Day 15 - Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree. On Day 15 we wish that Alberta would deposit 30% of resource revenue into...
Municipal Government
Provinces Can Learn About Debt from their Municipalities
As a parent, I have been able to learn from my children. I’ve learned restraint. I’ve found that children are different, and that they still come back to me after they have left the house for guidance and advice. That surprised me, but learning is learning. Maybe it’s...
Administrative Firewall Key to Better Local Government
We are indeed fortunate to live in a free and open democratic society, where we can go to the polls, cast our ballots, and all the votes count to elect people that represent our interests even if they are competing interests. Citizens rely on their local governments...
Separation and Better Government: Adopting an Administrative Firewall
REGINA, SK - The Frontier Centre for Public Policy just released a new paper Separation and Better Government: Adopting an Administrative Firewall on October 1, 2017. This paper examines the centralized and decentralized models of local government in Canada,...
Featured News
How to Turn Free Citizens Into Compliant Serfs
Free citizens have minds of their own and want to pursue their lives as they see fit. This is inconvenient for the elites, who wish to be in charge of everyone’s lives so that they can show their superiority and gain benefit for themselves and their friends. So the...
Demographia International Housing Affordability – 2023 Edition Released
Demographia International Housing Affordability rates middle-income housing affordability in 94 major housing markets in eight nations: Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. This edition covers the third...
Portage Place Calling for Creative Fix
Portage Place was dealt a major blow when Landmark Cinemas announced the closure of the Globe Cinema. Having previously lost McNally Robinson as well as the Imax theatre and a few higher-end retailers, this will further the perception the mall is in a death spiral....
What We Can Learn About Infrastructure from the Katz Years
Mayor Katz’s tenure has been notable for significant infrastructure successes and failures. On the one hand, we have the fire hall land swap deal and the new police headquarters. On the other hand, we have the immensely successful Chief Peguis Trail and Disraeli...
Agenda for Detroit: Government on a more human scale
Contrary to the popular view, Detroit is not the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. New York City had filed for bankruptcy in 1975 before the process was stopped by a last-minute deal between city officials and municipal unions. There were 10 times as...
Cost sharing must be transparent and predictable
The City of Regina recently informed a number of property owners about upcoming multi-million dollar renovations that are planned for their streets. The Council plans to conduct these renovations via 'cost-sharing local improvement programs' that will require the...
7th Annual Local Government Performance Index
The Frontier Centre has released its 7th annual Local Government Performance Index. It measures 100 Canadian cities on their financial performance and overall transparency. Measuring almost 30,000 individual data points, the Index is designed to shed light on how...
LGPI 2014 Media Coverage
The Frontier Centre released the 7th Annual Local Government Performance Index last week, and it's had a great reception across the country. Unlike in the past, where we released one press release for the whole country, this year we released a separate press release...
7th Annual Local Government Performance Index
The Local Government Performance Index ranks the top 100 Canadian cities on their financial transparency and performance over the 2012 financial year. Since the first edition in 2007, the comprehensive annual report has pushed municipal governments across Canada to...
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...
Minneapolis: A Model for Canadian Prairie Cities
Winter is challenging for Prairie residents, particularly those with limited mobility. Residents can attest to the fact that life is vastly different at -35c than at -10c. Minneapolis, MN provides lessons for how Prairie cities in Canada can promote mobility in the...