Prince Edward Island Liquor Control Commission (PEILCC) is the monopoly Crown corporation which controls and retails all beverage alcohol in Canada’s smallest province, Prince Edward Island. Using an intrinsic value method, and discounting to the present, PEILCC’s...
Canada Lands Corporation Limited, or CLCL, is the Crown corporation which sells surplus federal land and buildings and also develops various parcels across the country. Using an intrinsic value method, and discounting to the present CLCL’s projected future free cash...
Frontier Centre for Public Policy is proud to release its new premier quarterly magazine Ideas that change your world is our premier quarterly magazine delivering to you some of Frontier's latest thought-provoking, eye-opening, and captivating content from the past 90...
The Royal Canadian Mint, or ‘RCM’, is the federal Crown corporation which produces the coin currency, one and two dollar and smaller coins, used in circulation for consumer financial transactions in Canada. Using an intrinsic value method, and discounting to the...
Introductory Comment Brian Giesbrecht, Retired Judge, Frontier Centre Senior Fellow: The Frontier Centre for Public Policy is honoured to present Mr. Manning’s latest offering, in what he calls a fictionalized story. It is about everything that has happened to this...
Many Canadians are aware of stories of how immigrants were originally attracted to Canada through the promise of free land. The then Minister responsible for immigration, Clifford Sifton, had his staff spread out across central and eastern Europe promising free land...
The view from the southwest flank of Canada’s coastline—between Surrey B.C.’s Crescent Beach and the city of White Rock—is breathtaking. “It’s Canada’s Amalfi coast,” enthuses Erik Seiz, President of the Crescent Beach Property Owners’ Association. With its...
A Calgary non-profit made headlines recently when it was revealed that the organization was required to build a parking lot for an affordable housing complex that is effectively empty. The housing is provided specifically for helping people transition from out of...
A decision will shortly be made about whether to build the Keeyask and Conawapa hydroelectric dams and the associated Bipole III transmission line, which could cost Manitoba billions of dollars. This paper argues that, if approved, this will burden the next generation...
Many small communities struggle to provide adequate transportation to people with limited mobility and those who cannot afford to drive. Unlike major cities, public transit use in small communities outside the heart of metropolitan areas is rarely a lifestyle choice....
David Vardy holds degrees in Economics from Memorial University, the University of Toronto and Princeton University. He was a member of the economics faculty at Queen’s University before returning to Newfoundland and Labrador to serve as a senior public servant for...
Originally printed in Newgeography. In a Wall Street Journal commentary entitled Turning the Twin Cities Into Sim City, Katherine Kersten of the Center of the American Experiment describes how "a handful of unelected bureaucrats are gearing up to impose their vision...
Winnipeg’s roads are in bad shape, to put it mildly, and the City’s coffers aren’t exactly overflowing. That makes it tough to scratch together funds for roadway maintenance, let alone improvements. Even projects as crucial as the Inner Ring Road could bump up against...
David Vardy speech and Q&A at a Frontier Centre for Public Policy Luncheon entitled: A Tale of Two Debacles: Muskrat Falls and Manitoba Hydro's Preferred Development Plan.
David Vardy is interviewed by Geoff Currier on CJOB regarding his speech given for the Frontier Centre entitled: A Tale of Two Debacles: Muskrat Falls and Manitoba Hydro's Preferred Development Plan.