Executive Summary • The response to the 2013 southern Alberta floods was effective. Volunteers and governments organized quickly to provide aid and information to the affected communities. • Though the flooding was unprecedented in scale, it was not unexpected. The...
Media Release
High Wages Attract Better Politicians
The Frontier Centre has released a backgrounder today entitled CEO Compensation, Politicians’ Salaries, and NHL Players. The author of the paper is Steve Lafleur, a policy analyst with the Frontier Centre. The backgrounder examines the relationship between...
2013 International Property Rights Index
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy, along with the Property Rights Alliance, today released the 2013 International Property Rights Index (IPRI). The 2013 Index, measures the protection of property rights in 131 countries. This represents 98 per cent of the world...
Public Private Partnerships – A Primer For Regina Voters
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has today released a new report on Public Private Partnerships [P3s] in anticipation of the City of Regina’s referendum this week. Entitled Public Private Partnerships: A Primer For Regina Voters, it is designed to provide an...
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Leon Fontaine – A Passionate Canadian Thought Leader – RIP
This past weekend, we learned of the tragic and unexpected passing of Pastor Leon Fontaine at 59 years of age. Leon was a gifted leader playing many roles both nationally and internationally. He was, with his wife Sally, the senior Pastors at Springs Church with...
Public Inquiries and Public Trust
Testimony before the Public Order Emergency Commission reveals the case for government invoking the Emergencies Act is either weak or very weak. The Prime Minister was, in fact, opposed to members of his cabinet or senior public health officials meeting with protest...
Media Release – The Case for Voluntary Student Unionism
Eliminating compulsory student unionism in Canada would be consistent with respecting Charter rights.
Media Release – Immigration a key to maintaining Saskatchewan’s Boom: More Immigrants are Needed to Fill Labour Shortages and Replace Ageing Baby Boomers
Saskatchewan’s economy is stronger than it has been in decades. But this strength may be undermined by worsening labour shortages. The impending retirement of Baby Boomers will further stress the workforce, and presents challenges to funding social programs. These challenges will necessitate an ongoing commitment to increasing immigration levels.
Media Release – Planning That Leaves the Poor Out in the Cold: Smart Growth fails to combat poverty
Smart Growth strategies that seek to contain urban development and encourage population concentration are responsible for increasing housing prices four times higher than in markets with less restrictive land use regulations.
Media Release – Resisting the Removal of Standardized Testing: Let’s use the best tools available
Standardized testing in schools is a necessary instrument to measure overall performance and progress in students. Decision-makers need to resist those who seek to eliminate these tests.
Media Release – Something is Wrong With the State of Math Education in Canada: Frontier Centre study defends traditional math education
Canada’s math education system has failed to teach basic math skills to students, but a renewed emphasis on mastering basic math skills can better prepare students for life.
Media Release – Tuition Fees and University Participation for Youth from Low-Income Families: An Interprovincial Analysis
Ben Eisen and Jonathan Wensveen examine university participation patterns across Canada, and find that the provinces with very low tuition fees do not, on average, have higher rates of university participation for young adults from low-income families compared to provinces where tuition fees are higher.
Media Release – The Size and Cost of Manitoba’s Public Sector
Ben Eisen and Jonathan Wensveen examine the size and cost of Manitoba’s high rates of government employment. They argue that due to projected population growth, Manitoba can significantly reduce the size of its public sector incrementally over the next decade, without drastic cuts, by either freezing or making small reductions to government employment over the next decade.
Media Release – Rent Control and Its Applicability to Saskatchewan
An analysis on rent control effects reveals that the policy often achieves the opposite of what it seeks. By and large, rental housing prices are higher in Canadian cities where there are rent control rules than in cities where there are none.
Media Release – A Budget Triumph From Canada’s Recent Past
Professor David Henderson tells the story of Canada’s triumph over budget deficits in the 1990s, and explains that even severe deficit problems can be resolved through real cuts to government spending and without major tax increases.