Hon. Pierre Poilievre at Lunch on the Frontier, Winnipeg, January 13, 2023. (45 minutes)
Role of Government
Is Canada a Socialist Country?
Proponents of evermore expensive government social programs often point to other nations, usually in Scandinavia, as places Canada should emulate. These advocates call those nations, erroneously, Socialist or Social Democratic. However, they are not. It is important...
Policy Folly: Dividing the Cake Before It’s Baked
Despite having the fastest growing population in the developed world, thanks to a massive acceleration of immigration, Canada is facing a forecasted economic growth of only 1% in 2023 (according to the OECD). This is surprising given the rise in demand for things that...
Do You Still Believe That Canadians Have Rights and Freedoms?
Canadians learned during the last years that they are completely and totally at the mercy of government officials and bureaucrats, no matter how ignorant or authoritarian they might be. These government figures demanded obedience of Canadians, or else. The “or else”...
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A Year of LNG Royalties/Taxes from a Single Pipeline Could Pay for …
Sitting on top of one of the world’s largest and richest natural resource warehouses is turning into quite a disconcerting distraction. While much of Canada’s population – the heavily urban part for whom “rural” means Whistler, Muskoka, or Mont Tremblant – likes to...
Medical Martial Law – Never Again
The economic upheaval now roiling over the world’s financial markets, rapidly lowering living standards, and even threatening to freeze Europeans this winter, is all directly related to the radical decision most western leaders took in March of 2020., when a new...
We Don’t Need Another New Deal
The data show a significant difference between the economic situation today and that of the Great Depression. Additionally, one must keep in mind that, given the social support measures and automatic countercyclical
Sir Roger’s Ten Lessons for the Recession
“We should celebrate free enterprise and entrepreneurship. We should adopt policies that encourage innovation and competition. We should move away from tired old state monopolies and introduce new ways to deliver our social services.”
Recession Heralds a New Era in Government
The economic crisis presents Ottawa and the provincial governments with an opportunity to embrace a more radical phase of reform. In doing so, they can create a more agile and resilient public sector and help Canada become more competitive to meet future challenges.
Breakfast on the Frontier -Treasury Board – With Reg Alcock
Listen to Reg Alcock speak at Lunch on the Frontier about the Treasury Board and Canada's Economy here. (64 minutes)
Why Culture Matters More than Money
Long after the current economic and financial crisis has righted itself; its real legacy will be the effect on cultural attitudes to open markets, and the link between achievement and reward.
Like Throwing Petrol On Fire
It is now widely considered that Government policy mistakes caused the banking collapses of the 1930s, protectionism aggravated the decline and New Deal spending was largely ineffective. But many Governments, under populist pressures to “do something”, seem to have forgotten those lessons.
Rudd On A Dangerous, Ill-Informed Crusade
If Rudd is to be believed, all the present problems can be traced back to the “neo-liberal orthodoxy” that dominates economic policymaking. And the solution is a return to social democratic Keynesian policies that existed prior to the mid-70s.
Is Government Spending Too Easy an Answer?
WHEN the Obama administration finally unveils its proposal to get the economy on the road to recovery, the centerpiece is likely to be a huge increase in government spending. But there are ample reasons to doubt whether this is what the economy needs.
Let My Free Market Go: Alternate Recession Strategy
In these free-spending times there’s a growing movement among economists who say the best way out of this recession is to do nothing, nothing at all.