“Canada’s rich westernmost provinces are footing the bill for more than $2-billion annually in “stealth” economic subsidies to the country’s poorest provinces – above and beyond the $14-billion in official federal equalization, according to a study released Monday by a leading Canadian think- tank.”
Media Appearances
Ottawa’s Payroll Secretly Skewed Against Ontario;: Public servants abound in Maritimes, Manitoba
“The federal public service has become a “stealth equalization” program that overwhelmingly favours the Maritimes and Manitoba at the expense of Ontario and the rest of Canada, a new study shows.”
Landing Rights Dispute With UAE May Force ‘Open Skies’ Debate
“Canada’s dispute with the United Arab Emirates over airline landing rights lifts a curtain on a dispute between Ottawa and Western premiers over Canadian airline policy.”
‘Honour Killings’ May Be Added To Criminal Code
“The federal government on Monday affirmed its zero-tolerance stance against “honour killing,” declaring such “barbaric cultural practices” as “heinous abuses” that have no place in Canadian society.”
Featured News
Crown Corporations Can Evade Disaster If They Are Sold Off
The recent unhappy news that Canadian taxpayers will soon be at least partially bailing out the government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the owners of Nalcor, which is completing the massively over-budget and behind-schedule Muskrat Falls power plant, may be the least...
Canada Looks Like Communism to Calgary Pastor
When Artur Pawlowski came to Canada in 1995, he did not think it would turn out as it has. The pastor of Calgary’s Street Church, famous for his confrontations with police, says Canada looks too much like the Communist Poland he grew up in. “I grew up seeing police...
Brison Coy on Convention Plans
Scott Brison isn’t yet saying which of the other federal Liberal leadership candidates will receive his support in the convention less than two weeks away.
Grass Growing as Potential Fuel
Write up of Frontier Centre’s Policy Experts Meeting held in Regina November 14, 2006.
Wheat Board Fast Track Urged
Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl has released a new report outlining the changes he plans to implement regarding the CWB by 2008.
Report Outlines CWB Change
Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl has released a new report outlining the changes he plans to implement regarding the CWB by 2008.
Feds Muzzle the CWB
The Conservative government has ordered the Canadian Wheat Board not to spend funds directly or indirectly on maintaining the monopoly on western grain sales. This has caused an uproar on both sides of the stick.
You Get What You Pay For
The condition of Winnipeg’s rental units has been in decline for some time now. The reason is rent control.
Breaking the Board
A meeting between the federal agriculture minister and a bunch of farm groups to discuss the future of grain exports in Canada might not seem like a provocative act. But to the Canadian Wheat Board, it was likely considered an act of war when Chuck Strahl convened the...
Farmers to Rally Behind Board
The Conservatives promised during the federal election campaign to institute a dual-marketing system, which critics say will essentially gut the Winnipeg-based wheat board.
Pesticides are Designed to Kill Life
Pesticides are Designed to Kill Life