On October 24th, Manitoba voters will head to the polls to elect school trustees. But, citizens are increasingly becoming disaffected from school board politics and the turn out may be low. Many wonder if it is worth voting at all. There are, however, good reasons to...
Although his science is often seriously wrong, no one can deny that Al Gore has a flare for the dramatic. Speaking about climate change in an October 12 PBS interview, the former vice-president proclaimed, “We have a global emergency.” Referring to the most recent UN...
WINNIPEG, MB, October 22, 2018 - The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released a new research paper, Never Enough: The Increasing Cost of Public Education in Manitoba and How to Curb it by Rod Clifton, a senior fellow and Alexandra Burnett, a junior...
"If you ever ask yourself, why indigenous people line up during Treaty Days to collect $5.00 and why is it still $5.00? That $5.00 should have been raised with inflation. Annuity payments were in lieu of giving the access to the minerals. The annuities that were...
The cost of actually building a house does not vary that much across Canada The Ford government’s plan to expand the land supply available for housing has evoked the usual dog whistles about “urban sprawl” by interests apparently unaware of the strong...
Reading is the most important skill taught in school. If students don’t learn how to read, not much else that happens there is going to matter. That’s because being able to read is important in virtually every job. Without the ability to read, life itself will be a...
The Edmonton Eskimos are a legend. From the time of Jackie Parker and Normie Kwong, they have always been one of the toughest contenders in the CFL. Now there comes a demand for them to change their name. Some Inuit and other Indigenous groups say that the name is...
Part 23 of John Robson's documentary comparing climate change alarmism with widely accepted facts about the past state and present condition of the Earth.
Are you a big-hearted person who likes to help everyone? If so, you probably suffered a phase where you offered too much of yourself—heart, time, and money. Then you realized if you gave out too much, you would just plain give out. Despite your best efforts, there...
The division and acrimony between First Nation communities over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project can often mask the many examples of Indigenous communities that have successfully signed agreements with resource companies. For example, how many Canadians...
Winnipeg’s Canadian Museum for Human Rights is commemorating Nelson Mandela’s long struggle against the white South African apartheid regime. Mr. Mandela, who died in 2013 at age 95, was imprisoned for 27 years because of his defiance of the regime, and his...
With much fanfare, the Ontario government has brought back “Buck-a-Beer” by lowering the government-mandated price floor on a bottle or can of beer (with alcohol volume below 5.6%) from $1.25 to $1.00. Some Ontarians who don’t drink or who consume only more expensive...
Ever since Wilbur and Orville Wright proved that heavier than air machines could indeed fly, safety has been the first priority when it comes to air travel. Engines and chassis are inspected and re-inspected. It only makes sense that if some gizmo in your car engine...
Michael Zwaagstra discusses back to school issues on CBC Blue Sky Radio.
Native American entrepreneur Chad Germann, 45, believes that the path to Indigenous entrepreneurial success is in careful thought and self-development. “You need to figure out a way to be valuable to others,” said Ger- mann, an enrolled member of the Mille Lacs Band...