Two recent cases have shone a spotlight on the very limited right that Canadians now have to defend themselves and their property. They are the Gerald Stanley case from Saskatchewan, and the recent Khil case in Ontario. In both cases property owners shot men who had...
Part 20 of John Robson's documentary comparing climate change alarmism with widely accepted facts about the past state and present condition of the Earth.
The recent controversies over tearing down the statues of Canadian heroes because some of their actions have offended our modern sensibilities needs some historical context. No one, no matter how revered, ever lived without flaws. Louis Riel, lauded for the founding...
We recently explained how Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) use manmade climate change alarmism to justify lending policies that reject funding for fossil fuel electricity generation, promote expensive and unreliable renewable sources, and thereby help keep...
A litany of disastrous decisions have sometimes cost lives and definitely many billions of dollars. Effectively cancelling the Global Public Health Intelligence Network; the failure to implement the pandemic preparedness protocols developed by Ottawa’s public health...
Foreign influence or interference has become a mediatic topic. The fear and suspicion of interference in the elections and democratic process have been in news headlines. For the western countries, the suspicion bears on Russia and China. Revisionist powers have a...
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released a new research paper, Municipalities and Performance/Outcome Based Contracting. This paper is authored by Randy Patrick, a research associate with the Frontier Centre. The paper conducts an in depth analysis of...
“How’s the weather?” is far more than a shallow conversation starter. It is a serious issue. Many would be surprised to know that 100 years ago the scientific interest in weather surpassed mere observation and advanced into outright modification. A brief survey of...
Power utilities from BC to Newfoundland have expanded enormously, adding copious debt to provinces. This has burdened consumers and businesses with increasingly higher power bills and will eventually lower their standards of living. With unsustainable debts, the...
All Canadians agree that schools should be places of learning. There is also near-universal agreement that school is for everyone, not just for the privileged elite. This is one of the reasons why schooling is mandatory to age 16 or 18 in every Canadian province and...
Part 8 of John Robson's documentary comparing climate change alarmism with widely accepted facts about the past state and present condition of the Earth.
If Brett Wilson were still taking business pitches on Dragon’s Den, he would never partner with Canada’s trade negotiators. During a recent television interview, he openly wondered whether or not the negotiators were “delusional, naïve, or stupid.” It seems he settled...
Elections held in most municipalities in Alberta must be conducted in accordance with the Local Authorities Election Act. However, past elections in {name of municipality} have been marred and perhaps even overturned as a result of failures in following this...
Reconciliation between Canada’s Indigenous people and mainstream society is a goal all thoughtful Canadians seek. It is obvious that too many Indigenous Canadians lag far behind other Canadians by most economic and health indicators, and we must find ways to close...
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released Public Choice Alternative: Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation by Ian Madsen, a senior policy analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. The paper conducts an in depth valuation of the alternative...