The Frontier Centre for Public Policy, an independent Western Canadian think tank with offices in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, has appointed policy commentator, author and the policy director of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association Dr. Robert Murray as its new Vice-President of Research effective October 1, 2013.
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Media Release – Anatomy of an Unproven Education Fad: There is No Evidence That Students Have Unique Learning Styles
Differentiated instruction rests on the premise that all students have an individual learning style (visual, verbal or tactile-kinaesthetic) and learn best when new concepts are introduced through their preferred style. As research has not turned up any evidence to support this theory, this premise is flawed.
Media Release – Frontier Centre Expanding; Adds Two New Senior Fellows
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy is proud to announce the appointment of two new Senior Fellows, Dr. Frank Atkins and Dr. Pierre Desrochers. With their appointment, the Centre increases the depth of its intellectual ranks.
Media Release – Rachel Carson and Organic Cherry-Picking: The Anti-science Wing of the Organic Movement
Rachel Carson, the author of the influential book Silent Spring receives all the credit for the rise of the organic movement, but Carson’s work is barely scientific. Carson’s book provides organic activists with exactly what they want to hear.
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A Year of LNG Royalties/Taxes from a Single Pipeline Could Pay for …
Sitting on top of one of the world’s largest and richest natural resource warehouses is turning into quite a disconcerting distraction. While much of Canada’s population – the heavily urban part for whom “rural” means Whistler, Muskoka, or Mont Tremblant – likes to...
Medical Martial Law – Never Again
The economic upheaval now roiling over the world’s financial markets, rapidly lowering living standards, and even threatening to freeze Europeans this winter, is all directly related to the radical decision most western leaders took in March of 2020., when a new...
Media Release – Reducing the HST Tax Rate for Ontario and British Columbia: It Benefits Families and Increases Voter Support
This study measures the effect of moving from the old provincial sales tax (PST) to the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in Ontario and in British Columbia, assuming that the sales tax rates are reduced.
Media Release – Prosperity Ahead Without Canadian Wheat Board Monopoly
This study looks ahead and assesses possible consequence scenarios to the eventuality that the Canadian Wheat Board is removed in 2012 as many expect.
Media Release – Pricing and the Future of the Internet: Considering the Ramifications of Usage Based Billing
Policy and regulatory structure for telecom, internet access and video distribution should be consistent with technology advancements, allowing Canadians full access to internet video, and the opportunity to participate in new service developments.
Media Release – We Share the Hopes and Desire of the Nisga’a People for Greater Prosperity in Their Autonomy
The Nisga’a authorities were informed of our activities in their territory while we conducted our research in the field and by telephone.
Media Release – The Nisga’a Treaty: 10 Years Later: Survey reveals perceived improvements and deteriorations
An ambitious new study asks the Nisga’a people if a self-government agreement has worked to their benefit or to their detriment.
Media Release – Telecommuting and Working at Home in the Emerging Work Environment
Wendell Cox documents the rise of telecommuting and working from home in Canada, arguing that these trends hold the potential to bring substantial economic, social and environmental benefits.
Media Release – Convenient, Affordable Parking When and Where You Need It: The benefits of accurate pricing and smart technologies
As Canadian cities continue to grow, parking troubles will increase. Setting prices according to demand may be a sound technological solution.
Media Release – The End of Taxi Regulation: Why GPS-enabled smartphones will send traditional taxi regulation the way of the dodo.
The coming ubiquity of Smart Phones will make the current infrastructure and regulations of the taxi industry irrelevant.
Media Release – The Refugee Convention and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms do not Prevent Canada From Adopting a More Rational Refugee Policy: Helping Refugees While Protecting Canadian Sovereignty
Canada needs to distinguish quickly between refugee claimants who genuinely need protection, and those who abuse the system