When we start discussing the inevitable economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick should lift restrictions on natural gas fracking. Natural gas prices are at lows, but that will not stay the case forever. Energy industry...
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Escaping Responsibility
In 1970 Claude Charron was the youngest member ever elected to the National Assembly of Quebec. Re-elected a few times and as a high-profile cabinet minister, Charron astounded everyone by being caught red-handed trying to steal a tweed jacket from an Eaton’s store....
COVID-19 Impact On Indigenous Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on the already fragile Indigenous economy, making the Indigenous economic recovery that much more important. Gaming – including Indigenous-owned casinos – plays a significant role in Indigenous economies, especially...
Could Canada’s Airports go Bankrupt? (and Could That be the Best Thing for Them?)
Name something you can find only in Canada. If we eliminate easy answers such as wildlife oddities, three-down football and maple-flavoured pastries and focus instead on major transportation infrastructure hubs, there’s just one correct response: the unique and...
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The Tesla Disruption: Cab Drivers Beware!
The free market economy is beautiful in its simplicity: offer a service people want at a price people will pay for, and you will get your reward. For decades, cab drivers offered what buses could not—a ride on request from any location to anywhere else in a reasonable...
The Masked Failure of Command
Police services are once again hard at work preparing annual budget submissions for the next fiscal year. The cost of policing continues to mount year after year, and the justifications seem to repeat year to year as well. The budget for Canada’s largest municipal...
Peje Emilsson, Sweden’s Education Voucher Pioneer
Frontier’s Conversation with Sweden’s most successful independent school entrepreneur, Winnipeg, May 19th, 2005
Grassroots Natives Need An Elected Grand Chief
If the rules were changed, the office of Grand Chief could become a powerful agent for dispute resolution.
Who Speaks For Free Trade?
Even the alleged friends of free trade want to keep tariffs in dairy and poultry.
Sound the Alarm
Canada should fight against the imposition of stifling new regulations on bioprospecting.
A Win for Healthcare Consumers
A supreme court decision begins the long process of breaking down Canada’s public healthcare monopoly.
Political Debate over Saskatchewan Equalization
Federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale and Atlantic Institute President Brian Crowley debate Saskatchewan equalization
Hon. Bob Rae, Premier of Ontario, 1990-95
A former NDP Premier discusses what’s working in government, and what is not.
European Lessons for Canada
Voters in Europe are wisely refusing to endorse Canadian-style federalism.
The Real Problem With Corruption
The recent revelations from the Gomery Inquiry are causing me great concern, but not for the usual reasons. We should all feel outraged at the waste of taxpayers’ money for dubious purposes but, hey, governments are always wasting money. The real problem is the...