Our province’s prosperity depends, to a considerable degree, on how much we respect property rights. Good fiscal policies – including competitive taxation – are key to improving the economy, but a commitment to strong individual property rights is foundational for a...
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The Public Has To Uphold Property Rights. Nobody Else Will
Rights that are subject to a politician’s whims might as well not be rights at all
Canadian Property Rights Index Exposes the Precarious State of Property Rights in Canada
When the protection of rights is subject to the whim of politicians and policymakers, one might question whether they can be considered rights at all. The solution is a proactive and vigilant public to highlight areas of weakness and demand appropriate action from the...
Frontier Centre for Public Policy Releases Canadian Property Rights Index, Marking Tenth Anniversary
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For the past 14 years, Vancouver surgeon Dr. Brian Day has led the charge for health-care reform, pushing for the right of patients to pay for private care if their health and well-being are threatened as a result of waiting in a stagnant and overburdened public...
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye
The path to net zero, based on the much disputed belief that carbon dioxide is a pollution, is more steep and impractical than most people realize. Replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity will require much more power generation and a greatly upgraded grid to...
2020 International Property Rights Index
2020 International Property Rights Index Released The global index ranks property rights protections in 129 countries, covering 98% of world GDP and 94% of world population. Washington DC– Property Rights Alliance, in cooperation with 122 think tanks across the world,...
International Property Rights Index 2019
Canada is in the top 20 quintile, and its IPRI (International Property Rights Index) score is 8,264, a decrease from 2018 by 0.029. Canada's Global ranking is 11. The International Property Rights Index (IPRI), developed by the Alliance for Property Rights, has shown...
The Speech Jacinda Ardern Should Have Given on IhumāTao
E ngā mana, en ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga maha. Tēnā kotou. Greetings. It’s my special privilege to address this nation today about Ihumātao because it’s an issue that goes to the heart of who we are as a country. This Government believes in shared prosperity, and I...
Day 20 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar
Day 20 - Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree. On Day 20 we wish for a policy that places reserve land and resources with...
2017 International Property Rights Index
The International Property Rights Index (IPRI) is the flagship publication of Property Rights Alliance (PRA), an organization based in Washington, D.C., dedicated to the promotion of property rights around the world. In 2007, PRA instituted the Hernando de Soto...
Media Release – Property Rights Alliance celebrates World IP Day with an Open Letter
Property Rights Alliance celebrates World IP Day with an Open Letter to WIPO Urging Greater Protection of Intellectual Property Washington, DC - In honor of World IP Day, Property Rights Alliance and 54 partner organizations across the globe sent an open letter to...
Issues Concerning Heritage Preservation
It is widely believed that historical preservation results in a positive outcome for the economy. However, there are issues involved in historical preservation that require further analysis. This paper identifies three basic issues that should be addressed when...
Lessons from Winnipeg on Vancouver’s Arbutus corridor
Two years ago, eight bright orange metal silos—each five-stories in height—appeared overnight on the land abutting rail giant, BNSF’s Winnipeg track. The rail corridor cuts through the heart of Winnipeg’s Tony River Heights neighbourhood. “An eyesore,” claimed one...
First Nations Should Be Allowed To Own Their Land
It was three years ago that Stephen Harper's Conservative government said it planned to introduce the First Nations Property Ownership Act, which would expand property rights for Canada's Aboriginal people, but we still haven't seen the legislation. Such an Act would...