First Nations considering a blockade of Highway 63- the route leading to Alberta’s oilsands, should consider that many Aboriginal communities find employment and revenue sources in the oilands.
Trade
Price Gouging Is Good
As Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast, now is a good time to take some time to remember something very important - economics. Slate obliges: Even in these polarized times, there are some things politicians of both parties can agree. Price gouging, for example, is...
Canada, U.S. Struggling to Reach Agreement to Agree on Product Rules
An ambitious plan to harmonize product regulations between Canada and the United States has become all process, few results. But there is hope.
Obsession with organic, local food harming developing countries
An American political scientist chastised Western food fads at an international food security conference at McGill University recently. Robert Paarlberg, A professor of political science at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, argued in his 2008 book Starved for...
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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...
What’s Behind China’s Big Traffic Jam
“The world press has been fixated on the “Beijing” traffic jam that lasted for nearly two weeks. There is a potential lesson here for the United States, which is that if traffic is allowed to far exceed roadway capacity, unprecedented traffic jams can occur.”
Manitoba Can’t Get Any Respect
“In what almost seemed an afterthought, Manitoba, rather than being offered a seat at the table, was sent the paperwork for review.”
A Canadian Autobahn
PowerPoint slides which accompanied the Lunch on the Frontier presentation by Wendell Cox in Calgary on October 29th, 2009.
Bring on Canada’s Autobahn: Country losing out without national motorway system
A Canadian autobahn? Why not argues Wendell Cox who writes Canadians should join the rest of the world in building a comprehensive national motorway system.
Gross Domestic Happiness? : Why the French want to redefine economic growth
The oldest and most pathetic trick in the book when you lose a contest is to try to move the goal posts. GDP statistics of the past quarter century have shamed France but flattered the U.S., Britain and East Asia. Mr. Sarkozy’s gambit to paper over this real difference will be lucky to find any takers. Worth a look from the Wall Street Journal.
A Canadian Autobahn: Creating a World-Class Highway System for the Nation
The United States, Europe and Japan all have motorway systems that reach virtually all of their major urban areas; Canada is the exception.
Media Release – Creating a Canadian Autobahn: The Frontier Centre releases a new study on a new study from Prof. Wendell Cox on the creation of a new, high-speed highway system across Canada
A new Canadian “autobahn” system proposed that includes significant upgrades to the Trans-Canada highway as well as the Yellowhead route, Edmonton and Calgary to the Canada-U.S. border, Ottawa to Sudbury and across the island of Newfoundland.
Obama: The Reincarnation of Smoot-Hawley
Don’t look now, but the spirit of the 1930s is back in the White House and U.S. Congress.
How Governments Can Improve our Summer Vacations
Canada’s premiers want freer trade with the United States. That’s a good idea—but they can hasten open trade by urging Ottawa drop duties and taxes at the border.