Today the Frontier Centre for Public Policy issued Nationalism in the skies: the square peg in a round world, authored by Mary-Jane Bennett. Nationality in a global business like aviation has made little sense Convened in 1944 by U.S. president F.D. Roosevelt to...
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Costs Soaring in Canada’s Schools
A new study jointly published today by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies shows that per-pupil education costs are soaring all across Canada. As taxpayers shoulder an ever-increasing burden, there is little evidence...
Frontier Centre Releases Fiscal Imbalance in Canada: A Look at the Opportunity Costs of Equalization
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy today released policy series paper Fiscal Imbalance in Canada: A Look at the Opportunity Costs of Equalization. The author, Eric Merkley, is a research associate with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. The report highlights...
Frontier Centre Releases 7th Annual Local Government Performance Index
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has today released the seventh annual edition of its influential Local Government Performance Index. The Index ranks the top 100 Canadian cities on their financial transparency and performance over the 2012 financial year. Since...
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Cities Have to Expand for House Prices to Fall
The cost of actually building a house does not vary that much across Canada The Ford government’s plan to expand the land supply available for housing has evoked the usual dog whistles about “urban sprawl” by interests apparently unaware of the strong...
How We Teach Reading Really Does Matter
Reading is the most important skill taught in school. If students don’t learn how to read, not much else that happens there is going to matter. That’s because being able to read is important in virtually every job. Without the ability to read, life itself will be a...
Media Release – National Coalition on Federal Transfers Launched
An informal coalition of six not-for-profit and think tank organizations have agreed the issue of federal transfers to the provinces needs to be placed firmly on the national agenda.
Media Release – How Biofuels are Damaging The Environment: The Unintended Consequences of Biofuel Subsidization
Frontier’s Eric Merkley argues that increased biofuel production can have negative consequences for the environment, including harm to water quality.
Media Release – Canada has Fallen Behind in Crucial Segment of the Telecom Sector: Must Adapt to Changing Winds of Technology and Policy Development
Canada will need to adapt to the winds of change sweeping across the globe if t is to remain competitive in the challenging world of high speed internet. A close look at the international experience of several countries that are ahead offer some solid clues as to the path Canada should take.
Media Release – Frontier Centre releases 5th Aboriginal Governance Index: Top scoring Prairie First Nations recognized, report highlights members’ governance expectations
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy releases rankings for its fifth annual Aboriginal Governance Index (AGI), which highlights how band members in 32 communities across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta perceive the quality of their governance and services.
Media Release – 2012 International Property Rights Index
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy is partnering again with the U.S.-based Property Rights Alliance in unveiling this year’s International Property Rights Index, as well as announcing its own up-coming Canadian-specific property rights index.
Media Release – How Economic Activity in North America Benefits People Everywhere: Economic Production and Resource Consumption in Canada and the United States
Ben Eisen and Kenneth Green show that high levels of economic activity and wealth creation in Canada and the United States benefit the people living in those countries, as well as in other parts of the world.
Media Release – The Canadian Dairy Industry In a Post Supply Management Era: The Future of the Canadian Dairy Sector
Sylvain Charlebois and Tatiana Astray discuss ideas for policy reform that will enable Canada’s dairy industry to compete effectively with international competitors in a post supply management era.
Media Release – Reinterpreting Indian Control of Indian Education: Accelerating Indigenous Educational Achievement through Choice
A newly released Frontier Centre study looks at the state of Aboriginal education and argues that any reforms should put the Aboriginal family in the driver’s seat by emphasizing choice and innovation.
Media Release – Case Studies in Pricing-Based Carbon Controls: The Economic, Environmental and Political Consequences of Carbon Pricing
Eric Merkley, Ben Eisen and Kenneth Green examine the consequences of carbon taxes and cap-and-trade policies.