Inadequate safeguards for property rights affecting housing affordability
Property Rights
Manitoba Performs Well On Property Rights Index But Could Do Better
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...
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...
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Weaponizing the Law
The indictment of former U.S. president Donald Trump for crimes invented by his political opponents is the most egregious example yet seen of the weaponizing of the law. The United States is now full of examples. However, in Canada, we also see the law being...
“Looking At” Seizing Control Over Western Canada’s Natural Resources
OTTAWA, REGINA - Last week, two things happened that could have profound impacts on natural resources development in Saskatchewan. One is a hint the federal government might want to take control of natural resources away from the provinces, and the other is the...
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...
Property Rights Under Threat
Property Rights Under Threat is a new video from the Frontier Centre for Public Policy that covers the plight of Geophysical Service Incorporated, a Calgary-based business that specializes in seismic exploration. For many years, GSI conducted seismic surveys of the...
Property Rights Video Clip
One of the projects I'm working on at Frontier is a new video clip about a company called GSI - Geophysical Service Incorporated. Joseph Quesnel, one of my colleagues, has written about GSI before. GSI conducts seismic surveys and then sells the data they collect...
2013 International Property Rights Index
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy, along with the Property Rights Alliance, today released the 2013 International Property Rights Index (IPRI). The 2013 Index, measures the protection of property rights in 131 countries. This represents 98 per cent of the world...
Influential economist dies at age 102
A Nobel prize-winning economist who clarified the role of property rights and transaction costs in the economy has died. Ronald Coase, the winner of the Nobel Prize in economics in 1991, has died. He was 102 years old. Coase is known for his pioneering the idea that...