Policy on the Frontier | The Problem with Trudeau’s Anti-Energy Agenda
Our topic: Energy policy plays a central role in the health and vibrancy of Canada's economy and in the quality of life and high living standard of every Canadian. Canada’s enormous energy wealth, particularly its immense conventional oil and gas reserves, is our...
How Did COVID-19 Impact the Canadian Manufacturing Sector?
Consumers usually realize fairly quickly just how important the manufacturing sector is when they stare at empty shelves while shopping. In some cases being confronted with an empty shelf can lead to hysteria and panic leading to irrational behaviour. Generally, most...
How Long Will Investor Confidence Last?
The International Transactions in Securities monthly report covers transactions in stocks, bonds, and money market securities between non-residents and residents of Canada. The report covers both Canadian and foreign issues in equity and investment fund shares and...
When an Emergency is Not an Emergency
There were many arguments used in the past week to justify calls for the use of the Emergencies Act. In order to bolster the claim that the traffic jam in downtown Ottawa constituted a threat to national security, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair insisted...