Tomorrow morning I will be on John Gormley’s show on Newstalk in Saskatchewan to talk about a new report we’re releasing calling for a review of the province’s Crown Corporations.
Media Appearances
ATB Branches May Privatize to Cover Alberta’s Growing Deficit: Move would net about $4 billion
The Alberta Treasury Branch (ATB Financial) may be sold to private ownership to subsidize Alberta’s growing deficit, netting an approximate $4 billion dollars in fiscal influx to cover government expenditure.
Nelson to import American Indian Movement
A Winnipeg chapter of the American Indian Movement will be formally organized on Saturday with Nelson, the former head of the Roseau River reserve, announcing Tuesday that three of 20 positions on the Grand Governing Council will be filled in a ceremony at Thunderbird House. Nelson said the Idle No More movement has engaged aboriginals.
CBRM Sinks Lower in Think-Tank Survey
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy on Monday released the sixth annual edition of its local government performance index, which the CBRM has been a part of since the index’s first year in 2008.
Featured News
Coal – Not Wind – is Keeping Saskatchewan’s Lights On
While it’s not the same minute-by-minute data provided by the Alberta Electric System Operator for their grid, SaskPower has begun breaking down where its power is coming from on a daily basis. And the data from Oct. 3 and 4 showed wind generated an average of just...
57 Policy Proposals for Future Leaders to Help Make the Canadian Economy Soar
Executive Summary The various federal political parties are all promoting the policy agendas they believe will foster a sustainably high quality of life for all Canadians. It remains to be seen whether they will attain the success that they aim to achieve. In some...
Tale of Many Cities Managing Growth
I had an interesting chat the other day with my friend, Michael Zwaagstra, as we were visiting their place in Steinbach, Man. In addition to being a published author on the subject of education and a school teacher, Michael is also a second term city councillor for the City of Steinbach.
Nisga’a 10 Years After
A study carried out by the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre for Public Policy reveals that, while aboriginal self-government is not all it’s cracked up to be, the Nisga’a are fairly happy with the aftermath of their treaty.
Privatization Fears Just Fallacy
From Brandon Sun, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. In advance of this October's provincial election, the NDP's pocket fear-mongering division is working overtime to try and paint the Progressive Conservatives as a pack of liars. It's the same old story that the NDP keep...
Nisga’a Split Over Benefits of 1998 Treaty
Thirteen years after the Nisga’a Treaty granted unprecedented rights to a First Nations community in British Columbia, a new study shows the Nisga’a are divided about how their community is faring.
Self-Government Has Been a Mixed Blessing: A study has found the Nisga’a have problems with nepotism, but deliver services better
A study carried out by the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre for Public Policy reveals that, while aboriginal self-government is not all it’s cracked up to be, the Nisga’a are fairly happy with the aftermath of their treaty.
Brutal Assault on UBC Student Just One of Thousands in South Asia
It is no easy matter to say what cold-blooded grievance or raging fury would cause a man to throw himself upon his wife, disfiguring her face with his bare hands and teeth and leaving her blind.
There are Plenty of Reasons to Resist Bureaucratic Rule
Earlier this year, the Frontier Centre for Public Policy released a report showing that administrators, the bureaucratic innards of big government, have received wage increases of between 55 and 60 per cent over the past decade. Loggers, who actually do something, such as cut down a tree, received an 11 per cent increase. The Canadian average was 30 per cent.
Bad Idea – Cheap Power for Low Income People
"Manitoba could be the first province to see a low-income affordability program created to help poor people pay their electricity bills -- if the province's public regulator agrees with a U.S. expert. Winnipeg Free Press It should be up to the provincial government to...
Prove it, Gene
David Swann proposes a breakup of Alberta Health Services into smaller regional health authorities. Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky tells us this would not be wise.