If Canadians believe the threat of a Communist superpower expired decades ago, they’re wrong. The Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR) may be long dead, but the Chinese dragon is alive and well. In 1970, KGB disinformation agent Yuri Bezmenov defected from the...
The foundation for a government-led response to emergencies in Canada is the system of emergency management (EM). Federal and provincial/territorial governments have EM agencies charged with the mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery to all hazards. These EM...
Allegations of sexual harassment and sexual abuse in the Canadian military have persisted for far too long. There were 581 sexual assault and 221 incidents of sexual harassment reported in the Canadian military over the last five years.1 There are now probes into...
Circa 1915 Winnipeg was frequently described as a second Chicago, a serious transportation hub with a bustling private economy. In 1921 it was the third-largest city in Canada. In the 1960s Winnipeg was western Canada’s corporate headquarters city. Today Winnipeg is...
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...
Earlier this year, after years of resisting the recording of race-based statistics by police, there has been a sudden change of heart.1 Now, advocates and those seeking police reform want race-based data collected by police. In Ontario, the authorities hope that by...
It was revealed this month that Canada’s Prime Minister has brought in economist Mark Carney as an adviser to assist with mapping out the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CBC reported how Carney left his position as governor of the Bank of England...
The Mackenzie Institute interviews Frontier Centre research associate, Anil Anand, a retired police inspector and author of: “Mending Broken Fences Policing.” Anand has worked as a police officer fir thirty years. He has worked on cases ranging from routine...
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control threw logic out the window with their “COVID-19 and Sex” advice. Glory holes aren’t the only thing to peek at here. From start to finish, the document reveals contradiction, ignorance, and even hypocrisy. First up, “If you’re...
In 1970 Claude Charron was the youngest member ever elected to the National Assembly of Quebec. Re-elected a few times and as a high-profile cabinet minister, Charron astounded everyone by being caught red-handed trying to steal a tweed jacket from an Eaton’s store....
There’s a long-standing convention that applies to the use of all medical drugs: A person considering the use of a drug for medical or prophylactic purposes is advised to consult with his or her physician about its possible use. It’s assumed that the physician is up...
In essence, Bill Gates is in charge of the world’s health. The application of his massive wealth, and his rallying of others to do the same, puts him in an unparalleled position of impact. However, his influence is enormous enough that it may muffle the scrutiny he...
The Fair Deal Panel was established and commissioned by Premier Jason Kenney in November 2019. The panel conducted the bulk of its public hearings and received the most input from experts and interest groups during the months of December, January and early February....
The COVID-19 lockdown sought to protect the healthcare system and the most vulnerable. Health authorities quite early identified that the elderly and those with chronic conditions were most vulnerable. Various leaders reminded us that among those most at risk were...