“The Frontier Centre for Public Policy compared airline fares on similar-distance flights in all three jurisdictions and found that fares were the most expensive in Canada.”
Media Appearances
‘Open Skies’ Policy Unlikely To Take Off In Canada, U.S.;: Europeans enjoy cheapest rates, study says
“A study from the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre For Public Policy surveyed five cheapest-fare 3,300-mile flights and found: Canadian passengers pay an average fare per mile of 45 cents, Americans pay 28 cents, Europeans pay 16 cents.”
Study Calls For Canada To Open Skies To Competition; Affordable Flying;: Review finds airfares higher han U.S., Europe
“Consumers pay more for air travel in Canada than in the U.S. or Europe, says a new study that calls on Ottawa to open the market to more competition.”
Sask. First Nations Governed Well: FCPP
“The fourth annual Aboriginal Governance Index by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP) found that several First Nations in Saskatchewan are well-governed.”
Featured News
The Tourism Economic Sector Impacted by COVID-19: Time to Reopen
The COVID-19 crisis led to significant travel restrictions in the world and in Canada. The country has totally or partially closed its national borders to tourists and non-essential travellers. Within Canada, travel between provinces has been restricted. Indeed, some...
New-ish LNG Project has Nisga’a First Nation Backing, Aiding its Launch, but Will Not Guarantee It
Recently, a previously-mooted huge, estimated $55 billion Liquefied Natural Gas, ‘LNG’, project taking natural gas from Northeastern British Columbia to its northwest coast at Pearse Island received the blessing and explicit financial and political backing from the...
Are World’s Best Housing Bargains Here?
WINNIPEG real estate has long been renowned as a bargain in Canada, but a new study says it’s also one of the most affordable housing markets in much of the world.
Poaching Claim Scorned
THE controversial Maples Surgical Centre could become a free training facility for Red River College students studying to be technologists, owner Dr. Mark Godley said yesterday.
Organic Farmers Sowing Fear?
THE organic food industry is using fear-mongering to bolster its profits, says the author of a new book on organic farming.
A Debate Over Swedish Health Care Reform
A Winnipeg editorialist takes a hit for praising the opening of the healthcare market in Stockholm, and Johan Hjertqvist responds to the critics.
Think Tank Praises Clinic; Public, private health-care best
Instead of shutting down the Maples Surgical Centre, the government of Manitoba should encourage more private providers.
Natural Gas Price Relief Ridiculed by Schreyer
FORMER NDP premier Ed Schreyer blasted the current NDP government yesterday for its plan to force Manitoba Hydro to use its electricity exports to keep its natural gas rates unnaturally low. Energy Minister Dave Chomiak, who yesterday said Schreyer is his best friend,...
None of the Above
Nick Ternette comments on mandatory voting proposal in Canada.
Let’s Make All Voters Turn Out: Senator
MANDATORY voting reduces the power of special-interest groups, ensures the concerns of minority groups are addressed and restores public trust in the political system, Liberal Senator Mac Harb said yesterday. Harb was in town yesterday to promote the idea of mandatory...
Overtaxed in Manitoba
The Doer government should take a good look at this report, and many others that draw similar conclusions, before drafting its 2006 budget.