Demystifying Taxi Regulation (CHQR) (~11min)
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September 17, 2009
Senior Policy Analyst David Seymour makes the case for more transparency in taxi regulation with radio host Rob Breakenridge, The World Tonight, Calgary CHQR, September 16,l 2009.
The Sadly Maligned Concept of Profit (~2min)
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August 14, 2009
Senior Policy Analyst David Seymour reports that profit is perhaps the least fairly treated concept in public policy and why it doesn't deserve its bad rap. From the Frontier Centre's weekly radio commentary that runs in 3 prairie provinces.
Municipal Performance Needs Better Measurement (~2min)
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July 30, 2009
Senior Policy Analyst David Seymour reports that the dismissive response from some city managers to the National Municipal Performance Report has highlighted the sorry state of municipal performance measurement in Canada. From the Frontier Centre's weekly radio commentary that runs in 3 prairie provinces.
In Defence of Costly Designer Bridges (CHQR) (~2min)
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July 22, 2009
Cities are more than just roads and sewers argues Frontier's research director Mark Milke in a recent interview on Calgary's QR77. They should spend at least some money on beautifying public spaces--and less on uncompetitive service delivery. (5 minutes)
Accounting For Rural Roads (~2min)
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July 16, 2009
From the Frontier Centre's weekly radio commentary that runs in 3 prairie provinces, Senior Policy Analyst David Seymour states that elsewhere in the world, rural municipalities facing similar challenges have developed their understanding of road maintenance to the point that they can justifiably charge exceptional users for abnormal usage.
Getting a Better Bang for the Pothole Buck (CJOB) (~5min)
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July 13, 2009
Senior Policy Fellow David Seymour was interviewed by Geoff Currier on CJOB 68 Superstation in Winnipeg. (July 13, 2009)
No Such Thing As Free Parking (~2min)
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July 4, 2009
From the Frontier Centre's weekly radio commentary that runs in 3 prairie provinces.
Plan It Calgary (~2min)
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May 15, 2009
From the Frontier Centre's weekly radio commentary that runs in 3 prairie provinces.
The Failure of Winnipeg Unicity (Nick Ternette) (~52min)
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May 7, 2009
Nick Ternette, Urban Policy Commentator suggests Winnipeg's 1972 amalgamation of 13 cities fell far short of expectations in this Breakfast on the Frontier speech, Winnipeg, April 6, 2009. (52 minutes)
What Are Public Goods? (~2min)
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March 5, 2009
From the Frontier Centre's weekly radio commentary that runs in 3 prairie provinces.
Calgary and a Living Wage (CHQR) (~9min)
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March 4, 2009
Maclean's Editor-at-Large Peter Shawn Taylor was interviewed by Rob Breakenridge on CHQR AM 770 in Calgary (March 2, 2009)
2008 Local Government Performance Index (~2min)
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December 19, 2008
From the Frontier Centre's weekly radio commentary that runs in 3 prairie provinces.
Financial Times for Municipalities (Calgary) (~22min)
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December 10, 2008
Policy Briefing with Senior Policy Analyst David Seymour and Local Government Senior Fellow Larry Mitchell, December 4, 2008
Oil Prices, the Future of Cities, and the Proper Role of Government (CHQR) (~6min)
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September 3, 2008
Senior Policy Analyst, David Seymour was interviewed by Greg Bohnert on 'The World Tonight' on CHQR AM 770 in Calgary. (August 29, 2008)
Live And Let Live On Speeding Tickets – In Either Official Language (~2min)
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August 8, 2008
From the Frontier Centre's weekly radio commentary that runs in 3 prairie provinces.
Bilingual Ticket Debate in Alberta (CHQR) (~9min)
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August 7, 2008
Alberta Senior Fellow, Mark Milke, is interviewed by Mike Blanchard on CHQR AM 770 in Calgary. (July 30, 2008)
The Contorted Beliefs Behind a Crown Owned Power Plant (~2min)
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July 5, 2008
Recent debate over whether the government or the private sector should own a hypothetical nuclear plant in Saskatchewan has shown just how you have to think to support crown ownership.David Seymour comments.
The Role of Government in an Open Society (Epstein) (~1min)
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May 23, 2008
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy interviewed Richard Epstein at the Civitas Conference in Winnipeg (May 3, 2008).
Technological Advance and the Difficulties of Government Action in Telecommunications (Epstein) (~1min)
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May 23, 2008
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy interviewed Richard Epstein at the Civitas Conference in Winnipeg (May 3, 2008).
Equality and the Flat Tax (Epstein) (~1min)
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May 23, 2008 The Frontier Centre for Public Policy interviewed Richard Epstein at the Civitas Conference in Winnipeg (May 3, 2008). |
