About a third of Albertans steadily favour breaking away from Canada. That number has recently been as high as 50 per cent (February 2020, Angus Reid). Some among them believe that joining the U.S. as a 51st state is the best option. But that’s not likely the case...
This week marked the anniversary of the COVID-19 confinements that were only supposed to last for a few weeks. That was 52 weeks ago. In many ways, fear became the pandemic. Different people drive the COVID-19 fear, but its principal generators are statisticians and...
Since 1541, Canada’s vice-regal representatives have been lieutenant generals, viceroys, governors and governors general. Vincent Massey, who served from 1952-59, was the first Canadian-born governor general. All his successors have been Canadians, most of them well...
In Ontario, churches are pushing back against COVID-19 lockdowns, staying open during holidays and advising people to practise civil disobedience. Such behaviour must be replicated across Canada. The draconian pandemic response from the provincial and federal...
Once again, the world is staging ClimateFest 26, aka the United Nations Conference of the Parties, where peddlers of alternative energy schemes try to plunge their dippers into the river of climate change funding that flows around the world. This funding is generated...
The age-old expression that actions speak louder than words conveys an important insight: character is best judged through action. Anyone can say or promise anything but doing requires ability and skill, discipline and commitment. So, the simplest test of character is...
Gerard Lucyshyn, VP Research and a Senior Fellow with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, discusses with Danielle Smith Alberta and Saskatchewan's problem of tidewater access. Lucyshyn's Proposal explores a new and viable solution to solving this 115 year public...
Lucyshyn is a Senior Research Fellow at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, and in this clip he discusses the process of re-drawing internal boundaries in Canada and shows off some historic and proposed changes to give Alberta and Saskatchewan access to the Pacific...
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney delivered his first budget in October following the provincial Conservatives’ victory over the NDP earlier this year. His mandate from voters was similar to that of Ontario Premier Doug Ford – to reverse course on the previous...
Ronald Reagan, in the last year of his presidency, delivered one of his most magnificent speeches. It was the last day of his fourth and final summit with Mikhail Gorbachev, Reagan never regarded his meetings with Mr. Gorbachev as pertaining solely to arms control....
On October 24th, the Prime Minister announced that he would continue his progressive agenda despite his Liberals losing 20 seats and 13 votes short of a majority in Parliament. A coalition government was widely expected to be agreed upon, with the NDP opening the door...
For all its talk about equality, the Canadian federal government falls short in securing economic opportunities for all provinces. The current boundaries of Alberta and Saskatchewan perpetuate an unfair lack of coastal land and should be redrawn to foster growth, as...
Life for farmers in agricultural parts of British Columbia can be hard. Winters are long, the weather is unpredictable, and a couple bad years can put even prepared families at risk of losing their livelihoods. Getting through these challenging periods is easier when...
The Ontario government’s recently released Public Accounts should surely be a source of despair to any taxpayer who reads it. It is the latest reminder that politicians are addicted to spending other people’s money, and will spend it on just about anything. That a...
It has been nearly 115 years since the provinces Alberta and Saskatchewan were established. Through pure determination and will, the citizens of Alberta and Saskatchewan have developed these provinces into economic necessities for Canada. Despite suffering through...