Canada is considering entering into a free trade agreement with China. Of course, there are issues surrounding that, including corruption, foreign takeovers and the rule of law generally. There is always the problem of China's human rights record, which is a separate...
Trade
Charting the Course to True Free Trade
Not many New Zealanders might have realised, until reading the Weekend Herald, how important a role their country is playing in talks to liberalise international trade
Do Not Count Ontario Out
This editorial from Saskatoon got me thinking about my experience in Ontario. Far from being the basket economic case that is conveyed in the national media, my experience living and working in SW Ontario was one characterized by very innovative firms that figure out...
Canada Risks Being Left Empty-Handed in Asia
Far from the truculent finger-pointing that once characterized his government’s attitude to China – an attitude it still displays elsewhere – Mr. Harper buried whatever criticisms he made of China’s terrible human-rights record in closed-door meetings. In public, it was all sweetness and light, trade deals and photo ops with pandas.
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Our Health Ministers Need to Take a Lesson from Hockey Coaches
Those of you who are tired of my rants about the demise of our once great health system will be pleased to know that this is my last editorial. I am retiring from the BCMJ Editorial Board; currently, I am the longest-serving member (more than 20 years). I have been a...
Zinchuk: Oilpatch Only Spending Half What It Spent in 2014
Back in the lofty, pre-Justin Trudeau government days of 2014, back when oil was booming, pipelines were planned to east and west coasts, and Alberta and Saskatchewan were swimming in money, around $81 billion was spent in capital expenditures (CAPEX) in the Canadian...
Media Release – Manitobans Split on Whether to Sell Water to the United States
New Frontier Centre poll shows 46% of Manitobans would sell water from Hudson’s Bay to the U.S.
Manitobans Split on Whether to Sell Water to the United States
If you live in Winnipeg or are below age 55, you are more likely to favour selling water from Hudson’s Bay to the United States; if you live in a rural area or are over 55, you are likely to be opposed. Those are the results of a new poll released by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and conducted by Probe Research. Overall, 46% of Manitobans favour selling water to the United States and 45% are opposed.
The Peril Of ‘Buy American’
[A]s states and municipalities start spending stimulus money, the idea is starting to look as counterproductive as it should have looked from the beginning. It is sparking conflict with American allies and, rather than supporting employment at home, the “Buy American” effort could ultimately cost American jobs.
Livio di Matteo, Professor of Economics at Lakehead University
Frontier talks to Livio di Matteo about growing a Heartlandia economic region.
Media Release – 1000+ Leading Economists, Policy Makers and other Distinguished Persons Call on Governments to Reject Protectionism and Eliminate Trade Barriers
The open letter is available at a new website – www.freedomtotrade.org – which will feature news stories, exclusive webcasts, statements by signatories of the open letter, and many other items.
How Much Longer Can We Go Without Leadership on Water?
Risk of losing our water due to negligence more likely than risk of losing it through bulk exports
Breakfast on the Frontier – Manitoba’s Gateway to Trade – With Chris Lorentz
Breakfast on the Frontier
Breakfast on the Frontier – International Trade -With Doug Campbell
Breakfast on the Frontier
Breakfast on the Frontier – Transition of a Manufacturing Goods Company – With Michael Silver
Listen to Michael Silver speak about the evolution of the manufacturing industry here. (33 minutes)