Executive Summary • The response to the 2013 southern Alberta floods was effective. Volunteers and governments organized quickly to provide aid and information to the affected communities. • Though the flooding was unprecedented in scale, it was not unexpected. The...
Meredith Lilly
Making Floods Affordable
The 2013 southern Alberta floods were needlessly costly and destructive. The overwhelming costs arise not as a result of an ill-executed response and recovery, but because of a failure to prepare for the possibility of severe flooding by the provincial and municipal...
Reinterpreting Indian Control of Indian Education: Accelerating Indigenous Educational Achievement through Choice
Expected and long over-due systemic change to Aboriginal education should include an emphasis on choice, with allowance for funding to follow students as well as the exploration of new models, including novel concepts like independent indigenous charter schools.
Let Thy People Help: Grassroots participation crucial for disaster recovery
Bureaucratic, centralized disaster responses have a history of failure .
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The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
Centralized Planning Poses Significant Challenges for First Responders to Disaster Situations: Frontier Centre study argues solutions that privilege grass roots
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The Health Crisis of Our Time: Vice takes center stage in public health debate
Risky lifestyle choices face unjustified public scrutiny as healthcare costs rise.
Immigration For a Prosperous Saskatchewan: Influx of immigration a positive trend.
Contrary to popular belief, increased immigration to Saskatchewan expands the economy and enriches the cultural landscape.
Another strike against the war on drugs
The Global Commission on Drug Policy released a report today damning the “futile” war on drugs. They urge governments to decriminalize various street drugs in order to curb crime and protect the health of citizens.