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,...
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...
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 - 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...
Free citizens have minds of their own and want to pursue their lives as they see fit. This is inconvenient for the elites, who wish to be in charge of everyone’s lives so that they can show their superiority and gain benefit for themselves and their friends. So the...
Demographia International Housing Affordability rates middle-income housing affordability in 94 major housing markets in eight nations: Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. This edition covers the third...
Religious organizations are noticing that heritage designation laws placed on older church problems are presenting problems for church renovations or necessary demolitions.
A Massachusetts couple who have been in the motel business since the 1950s have encountered problems with the feds. In this piece, it is documented that drug use was discovered in some of the hotel rooms over the years. The problem is the motel property is worth about...
A well-written and thought-provoking text by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.: Twin Demons.
The Globe and Mail is running an excellent six-part series called Africa Next, which reports on several case studies highlighting growing African prosperity. Apparently, investment has now outpaced foreign aid in that continent. That is certainly great news. However,...
Last week the Institute for Liberal Studies held their inaugural Canadian Property Rights Conference in Ottawa. Frontier’s Joseph Quesnel was among the speakers.
Peter Lougheed, Alberta’s 10th premier, has passed away.
This is interesting. Municipal authorities offered six Nunavik communities in northern Quebec a contest aimed at increasing pride and improving homes. Prizes included a VIP trip to Montreal to see a Canadiens game, six months free rent, an Xbox. A large part of the...
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy is partnering again with the U.S.-based Property Rights Alliance in unveiling this year’s International Property Rights Index, as well as announcing its own up-coming Canadian-specific property rights index.
Asset forfeiture processes in Canada make it too easy to acquire property, including that of innocent people, which is a call for provinces to amend their laws.