Ottawa is suppressing key parts of a politically explosive federal report that reveals Ontario is being shortchanged by Canada’s national wealth-sharing scheme.
Media Appearances
A Place in the Sun Still Precious: Price of owning a house in Kelowna still one of the highest in the country
Even with house prices down in a soft economy, Kelowna’s housing is still considered “severely unaffordable.” The Frontier Centre for Public Policy’s eight annual Demographia Housing Affordability Survey puts the city’s multiple ratio at 6.6, the fourth most unaffordable in the country behind Vancouver, Abbotsford and Victoria.
STC Receives $9.2M to Run Routes in 2012
Government owned bus company Saskatchewan Transportation Co. is getting an operating grant of up to $9.2 million for 2012, about $300,000 more than the amount approved last year.
Where Did All Alberta’s Money Go?: The left and right think they know
Partisan political operators are battling to define the debate over one of the most explosive issues in the coming provincial election: Why can’t a wealthy province like Alberta make ends meet?
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What Must Be Done to Curb Canada’s Household Debt
Canada is struggling economically. From inflation and deficits to investment and employment, everything that should be up is down, and everything that should be down is up. One striking symptom of economic rot is household debt, which is rising faster than incomes....
Crown Utilities’ Unfair Advantages Reduce Competition, Innovation
Largely unique among state-owned enterprises, ‘SEOs’, worldwide, Canadian Crown corporations have two key advantages over current and future private sector competitors: non-taxable status and access to low-cost public sector borrowing rates. Other implicit edges...
The Present Climate
“A recent poll by Compas, paid for by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, showed that 73 per cent of Canadians want any treaty on global warming delayed or not signed at all. They probably fear the economic costs, especially at a time when the worldwide recession is hardly over.”
Report Urges Reporting of Assets
“The District of Maple Ridge ranked 59th out of 75 municipalities for financial reporting standards in a recent report by a right-wing think tank. The ranking was in a report by the Frontier Centre For Public Policy in its Local Government Performance Index 2009 report. The Centre is based out of Winnipeg.”
Big Deficits, Creaky Health Service: Something’s Got to Give
Even before the recession, provincial spending was on an unsustainable trajectory. Now revenues have fallen precipitously. Last month, former central bank governor David Dodge warned governments to get their fiscal houses in order. "Budget season is coming up," he...
Survey Fails No-Fail Policy
“A new survey shows most Manitoba adults oppose a no-fail policy in schools, but the existence of such a policy is itself a mystery.”
Saskatchewan’s Surgical Wait Times Rated The Worst In Canada
Frontier Centre in the Media – Ben Eisen is interviewed by the Regina Leader-Post regarding Frontier’s release of our 2009 Canada Health Consumer Index.
Researcher Supports On-reserve Land Ownership
Frontier Centre in the Media where Joseph Quesnel shares his thoughts about On-reserve land ownership, as reported on the Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation website.
Vehicles Improve Earning Potential
“There is always this assumption that people on welfare and low-income earners can just use the bus and that is the most appropriate form of transportation for them,” said Taylor, adding riding the bus is not necessarily the best alternative to owning a car.
Finances a Central Concern
“Saskatoon voters are telling city council candidates they’re concerned about how taxes and spending on expensive projects are affecting the city. It’s become one of the central election issues.”
Global Warming Dismissed as ‘Lies’
“Fluctuations in the earth’s temperature have occurred throughout history and can be explained by various factors, such as changes in the sun”, Monckton said. “Politicians motivated by money, power and glory are more than happy to jump on the global-warming bandwagon.”