The 30,000 alarmists gathered in Katowice, Poland expected to slam-dunk their report proclaiming a planet-threatening climate crisis, finalize rules for implementing the Paris accords, redistribute infinite billions of dollars from industrialized nations to “climate...
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Why Do Some Succeed?
In Canada and widely in the West, our greatest values today are “social justice” and “diversity.” Social justice has nothing to do with individuals, but is about “collective rights”[1] of categories of people defined by race, gender, sexual preference, ethnicity, etc....
What Your Sons and Daughters Will Learn at University
Universities in the 20th century were dedicated to the advancement of knowledge. Scholarship and research were pursued, and diverse opinions were exchanged and argued in the “marketplace of ideas.” This is no longer the case. Particularly in the social sciences,...
From Fish Marketing to Co-op
Many people expected that the end of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC) monopoly would lead to a disaster in Manitoba. It has not--fortunately. In fact, this move by the government may re-vitalize the Indigenous commercial fisheries in the northern part...
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A Year of LNG Royalties/Taxes from a Single Pipeline Could Pay for …
Sitting on top of one of the world’s largest and richest natural resource warehouses is turning into quite a disconcerting distraction. While much of Canada’s population – the heavily urban part for whom “rural” means Whistler, Muskoka, or Mont Tremblant – likes to...
Medical Martial Law – Never Again
The economic upheaval now roiling over the world’s financial markets, rapidly lowering living standards, and even threatening to freeze Europeans this winter, is all directly related to the radical decision most western leaders took in March of 2020., when a new...
The Pope Condemns the Climate Change Prophets of Doom
Pope Benedict XVI has launched a surprise attack on climate change prophets of doom, warning them that any solutions to global warming must be based on firm evidence and not on dubious ideology.
Time to Ditch Kyoto, Experts Urge
It is time for a radical rethink on climate change, says a report in the journal Nature this week. Echoing sentiments long associated with politicians such as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President George Bush, the report says it is time to ditch...
Sylvain Charlebois, Associate Professor in Marketing, University of Regina
Professor Charlebois discusses the past, present and future of supply management in Canada.
A Seinfeld Election
Manitoba’s 2007 election is skating around the province’s key challenge, it is an election about nothing.
The Hon. Charlie Mayer, P.C., former Minister of Agriculture
An obsessive focus on the Wheat Board’s monopoly is diverting us from a needed discussion on the future of the farm industry and on what policies we should be pursuing to maximize opportunities at home and abroad.
Niels Veldhuis, Senior Research Economist, the Fraser Institute – Second Interview
In the face of significant tax and regulatory competition from its Western neighbours, Manitoba could use a broad range of reform levers to improve its economic performance.
A Dangerous Obsession
Some people think that there should be an income cap, a maximum amount of money a person can make at a given job. Thomas Sowell weighs in on that subject.
Climate Catastrophism
Censoring news and views to advance ideologies and legislation
Rolf Penner Testifies in Ottawa for Marketing Freedom
The Frontier’s Ag Policy Fellow makes the case for a free Wheat Board, and engages in a heated debate with monopoly advocates.