The scenes of lawlessness we see in cities like Portland, Oregon that have been playing out on our screens since the death of George Floyd appear to show creeping anarchy as we approach the November election. It appears that the rule of law has broken down. We do not...
Picture a school in an underprivileged part of north London, England. One-third of nearby families live in poverty, a significant percentage are visible minorities, and the neighbourhood crime rate is twice the national average. What kind of academic results would...
Lies at the Heart of Identity Politics: Why do individuals insist on professing their professional accomplishments through identifying their gender and race? Q: "During the vice presidential debate in the United States, were you struck by Kamala Harris's need to tell...
George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. John A. MacDonald. These men are worthy of remembrance and acknowledgement for their contributions to the great nations of the United States and Canada. Unfortunately, as dead white males, they are also the targets of critical...
March 20, 2020 Dear Friends of the Frontier Centre: There can be plenty of irony when revisiting the oft-used old Chinese saying – “May you live in interesting times”. According to popular belief it is an English expression of a traditional Chinese curse. ...
James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan is set to establish a private medical clinic in Saskatoon offering medical imaging services for patients such as MRI and CT scans. The Indigenous community said they expect the clinic to be open in early 2020. The First Nation...
Today the Frontier Centre released its Aboriginal Governance Index, A Ranking of Manitoba’s First Nations. The Index scores all but four of Manitoba’s First Nations in terms of the quality of their governance, and was compiled by means of house-to-house interviews conducted over last fall, this winter and spring.
IF you survived Katrina but your house didn't, you might today be living on your lot in a trailer provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). However ignominious, even trashy, these 300 square-foot rectangles on wheels might look, they do offer...
If you want to fight dandelions in your back yard, will your genitals shrink? A goofy Florida professor says, “Yes.”
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The former Manitoba Premier and Governor General of Canada takes his own party to task for its energy policies, especially cross-subsidization and delays in licensing new dams.
Really want to help the poor? Reform government programs that focus on their needs. Make them transparent and productive vehicles for compatting poverty, not “jobs for life” for bureaucrats.
Can a big-time summit reverse Winnipeg’s relative decline? That requires creative actions at a higher level.
Privatized water and wastewater systems have excellent track records for maintaining environmental and health standards.
The City of Winnipeg’s Police Service, strong on resources and manpower but short on results.
Watch Lunch on the Frontier with Bob Rae here. (59 minutes)