There has long been concern about deteriorating housing affordability in Canada. The OECD has expressed concerns about the decline of the middle-class in Canada and the substantial role of house price increases. Two of the 10 least affordable major markets are in...
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What Canadians are Saying About Gun Control
Is this why the Canadian government has banned 1500 types of legally-owned handguns and assault-style firearms? Source: Government of Canada https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/2019-rdcng-vlnt-crm-dlg/2019-rdcng-vlnt-crm-dlg-en.pdf
COVID-19 and the Labour Market
Following employment losses of over one million in March, employment fell by nearly two million in April as the impacts of physical distancing and economic shutdowns on labour market activity became more apparent. Over one half of the employment losses in April were...
Cold Temperature Extremes are Rising
GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS FROM THE FRONTIER CENTRE FOR PUBLIC POLICY Climate closely correlates with solar activity accounting for 80% of the trend over a 150-year period unlike C02. April 2020 over the Canadian prairies was the third coldest since 1985 averaging 3°C below...
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The Swedish Response to Covid-19 versus Canada
In a recent New York Times article, David Wallace Wells asked, “How did No-Mandate Sweden End up with such an average pandemic”. Let’s be clear. This admission from the New York Times, who tried to destroy the response to Covid-19, starting in April 2020 and...
Draconian, Anti-Science Measures During the Pandemic Has Led to Loss of Trust in Our Institutions
Candida Auris is a fungus that, unlike most fungi, can survive in a human body. It is capable of spreading within the body, resulting in an agonizing death. For unknown reasons the fungus is spreading at a rather alarming rate. So far, cases have been confined to long...
Will More Police Officers Solve Winnipeg’s Crime Issues?
Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz is fulfilling his pledge to hire more police officers, but recent data shows more police may not necessarily be the answer to Winnipeg’s crime problems. FC069
Secretiveness Still a Defining Feature of Many Band Governments: Bands need improved transparency in order to build good governance
The Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index provides empirical evidence that many band respondents do not feel their governments are sharing important financial data with members. FC068
Majority of Band Residents Report Political Meddling in Businesses: Action needed to create division between politics and business
The Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index demonstrates that on many reserves band officials are still inappropriately engaging in business activities. FC067
Sizable Minority of Reserve Residents Do Not Feel Safe From Arbitrary Government: Basic human rights of all band members should be respected
Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index reveals that through the use of Band Council Resolutions (BCRs), a good minority still say their band is removing members it “does not like.” FC066
Why Smart Environmentalists Embrace the Free Market: Take one measure of economic freedom, one measure of environmental performance, and the relationship jumps right out of the page
This plot makes the relationship between economic freedom and environmental performance difficult to ignore. FC065
Nepotism Still Significant Issue on Many Reserves: Survey suggests aggressive action needed to address problem
Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index suggests nepotism in terms of government position hiring still exists on many First Nation communities. FC064
Growing Confidence in First Nation Elections: Despite progress, improprieties still an issue
Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance reveals that although respondents show confidence that their votes are being counted properly, there are still questionable practices occurring. FC063
Canada’s Forests are Getting Healthier: More of Canada’s forests are being certified by third parties as sustainably managed
Canada is doing an excellent job of protecting its vast forest resources. FC062
Excellent Administration is Transparent Administration: Band governments must open their books to improve services
Empirical data from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index reveals a strong statistical connection between First Nation government transparency and good administration.