Canada’s economy is slowing, Manitobans are being buffeted by dramatic interest rate hikes and are worried about impacts on the economy and employment. Policy makers hope that higher interest rates will reduce Canada’s high inflation rate as people respond to higher...
Crown Corporations
Panama Canal Drying Up Woes Could Have Benefited Canadian LNG – If Only We Had Any
There’s a disturbance in the force of global shipping, as if a major transit point started slipping away. There’s a very serious problem occurring a few thousand miles to the south of us, one that Canada could have taken tremendous advantage of, if only we had built...
Stefanson: A Great Opportunity to Exit Liquor Retailing
When one thousand Liquor Mart workers walked off their job Tuesday, Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union president Kyle Ross called it a “last resort.” “We hope it ends sooner rather than later,” Ross said at a press conference. That’s funny. Many...
Will They Support Indigenous Backed Corridor?
Manitoba has a chance to prove it’s not the weakest link in an agreement struck between it and the other Prairie provinces to explore the possibility of building a deep-water harbour at Port Nelson on the Hudson Bay. Manitoba must do its part to not mess this...
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...
It’s Time to Privatize Canadian Airports
There aren’t many things that can’t be bought for $21 billion. Australia’s Sydney Airport is one of those things. This week the board of directors of the privately-operated, stock exchange-listed airport turned down a AUS$22.8 billion buyout offer from a consortium of...
International Traffic Congestion Extinguished by Pandemic and Remote Work
The 2020 TomTom Traffic Index reflects a huge drop in worldwide urban traffic congestion levels. Congestion levels (rated by the percentage of additional time required for auto travel during “rush hour”) dropped in 387 urban areas while increasing in only 13. Overall,...
Centerra’s Kumtor Mine Crisis Would Have Been a Taxpayer Problem if Cameco were Still a Crown Corporation
Centerra, a mid-size gold mining company, is engaged in a legal and political dispute with the government of Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia with a chronically unstable and fractious political class and culture. Its main asset, the Kumtor mine,...
The Duel Over KCS Not a Sign of Ottawa Failure, but a Strategy to Exploit Customers’ China Aversion
Recently, a bidding war has erupted between Canada’s two mammoth and historic railways, Canadian National, ‘CN’ and archrival, Canadian Pacific, ‘CP,’ for the U.S. railroad, Kansas City Southern, ‘KCS.’ This is all about KCS’ mid-American location and its extensive...
Crown Corporations, All State-Owned Firms, Have No Innate Independence or Authentic Profitability
In recent days, reports, studies and analyses have implicitly shown that the essential character of state-owned enterprises, including Canadian Crown corporations, makes it impossible for these entities to have true independence of mission, strategy, governance or...
Valuation Series: Abundant Natural Gas, Ample Opportunity – A Valuation & Strategic Appraisal of SaskEnergy
Divesting SaskEnergy Can Increase Its Profitability WINNIPEG, MB, March 18, 2021 - The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released Abundant Natural Gas, Ample Opportunity: A Valuation & Strategic Appraisal of SaskEnergy by Ian Madsen, a senior policy...
The Danger of State Ownership: Alberta’s Billion Dollar Keystone Express Blunder
The long-suffering citizens of Alberta recently learned that they are on the hook for yet more billions of dollars via an ill-advised “investment” in an oil pipeline that was veritably festooned with red flags prior to the injection of hard-earned and now lost...
Divesting YXE will Benefit Taxpayers
Divesting YXE will benefit taxpayers Saskatoon International Airport WINNIPEG, MB, March 6, 2021 - The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released Debt-Free, Few Capex Demands, Well Positioned to Soar: A Valuation & Strategic Appraisal of the Saskatoon...
Flying High on Abundant Cash Flow: A Valuation & Strategic Appraisal of the Regina International Airport
Divesting YQR will benefit taxpayers Regina International Airport WINNIPEG, MB, January 21, 2021 - The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released Flying High on Abundant Cash Flow: A Valuation & Strategic Appraisal of the Regina International Airport by...