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Court Ruling On Indigenous Title Threatens Private Property Rights
Joseph Quesnel examines the growing conflict between Indigenous rights and private property ownership. Using the 2024 dispute between the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation and the Town of South Bruce Peninsula as a case study, he warns that governments and Indigenous groups must collaborate before court cases escalate. Quesnel calls for universal rules on land ownership to prevent confusion and proposes constitutionalizing property rights to secure fair resolution. Click to read more on how this legal battle could reshape Canada’s property landscape.
The Proof Is In, Housing Is More Unaffordable Than Ever
Canada’s housing crisis isn’t just bad policy—it’s deliberate planning. In a hard-hitting analysis, Lee Harding unpacks new global data showing how restrictive land-use rules are driving up home prices and shutting out the middle class. Politicians say they’re fixing housing. The numbers say otherwise. Click here to read the full commentary.
Tariffs Get The Blame But It’s Non-Tariff Barriers That Kill Free Trade
Tariffs get all the headlines, but Ian Madsen reveals it’s non-tariff barriers, quietly imposed rules, subsidies, and restrictions that truly stifle free trade. From telecom ownership limits to convoluted regulations, these hidden obstacles drive up prices, choke innovation, and shield domestic industries from global competition. Canada ranks among the worst offenders. If Ottawa is serious about free trade, it’s time to tackle the red tape, not just the tariffs.
Canada’s Last Chance? What Must Happen Before It’s Too Late – with Dorothy Dobbie, Lt. Gen Michel Maisonneuve, Robert-Falcon Ouellette
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Frontier’s Demographia International Housing Affordability 2025
Canada’s housing affordability crisis continues, according to our latest report, issued in partnership with Demographia. Major cities in Canada remain among the least affordable in the world, with home prices far outpacing incomes. The new report highlights the urgent need for policy reforms to restore affordability and expand housing options.
Frontier Releases Canadian Housing Affordability Crisis Deepens, Driven By Land-Use Policies: Global Report
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Will the West Leave? Inside the Growing Push for Separation – with Preston Manning
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Housing Affordability
Frontier's Demographia 2025 report finds that urban containment strategies such as greenbelts and growth boundaries primarily drive Canada’s housing affordability crisis. By artificially limiting land available for housing, these policies have contributed to...
Ottawa Foresees A Future Of Despair For Canadians. And Shrugs.
A government report envisions Canadians foraging for food by 2040. Ottawa offers no solutions, just management of national decline An obscure but disturbing federal report suggests Canadians could be foraging for food on public lands by 2040. Policy Horizons...
CBC Helped Drive The Kamloops Narrative, And Still Won’t Come Clean
The CBC helped fuel a national reckoning in 2021 with unverified claims of children’s remains at Kamloops—and still hasn’t owned up, argues Marco Navarro Genie. The public broadcaster’s credibility is on the line, from misleading headlines to ombudsman complaints and backstage media access. If truth matters in reconciliation, Navarro-Genie says, CBC must fess up or risk further eroding trust in Canada’s institutions.
The West Holds The Key To Blocking Liberal Party Dominance
Lee Harding reveals how Western Canada’s influence has consistently prevented the Liberals from securing a majority government over the past 20 years. The outdated strategy of “Screw the West, we’ll take the rest” is no longer enough to win big.
Could Alberta Leave Canada? Here’s What It Would Take
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