“You see, you hear proposals these days; let them be like everybody else or turn all the funding of Indian Affairs over to the individual. That kind of total change would bring chaos and would eventually strengthen the hands of the system as it exists today, because...
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The Lobster Wars
A dispute and court case from northern Ontario may help us understand ongoing tensions over the lobster fisheries on the East Coast. The war over Indigenous fishing rights has played out before in Canadian history. As we reflect on recent violence in Nova Scotia over...
Ottawa Must Speak for All Sectors in All Regions
If only Ottawa would put its full force and support behind the energy sector as it does other critical sectors in the economy. In early October, the prime minister announced that he would not back down from the latest American round of attacks on our softwood lumber...
“Some people want to make an absolute solution, to close down the reserves. The whole thing is ridiculous. The best solution is that which, going in the right direction, makes as few changes as possible. Change is difficult. Make as few changes as possible gives you...
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Supply Chain Strains Could Cause Shortages and Hoarding
Supply chain problems, both international and domestic, could create shortages and hoarding, and make recent inflationary pressures even worse. Although problems with our ports and railways may beg policy solutions, the short-term response of everyday Canadians should...
New Book: Patients at Risk: Exposing Canada’s Health-care Crisis
CALGARY, AB, December 17, 2021 - The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released a new book, Patients at Risk: Exposing Canada’s Health-care Crisis written by Susan Martinuk. Susan is an accomplished, nationally recognized researcher and writer who has...
Relocate Remote Native Reserves, New Study says; Isolation from ‘Wider Economic and Social Processes’ Has Led to Problems Such as Teen Suicide, Alcoholism
“A bold new study calls on Ottawa and Canada’s native leaders to negotiate the relocation of remote Indian reserves to areas close to Canadian cities.”
Time To Debate The Viability Of Some Reserves: Leaders should consider reserve relocations for sake of the young
First Nation leaders should consider relocating reserves to better locations in order to maximize economic and educational opportunities for the next generation: some reserves are simply not economically viable, says Policy Analyst Joseph Quesnel.
Media Release – Indigenous Leaders Should Consider Reserve Relocations: Frontier Centre releases major study urging voluntary relocation of non-viable reserves
Non-viable reserves need to be identified by indigenous leaders –and moved, for the sake of the younger generation.
Wheels Fall Off Global Warming Hysteria
“News of the manipulations, distortions and frauds perpetrated to advance and preserve the environmentalists’ cause celebre are so numerous and coming so fast, it’s hard to keep up.”
Researcher Supports On-reserve Land Ownership
Frontier Centre in the Media where Joseph Quesnel shares his thoughts about On-reserve land ownership, as reported on the Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation website.
Capitalism: A True Love Story
Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames explore the negative impact government regulation has on open markets. Worth a look from Forbes Magazine.
Expert Calls Expropriation Legislation Vague
“The problem with the legislation is shown by the difficulty of what we’re discussing,” he said. “It’s so broad a concept it can be used to argue for basically anything and that’s what’s happening.”
Media Release – Municipal Land-Grabbing Powers Should be Curtailed
”This example demonstrates the need for clear legislative reform for individual property owners who find themselves in similar situations. A process to allow municipalities to expropriate for dubious economic development purposes also exists in other provinces and in jurisdictions outside Canada. However, there are encouraging signs in that many jurisdictions, particularly in the United States, have taken proactive steps to prevent this abuse of individual property rights; as such, they provide a model for Canadian provinces.”
US Government’s Climate Con-Job
If the congressional, administration and activist conspirators behind this massive deceit were in the private sector – peddling bogus drugs, rather than bogus science – they’d quickly become convicts. Instead of jail time, though, they’ll probably get bonus checks.