“The best laid plans of mice men often go awry” – Robbie Burns
Role of Government
Canada’s Productivity Problems Are Deeply Rooted
Canada’s relatively weak productivity is one of the most discussed but least resolved economic problems confronting Canadians. The problem is often attributed to inadequate investment, insufficient competition, internal trade barriers and many other possibilities. The...
Reflections on the Bret Weinstein Interview
Brownstone Institute
Leaders on the Frontier – A Sense of Crisis – With Ches Crosbie and Ken Drysdale
Big Topics & Big Ideas
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Traditional Teaching is not Obsolete
Artificial intelligence has come a long way. Unlike the rudimentary software of the past, modern-day programs such as ChatGPT are truly impressive. Whether you need a 1,000-word essay summarizing the history of Manitoba, a 500-word article extolling the virtues of...
Ottawa’s Policies Defeat Its Critical Minerals Push
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a recent rush visit to the Saskatchewan Research Council’s experimental rare earth refining facility in Saskatoon. He touted his government’s efforts to promote rare earth discovery, development, and extraction, along with the...
Canada Deviated From Strategic Pandemic Response Lt. Colonel David Redman
National Citizens Inquiry, Red Deer, Day 2
Leaders on the Frontier: America’s Turmoil will be Canada’s Strife with Jeffrey Tucker
Big Topics & Big Ideas
Government’s Attempt to Erase Canada’s Past Follows the Path of French Revolution, Communist Regimes
A person without roots, without a memory, without a story can be easily influenced and cause no trouble to the authorities. A nation without a common history in which citizens can take pride cannot long survive.
Conrad Black: Margaret Thatcher Didn’t Heed My Warning
“That’s the problem, Prime Minister, they are cowards. Cowards are capable of any treachery.’
The RFK Potential for Political Disruption
Jeffrey A Tucker discusses RFK Jr.
Leaders on the Frontier: Sir Roger Douglas
What can Canada learn from New Zealand?
Peckford: The Central, Federal Nanny State In Full Bloom
I had no sooner warned of the now settled extra federal influence over health care, an exclusive provincial jurisdiction constitutionally, than the federal minister fines the provinces for violating the Canada Health Act, validating my point! Here is the news report...
Lunch on the Frontier with the Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Opposition
Hon. Pierre Poilievre at Lunch on the Frontier, Winnipeg, January 13, 2023. (45 minutes)
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...