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Assessment of the Data, Safety and Efficacy
National Citizens Inquiry
What If Renewable Energy Is a Racket?
A strange thing happened the other day. A large-scale solar panel farm in Fort Bend County, Texas, thousands of acres right in the middle of oil country, experienced a rough hailstorm. That’s not entirely unusual for the region. I grew up in Texas, and it was always...
Frontier Live on X – Connect with Like-minded Canadians – With Ken Drysdale
Big Topics & Big Ideas
Radio – Canada as a Nation – With William Brooks
Listen to Senior Fellow William Brooks speak about nation-hood and a post national state with Richard Syrett on SAUGA 960 in Toronto from April 26, 2024. (20 minutes)
Leaders on the Frontier – Resilient Nation or a Fractured Country? – With David Redman
Big Topics & Big Ideas
Pension Plan Investment Mandates Will Hurt Returns, Increase Risk
An open letter to political leaders written by investment management firm Letko Brosseau, ‘LB’, signed by about ninety current and former Canadian corporate chief executive officers, exhorts government officials to induce public pension plans to allocate more –...
Peckford: Hallelujah! Supreme Court of Canada to Hear Newfoundland and Labrador Charter Case
In what can only be considered a surprise move the SCC has agreed to hear an appeal of a decision of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. Surprise because the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal refused to hear the appeal of this exact case. For the Appeal Court...
Canada Has an Autoimmune Disorder
An immune system is an essential part of every complex living organism. Without it, foreign toxins and diseases can infect the body, compromising its health and even its life. A healthy immune system will be pervasive, ready to deal with intruders wherever they appear...
How Much Do Today’s Immigrants Help Canada?
The relationship between GDP, productivity, and immigration
Limiting Student Suspensions Could Lead to Unintended Consequences
Education Minister Nello Altomare wants to reduce the number of students being suspended from school. To achieve this goal, his department released a new policy directive that urges school administrators to use alternative measures when dealing with student...
Why Can’t We Just Say ‘No?’
“Defining deviancy down” is a cultural philosophy that emerged in the United States during the 1990s. It refers to society’s tendency to adjust its standards of deviancy “down,” so that behaviours which were once unacceptable become acceptable. Over time, this newly-...
Budget 2024 as the Eve of 1984 in Canada
The Federal Government released its Budget 2024 last week. In addition to hailing a 181% increase in spending on Indigenous priorities since 2016, “Budget 2024 also proposes to provide $5 million over three years, starting in 2025-26, to Crown-Indigenous Relations and...