There has been a lot of concern and digital ink spilled over the slow increase in living standards of the average, or ‘median’, Canadian over the past ten, twenty, thirty, forty or more years. In the long run, economists say that the key to increasing real, i.e.,...
The transgender movement has made great strides in recent years advancing the cause of a marginalized minority. However, a claim of the movement - namely the absolute right of people to choose their gender, and have that gender choice legally enforced - is resulting...
The multi-colored placard in front of a $2-million home in North Center Chicago proudly proclaimed, “In this house we believe: No human is illegal” – and “Science is real” (plus a few other liberal mantras). I knew right away where the owners stood on climate change,...
Cabs or taxis, have been a commonplace sight in our cities for many years. The first documented coach for hire was in 1621, in London, England. It only took 33 years (1654) for there to be enough issues with irregularities and numbers of them that the English...
In November 2018, Canada and Mercosur opened negotiations for a free trade agreement. The Mercosur, composed of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay (Venezuela is a suspended member from 2016), represents a bloc representing a GDP of over $3 trillion and a...
San Francisco, by all accounts a liberal city of diverse communities, is in the grips of what by many is seen as a spree of racist attacks against its Black and Asian residents. According to some reports, anti-Asian crimes have more than doubled while hate crimes...
Recently, Australia released a new national energy policy called the ‘National Energy Guarantee’ (NEG). While Australia is a long way away from Canada, this policy has a sad resemblance to a similar Canadian policy. It is a desperate attempt to make renewable energy...
Day 5 - 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 Five, we would like to see a real debate about climate change. The...
“The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation,” Justice Minister of Canada famously said in 1967. Fifty years later, this statement is no longer true. People who are straight, gay, transgendered, or otherwise cannot get a room for the night from anyone willing...
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...
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 - 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 - 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 - 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;...
"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...