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Role of Government
Hosting a Hostile UN Majority May No Longer Serve America?
For those growing up in the decades after World War II, the formation of a United Nations (UN) organization with a vision for peace and a global membership appeared to be a promising development. We were told that the UN would improve international cooperation,...
Leaders On The Frontier – Damages from Pandemic Mandates – With Preston Manning
Big Topics & Big Ideas
Frontier Live On X – Our Economy & Our Future with Prof. William Watson
Watch William Watson, opinion editor for the Financial Post, discuss the state of the economy in Canada with Frontier's Vice President and host of Live on X, David Leis. (53 minutes, was live November 23 2023).
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Canadians on the Move, to Smaller Communities
The Canadian Dream is increasingly being realized in smaller areas For decades, Canadians moved to the larger cities (census metropolitan areas, or CMAs) with their economic opportunities. The latest estimates indicate that CMAs have 72 per cent of the nation’s...
Leadership Needed in Canadian Healthcare; Apply Within
When the Premiers were first called to a sit-down lunch to talk about healthcare with Prime Minister Trudeau, there was plenty of talk about the potential for systemic change, innovation and accountability. It seemed that Canadians and their leaders were finally on...
Steve Lafleur Interviewed on CBC’s The 180 about the advantages of taxi de-regulation
Frontier Centre Policy Analyst Steve Lafleur makes the case for taxi de-regulation on CBC's The 180.
Budget reflects triumph of politics over ideas
Jim Flaherty’s 10th federal budget represents the dominance of expediency and opportunism over ideas and values in modern politics. The 2014 federal budget increases spending on infrastructure and dishes out a few small goodies to interest groups but holds the line on...
A Frontier Conversation with Leonard Gilroy, Director of Government Reform, Reason Foundation
A Frontier Conversation with Leonard Gilroy. Frontier Centre: Briefly can you describe the traditional procurement process? Leonard Gilroy: In a traditional procurement process for infrastructure, you tend to see a lot of bifurcation of the steps along the way. You...
Lunch on the Frontier – Manitoba Hydro – With Graham Lane
Listen to Graham Lane speak about Manitoba Hydro at Lunch on the Frontier here. (61 minutes)
Sometimes We Need to Oppose the Un-Opposable
It’s hard to oppose dedicating money to good causes. However, those are clearly issues of provincial and municipal responsibility. There is good reason for that: they are better positioned to solve local problems than the federal government. As tough as it is to criticize the federal government for spending money on worthwhile causes, it has to be done.
Harbingers of Distress
The signs of insidious and steady decline are, as the late French philosopher and social theorist and historian Michel Foucault’s works suggest, usually best found in the day-to-day reports of a society.
The Crocus Story – An Insider’s Perspective (Dalgliesh)
PowerPoint slides which accompanied Jack Dalgliesh’s speech The Crocus Story – An Insider’s Perspective that he gave in Winnipeg on April 30, 2013.
Manitoba’s Bad News Budget Ignores Grim Fiscal Realities
Manitoba is in a worrisome fiscal position. Unfortunately, the latest budget does nothing to fix the provinces long term challenges.
Blair on Thatcher
Yesterday, PBS Newshour's coverage of Margaret Thatcher's passing last night included a great interview with two former high level officials from the Reagan administration, George Schultz and James Baker. The one comment that stuck with me was Baker's comment that...