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Pfizer Documents Challenge Health Canada COVID-19 Vaccine Narrative
Commentary, COVID-19, Healthcare
Dr. Theresa Tam and senior federal health officials walked onto a stage this fall, socially distanced. Each wore masks, addressing an empty room. Have they been living in a bubble? The New York Times reported on February 21, 2023, that wearing masks did nothing to...
CBC – A Beacon of Truth?
Commentary, Culture Wars, Public Sector
CBC CEO Catherine Tait says CBC is a “beacon of truth in a sea of fake news”. But not everyone agrees with her. For example, a growing number of Conservative MPs are calling out CBC over what they see as biased coverage of the Israel/Gaza conflict. They complain, for...
New Zealand’s Rejection of Woke
COVID-19, Essay, Culture Wars, Free Speech
‘Oppositions don’t win elections, governments lose them’ has long been conventional Westminster wisdom. What is remarkable about Labour’s election defeat is how significantly they lost. It was an historic turnaround from 50 percent support at the 2020 election to just...
Problems With Teacher Certification Go Beyond the Education Bureaucracy
Want to become a public-school teacher? If so, you need a teaching certificate from Manitoba Education’s certification unit. Provincial regulations state that prospective teachers must hold a Bachelor of Education degree from a recognized university. This requirement...
Slobodian: Redman Got It Right On COVID Response
Civil Liberties, Commentary, COVID-19
Emergency response expert and retired Lt. Col. David Redman tirelessly tried to warn everyone that the “incoherent” chaotic response to COVID-19 was dangerously flawed. The powers in charge didn’t listen to Redman, a globally respected authority who led Alberta’s...
High-Rise Datacenters: Potential to Assist Downtown Recovery
Commentary, Economy, Urbanization, Workplace
The largest Central business districts (CBDs or downtowns) face a serious crisis as working from home has seriously reduced the demand for five-day on-site employment. The CBDs most at risk are typically those with the strongest transit work trip market shares, at...
Single Use Plastic Banned Overturned By Federal Court
The Federal Court recently overturned the Federal Government's order to add certain single use plastics to the list of Federally banned toxic substances. What hasn't been reported by the media is that the deciding Federal Court Judge, Angela Fulanetto (appointed to...
Two Solutions to Revive Canada’s Housing Market
Commentary, Housing Affordability
Innovative reforms that will transform Canada’s unaffordable housing landscape
Frontier Live On X – Our Economy & Our Future with Prof. William Watson
Economy, Video, Role of Government, Taxation, Frontier Live On X
Watch William Watson, opinion editor for the Financial Post, discuss the state of the economy in Canada with Frontier's Vice President and host of Live on X, David Leis. (53 minutes, was live November 23 2023).
Urban Containment Policies Driving Up Land Values and Housing Costs
Commentary, Housing Affordability
Rising land costs, not construction, to blame for housing unaffordability
Dr. Daniel Nagase Discusses the Unjust Treatment of Patients and Doctors During Covid
National Citizens Inquiry
The Declaration That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen
Civil Liberties, Commentary, COVID-19
It’s been a continuing mystery for three years, at least to me but many others too. In October 2020, in the midst of a genuine crisis, three scientists made a very short statement of highly public health wisdom, a summary of what everyone in the profession, apart from...