As with the 2008 financial crisis, such an impact presents an opportunity for far-left and far-right extremists to recruit off the back of legitimate grievances. Coupled with the divisive nature of modern politics, as well as the fact that people are spending more...
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The FinTech Road to Economic Recovery: SMEs, Unbanked Need Swift, Low-Cost Access to Support
The Liberal Party government has blocked FinTech companies from distributing aid to businesses affected by the pandemic. In the age of cryptocurrencies and Robinhood, Ottawa clings to banks and relics such as cheques by mail. PayPal, Wave, and the Canadian Lenders...
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Should go the way of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation
First, some background. In 1969, the federal government passed the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act (FFMA). The FFMC created a federal Crown corporation that acted as the sole buyer of freshwater fish caught in western Canada, northern Canada, and parts of northern...
The Rhetorical Extolment of Community Policing: An unintended revelation into the culture of police leadership.
It’s been disconcerting to watch the state of police-community relations south of the border deteriorate into mass protests, violent confrontations, and the tragic abuses of police powers recorded on video for everyone to see. It’s easy to become a little smug given...
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Laurentian Canada Determined to Kill Oil Sands Development
As predicted weeks ago, Albertans did not need to hold their breath for Ottawa’s approval of the Frontier oil sands mine. Reports of massive opposition within the Liberal Party caucus and rumours of an appeasing “economic aid” package for the province were strong...
Profits Soar on a Knife-Edge of ‘Net Assets’: A Valuation & Strategic Appraisal of Aéroports de Montreal (YUL)
Aéroports de Montréal, ‘ADM’, whose main asset, Montreal-Trudeau International Airport’s symbol is YUL, is the umbrella company for the airport serving metropolitan Montreal, domestically and internationally. Its market area is larger: most of Quebec and much of...
Smart and Green
Prices, markets, incentives and fiscal responsibility from Canada’s Greens? You better believe it.
An Environmental Policy for the 21st Century
Environmental policy is no longer the purview of statists and interventionists. A new view that puts human needs in the equation is emerging.
Living with Proportional Voting
New Zealand reformed its electoral system, and wishes it hadn’t.
Submission to the Canadian Wheat Board Election Review Panel
If we want the Canadian Wheat Board to be an effective economic agent, its governance must better reflect the interests of its largest producers.
The Still Skeptical Environmentalist Questions Our Priorities
Denmark’s Bjørn Lomborg continues his quest for a world that is both “smart” and “green.”
The Real State of the World: Bjorn Lomborg Powerpoint
Powerpoint slides (Pdf)
Québec’s Margarine Madness
La Belle Province defies a sensible trade ruling and continues its long history of forbidding coloured margarine.
Incentives or Regulations?
Canada is finally moving towards an environmental policy for farmers that works, because it respects their rights.
Jim Harris, Leader, Green Party of Canada
The Frontier’s conversation with Jim Harris, Leader, the Green Party of Canada.