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What Exactly Does ‘Climate Justice’ Mean?
It seems like everything is about justice these days. Recently, as I drove home from the store, I saw a sign for the elections here in New York from the local Democratic Party, promising “equity, equality, and justice for all.” Beyond the obvious concerns any sane...
We are Finding the 2800 Missing Children
The “secret graves” and “missing children” narrative had our national flag flying at half-mast for over five months after an obscure indigenous politician made the startling claim that she “knew” that 215 indigenous children had been secretly buried in the “apple...
Thinker’s Corner Video – A Conversation About the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
A conversation about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission with Dr. Rodney Clifton, co-editor and author of the Frontier Centre's recent book, From Truth Comes Reconciliation. We have not written this book for people who think that this Report is too sacred for...
‘The Eyes of Children’ — life at a residential school
Here is a link to a 1962 CBC documentary about life at a residential school. It shows healthy and happy indigenous schoolchildren going about their day. Nuns and teachers - some of whom are indigenous - are shown interacting with the children in a normal way. The...
Modernizing Treaty Annuities – Frontier Video
Historically, Indigenous leaders at the time of treaty signing knew all too well that their traditional means of livelihood were changing with the arrival of settlers and the disappearance of the bison herds on the Prairies. They were realists who cared about their...
Phillip Carl Salzman Speaks with Gabriel Andrade (Dubai) About Slavery, Racism, and Campus Life in the United States
Dr. Phillip Salzman and Gabriel Andrade speak about slavery, racism, and campus life in the United States. Salzman is a senior fellow with Frontier Centre for Public Policy and a Professor (Emeritus) of anthropology at McGill University, where he taught anthropology...
Defunding The Police: Interview with Anil Anand
The Mackenzie Institute interviews Frontier Centre research associate, Anil Anand, a retired police inspector and author of: “Mending Broken Fences Policing.” Anand has worked as a police officer fir thirty years. He has worked on cases ranging from routine...
Alberta Fair Panel – Thinking Outside the Box
The Fair Deal Panel was established and commissioned by Premier Jason Kenney in November 2019. The panel conducted the bulk of its public hearings and received the most input from experts and interest groups during the months of December, January and early February....
Impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s Economy
After months of COVID-19 restrictions causing a full economic shutdown of our country and others worldwide, what will be the result? Our guest today is Fergus Hodgson, Research Associate at Frontier Centre for Public Policy and Director of EconAmericas. WATCH FULL...
Housing Affordability In Canada 2020 Index
There has long been concern about deteriorating housing affordability in Canada. The OECD has expressed concerns about the decline of the middle-class in Canada and the substantial role of house price increases. Two of the 10 least affordable major markets are in...
The Path Untaken: Indian Cities in Canada and the Māori Model
"In the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the problem of economically unsustainable outports, far from medical care and employment has been met by resettling the inhabitants in urban centres where hospitals, schools, and jobs are more readily available. This has...