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Day 17 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar

Day 17 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar

Day 17 - Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree.   On Day 17 we would like to see a reform of EI to make it a real insurance...

Day 16 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar

Day 16 – Frontier’s Advent Calendar

Day 16 - Advent is the season of preparing for Christmas. Here at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy we want to tell you about some of the things we would like to see under our tree.   On Day 16 we wish for a single income tax rate which would vastly simplify...

Bring Back the Alberta Provincial Police

Bring Back the Alberta Provincial Police

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...

Fracking Code Of Practice

Well this code of practice is a good start to address neighboring concerns about hydraulic fracturing. The prior sampling of water quality is a particularly good step. However, implementing a no-fault insurance policy to cover water contamination in areas near oil and...

It’s Time to Push Manitoba Hydro’s ‘Pause’ Button

On Jan. 17, the Public Utilities Board issued a press release saying evidence gathered at public hearings over the previous 11 months revealed the costs of Manitoba Hydro’s $20 billion capital development plan have risen dramatically while sales of electricity to the U.S. have fallen. The PUB expressed concern that, as a result, Manitobans are at risk of huge rate increases.