Among the many races the pandemic has accelerated, none is so pointless as the issuance of central-bank digital currencies (CBDC). The Canadian government, which should know better, has jumped into the fray against its own earlier opinion. Reversing comments made in...
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The Tesla 4680 Battery: Six things to Know …
Canadians have no idea all of the fancy Tesla battery technology has mostly been developed in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dalhousie University has partnered with the American Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturer, and created what is commonly referred to as the Tesla Dalhousie...
Star Trek Becomes Real
No one ever took President Trump for Star Trek’s Captain Picard. Nevertheless, his creation of the U.S. Space Force in December of 2019 resembled the latter’s powerful command, “Engage!” The space race is on, but what most people would find surprising is how far along...
Canadian RF and EMR Standards
The word “radiation” conjures up images of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima or the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. Our society has a strong, and not unreasonable, fear of nuclear radiation, that has been built up over years of stories. Starting with...
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The Man who Saved the Plains Indians
At the time of Confederation, Canada’s Plains Indians were in a desperate situation. The same European-introduced guns and horses that resulted in a briefly glorious golden age for them had also resulted in constant inter-tribal warfare and the rapid disappearance of...
Renewed Talk of Abolishing the Indian Act
Political attacks on the Indian Act are back in the news, and that is a good thing. However, Canadian politicians, including First Nation politicians, need a credible plan about what to do before we pull out the champagne. Attacking the Indian Act is not a big deal...
Should those running traditional businesses being edged out by sharing economy stalwarts like AirBNB and Uber be getting more consideration for their positions by politicians? Gerard Lucyshyn, Vice-President of Research at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy joins...
The Sharing Economy: A Story of Creative Destruction and the Erosion of Barriers to Entry
It was a most unusual funeral. On April 29, 2017, 20 people walked mournfully through Toronto’s Kensington neighbourhood. Incense wafted from the front of the procession, followed by a saxophone player and a traditional drummer. Behind them two people carried a mock...
Going ‘Old School’ Switching to Manual Override and Human Control
Technology in cars has been steadily taking over more and more control from the driver. 100 years ago we started cars with a hand crank. 50 years ago we manually shifted the gears. 30 years ago we learned about threshold braking and how to pump our breaks to prevent...
Creative Destruction
Watch and listen as Creative Destruction illustrates the economic cycles that occur within capitalism as technology evolves over time. While this process does not always benefit everyone, it is an essential part of economic growth and innovation.
The Creative Destruction of the Sharing Economy
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released The Creative Destruction of the Sharing Economy by Lee Harding, a research associate with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. This paper examines the creative destruction that the sharing economy is having on...
IP Rights Promote Innovation and Prosperity
Artists, inventors, and organizations of all stripes are joining hands on Wednesday April 26 to celebrate the contributions that Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) have made in driving limitless human innovation. According to the World Intellectual Property...
The Role of the CBC
Technological change is challenging traditional broadcasters, including the CBC. The status quo just will not fly. It is always difficult to start talking about changes to the CBC because of the political dynamic around the institution. In this case, technology is...
Technology Driving Change at CBC
Technological change is challenging traditional broadcasters, including the CBC. The status quo just will not fly. It is always difficult to start talking about changes to the CBC because of the political dynamics that surround the institution. In this case,...
Frontier Centre Releases The Role Of The CBC
A new study published today by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy shows that technology, not budget cuts or political interference, is driving change at CBC. Changing technology is affecting all broadcasters, not just CBC. Industry experts and...