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Tax and Fiscal Policy

In Defence of Costly Designer Bridges (CHQR) (~2min) – 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)
What Are Public Goods? (~2min) – March 5, 2009
From the Frontier Centre's weekly radio commentary that runs in 3 prairie provinces.
The Contorted Beliefs Behind a Crown Owned Power Plant (~2min) – 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.
Saskatchewan - the New Tax Haven? (~2min) – June 6, 2008
David Seymour discusses the downard drift of taxes in Saskatchewan on the Frontier Centre's weekly radio policy broadcast.
Equality and the Flat Tax (Epstein) (~1min) – May 23, 2008
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy interviewed Richard Epstein at the Civitas Conference in Winnipeg (May 3, 2008).
The Poison Chalice of Federal Municipal Funding (~1min) – December 15, 2007
Asking the feds to fund cities is like taking a bottle of vodka to a party of alcoholics then letting them vote on the servings. David Seymour comments.
Megacity Fallout (Wendell Cox on Montreal 940 AM)July 25, 2007
Wendell Cox discusses how municipal amalgamation never seems to meet lofty expectations on a Montreal talkshow.


Upcoming Events

Dam-nation: Rolling the Dice on Manitoba’s Future
with Graham Lane
June 5, 2013 — Winnipeg



Upcoming FCPP Appearances

Visionary Conversations: Our Education System: The Good, the Bad, and the Solutions
Speaker: Rodney Clifton, Senior Fellow for Frontier Centre for Public Policy
Date: May 22, 2013
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Robert B Schultz Theatre, St. John's College, University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus

Community Policy Forum
Speaker: Steve Lafleur, FCPP Policy Analyst
Date: May 28, 2013
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Place: Grant Park McNally Robinson, Winnipeg, Mb


Sat May 18, 2013

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