Dr. Alvarez was a speaker at the Heartland Institute’s 4th International Climate Change Conference held in Chicago May 16- 18th, 2010. The Frontier Centre was one of 64 international co-sponsors of this event which profiled the work of 73 scientists, economists and...
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Maxime Bernier, Former Industry and Foreign Affairs Minister and MP for Beauce
You have to be out there. You have to explain what you believe in and I think people are intelligent. If you have a good idea and it is based on facts and you can explain it, I think people will understand and they will vote for you.
Dr. Tom Flanagan, Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary and Co-Author of Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights
Conversation with the co-author of Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights which proposes a legislation to make it possible for First Nations, on a voluntary basis, to take collective ownership of their land reserves and also to create ownership in fee simple for individuals.
Dr. Douglas Bland, Queen’s University School of Policy Studies and Author of ‘Uprising’
Frontier’s Conversation with the author of Uprising about the state of Aboriginal affairs in Canada and the likelihood of insurgency.
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Calvin Helin, Aboriginal Entrepreneur and Author of Dances with Dependency
Frontier’s conversation with the author of “Dances With Dependecy”, Calvin Helin
Alan Duff, Author and Social Activist for Maori advancement
Frontier’s conversation with the author of “Once Were Warriors” author Alan Duff
Andrea Mandel-Campbell, author of Why Mexicans Don’t Drink Molson
Canada’s natural advantages as a trading nation are hampered by a series of protectionist regulations that divert attention and energy from the wealth creation possible from an expansion of its share of international commerce.
Breakfast on the Frontier – Sylvain Charlebois – Agriculture Sector
Listen to Sylvain Charlesbois speak at Breakfast on the Frontier - on supply management here. (36 minutes) Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is an associate professor in marketing in the Faculty of Business Administration of the University of Regina (Canada) since 2004. He is...
The Hon. Charlie Mayer, P.C., former Minister of Agriculture
An obsessive focus on the Wheat Board’s monopoly is diverting us from a needed discussion on the future of the farm industry and on what policies we should be pursuing to maximize opportunities at home and abroad.
Niels Veldhuis, Senior Research Economist, the Fraser Institute – Second Interview
In the face of significant tax and regulatory competition from its Western neighbours, Manitoba could use a broad range of reform levers to improve its economic performance.
John Carpay, Executive Director, Canadian Constitution Foundation
Two years after a court decision that said laws outlawing the use of private insurance for primary medical care were in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, another case is wending its way through the courts in Alberta. How long will it take for this freedom to be restored to all Canadian consumers?
John De Pape, Market and Business Consultant
The Canadian Wheat Board maintains that its monopoly on marketing barley adds value to the crop. The author of the famous Sparks barley study begs to differ.
Tim Ball, Historical Climatologist
Canada’s most courageous global warming skeptic reviews the evidence on carbon dumping and climate change, and assesses the prospects for intelligent, fact-based climate science free of politicized charades.