Political scientist James Q. Wilson passed away today at the age of 80. Wilson is known for co-authoring one of the most influential articles on policing practices in the last century. Wilson and George Kelling argued in a 1982 Atlantic article that minor breaches of...
Municipal Government
Preserving Buildings – Sorry State of Affairs
Why the FP does not ask the much larger question of why the government is the dominant tenant in downtown Winnipeg
Where Did All Alberta’s Money Go?: The left and right think they know
Partisan political operators are battling to define the debate over one of the most explosive issues in the coming provincial election: Why can’t a wealthy province like Alberta make ends meet?
Value of Municipal Elected Officials
If one pays an idiot’s salary, one gets an idiot worker.
Featured News
‘Side Issues’ Result in Much Higher Costs to Our Health and Social Systems
As we enter the year 2022, most Canadians will have lived their entire lives under the shibboleth that says we have the best health-care system in the world. Our beloved medicare is universal in scope, free of charge and offers equal access to all. What country could...
Touted Climate Emergency for Calgary is Deceitful and Undemocratic
Calgary has sworn in its first female mayor. A week earlier, less than 24 hours after winning the mayoral race, she gave her first post-election talk-radio interview to Ryan Jespersen, mostly involving a series of softball questions. He asked her the obligatory woke...
Private Deal to Fast-Track Ring Road
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach announced the 30 year long construction project of a ring road road around Calgary.
Londoners Have Bought Into Public Transit
London is one of the few cities where public transit is either maintained or ran by private sector companies. Surprisingly their patronage is continually increasing.
Lehotsky always put family first, his son says
Rev. Harry Lehotsky died Saturday, November 11, 2006. His son, Matthew talks about his father’s accomplishments.
Capital’s Cities Keep Competition Alive, Taxes Down
Mark Milke’s response to Carolyn Heiman’s suggestion of amalgamtion of Greater Victoria as a solution for property-tax breaks.
World Watch and the Irrelevance of Sprawl
World Watch is out with another “sky is falling” report, bringing hope to the “half empty” elites who depend upon apocalyptic tales.
The Leadership Myth
Regardless of whether political leadership is wise or mediocre, our goal should be to limit the damage that public officials can do.
High Performance Winnipeg?
A glimpse of Winnipeg with transparent, neutral, separated city government model shows the promise of policy modernization.
People or Frameworks?
Legislative framework is more important than personality in achieving high peformance city government.
The Un-built City
A recent article in this newspaper bemoaned Winnipeggers' lack of pride, and our embarrassment about our city as a place to visit. There is a lot about the city which makes it well worth the visit, and we have, for years, enjoyed showing surprised visitors how large,...