The Great Plague of 2020, like other disasters before it, has brought forth moves by governments to implement emergency powers that would not have been allowed to the ruler in normal times. Across the United States, governors have triggered clauses that grant them...
It is still too early to draw precise conclusions on the extent to which the spread of the COVID-19 is related to urban population density. But there are important recurring themes. The following observations are made with the caveats that we are largely dealing with...
The Alberta Premier recently raised the possibility of implementing a provincial police service. "We will invite the panel to explore the feasibility of establishing an Alberta provincial police force by ending the Alberta Police Service Agreement with the Government...
Statistics Canada’s report on suicide among First Nations people, Métis and Inuit (2011-2016) released June, 2019, found that Indigenous people in Canada die by suicide at a rate three times higher than that for non-Indigenous Canadians. The preamble starts by noting:...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed in May that he would establish an agreement on creating a universal vaccine passport system with the G7 countries —including Canada. He told CBC News that nations require “agreements” on “COVID status certification and the...
Centerra, a mid-size gold mining company, is engaged in a legal and political dispute with the government of Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia with a chronically unstable and fractious political class and culture. Its main asset, the Kumtor mine,...
The Cleveland voucher decision allows the last big civil rights battle- to give poor minority kids good schools – to begin in earnest
Government agencies would perform better if required to compete for jobs with private-sector providers of comparable services
The lack of property rights is one cause of Aboriginal poverty. This speech suggests it blocks that community from participating in the real economy.
Successful electricity market reforms in many places have been overshadowed by poorly executed deregulation attempts in California and Ontario.
competition between governments is beneficial because it reduces wasteful government spending and forces a certain discipline on politicians.
Despite the political spin that low house prices are an advantage, Winnipeg’s low house prices are one more symptom of Manitoba’s relative lack of economic growth.
New population statistics reveal Winnipeg’s need for real reforms
An analysis of Winnipeg’s population trends reveals we should be worried about the lack of growth, not “sprawl”
This December 2002 paper explores “big-picture” policy reforms to revitalize Winnipeg’s high potential downtown. It kicks off the Frontier Centre’s Winnipeg Policy Blueprint Project.