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MB/SK/AB NeeStaNan Utilities Corridor: First Nations-Led Utility Corridor is a 21st-Century Nation-Building Initiative
Commentary, Energy, Trade, Transportation
“The trading of goods has been in our DNA as Indigenous People for centuries, but somewhere along the way this was lost. It’s time to regain our prosperity, for the betterment of our communities and for our country.” – NeeStaNan website
Wokeism vs. Classical Liberal Truth-Based Order at the Root of Online Harms Bill Debate
Civil Liberties, Commentary, Free Speech, Justice
Wokeism versus the classical liberal truth-based order is what the discussion on the Online Harms Bill, C-63, is really about. Although some see it as a plot to undermine free speech, it may actually represent the legitimate view of progressives—wokeism—to promote...
Leaders on the Frontier – Why is China Interfering with Canada? – With Scott McGregor
Audio, Podcast, Foreign Affairs, Video, Globalization, Role of Government, Leaders on the Frontier
Big Topics & Big Ideas
A Plan to Save Coal, Power Generation, and the Oil Industry in Southeast Saskatchewan
Commentary, Energy, Saskatchewan
Stop moving to shut down Saskatchewan coal – it could be the salvation of our oil industry
The Two Ambitious Attempts at Constitutional Change That Will Forever Be Linked to Mulroney’s Name
Commentary, Politics, Role of Government
The death of Brian Mulroney, the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, will remind Canadians of many things—his evisceration of John Turner in a televised debate (“you had an option, sir!”), his gigantic 1984 electoral victory, the introduction of the GST, the negotiation of...
Shrugging-Off The Atlas Network
Civil Liberties, Commentary, Think Tanks, New Zealand
THE ATLAS NETWORK has been trending lately – in the minds of the New Zealand Left. Devastated by the election result, and further demoralised by recent polling showing the Right increasing its grip on New Zealanders’ political imagination, the Atlas Network has...
11 Years Ago: Winnipeg’s Libertarian Socialist: Nick Ternette RIP
Commentary, Culture Wars, Free Speech, Reconciliation
We remember the colourful people first, bottom-up, grass roots left-wing activist and friend of Frontier Nick Ternette, who passed away 11 years ago on March 3, 2013. We suspect he would be appalled by the identity politics obsessed woke left that dominates policy...
Move Forward on an All-Season Road to Northern First Nations
Aboriginal Futures, Commentary, Transportation
Manitobans – including First Nations in some of our most remote communities – deserve much improved access to public infrastructure and opportunity. First Nation leaders in Northern Manitoba have a point about expanding all-season road access to some of the most...
Pharmacare: What Happens when Healthcare is Reduced to Politics
Commentary, Healthcare, Role of Government
A national Pharmacare deal has been reached and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is proclaiming it to be a huge win for his party. But amidst the Gatorade celebrations and public self-congratulatory statements, Mr. Singh and his MPs appear to be blind to the possibility that...
Should Canadian Governments Do More to Promote Fertility to Offset the Need for High Levels of Immigration?
Fertility rates are declining around the world, particularly in more advanced economies. Canadian strategies such as improved child care and increases in Child Benefits, have not had any impact on increasing fertility rates in Canada; in fact, reaching an all time...
The Forgetting Is Mandatory
Civil Liberties, Commentary, COVID-19, Culture Wars
Brownstone Institute
Canada’s Obligations Under International Human Rights Law
Civil Liberties, Video, Justice
National Citizens Inquiry