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Revitalizing Manitoba (Updated) – September 25, 2011
Special Frontier publication authored by Law Professor Bryan Schwartz discussing a variety of topics affecting Manitoba competitiveness, well-being and prosperity that present a practical roadmap towards a less politicized and more successful province.
Bollywood Trumps Sex Trafficking in Canadian News Coverage – July 14, 2011
Last month, the Thomson Reuters Foundation released the results of a survey which ranked India as the fourth worst place in the world for a woman to live. That's right; India is the world's largest democracy, an emerging economic superpower and is concurrently an atrocious place to live as a woman.
Brutal Assault on UBC Student Just One of Thousands in South Asia – June 28, 2011
It is no easy matter to say what cold-blooded grievance or raging fury would cause a man to throw himself upon his wife, disfiguring her face with his bare hands and teeth and leaving her blind.
Help the Real Refugees – May 20, 2011
Canada should study European Union policies on dealing with refugee claims, and create a processing system that quickly, effectively, and fairly separates genuine refugees from economic migrants and other potential immigrants
Helping Refugees While Protecting Canadian Sovereignty – May 13, 2011
Canada needs to learn from European allies and learn to distinguish and react to refugee claimants who genuinely need our protection and those who want to take advantage of our generosity.
Earth Hour - A Dissent – March 25, 2011
Why Earth Hour is a monumental display of ignorance about the true source of our lives and future prosperity.
Manitoba, The Supplicant Society – March 5, 2011
Special monograph of the entire 8-part series on a variety of topics affecting Manitoba competitiveness, well-being and prosperity by Law Professor Bryan Schwartz.
Helping The Obese Help Themselves – February 15, 2011
An innovative shuttle service program in Winnipeg shows how we can help people access healthy food without limiting freedom.
Preying On Hope – February 10, 2011
Tens of thousands of South Asian young females and their families are being duped by criminally-organized, fraudulent marriage suitors from Canada.
The Rights Thing – February 1, 2011
Frontier Centre in the media from the Winnipeg Free Press.
Divorce Granted, Justice Denied – February 1, 2011
Frontier Centre in the media from the National Post.
Chiefs Don't Offer Protection: Poll – February 1, 2011
Frontier Centre in the media from the Winnipeg Free Press.
7th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey – January 24, 2011
The latest edition of the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey puts Canadian housing affordability in perspective amongst 325 housing markets world wide.
Media Release: 7th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey – January 24, 2011
Media Release for the 7th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey.
Joel Kotkin: Why Housing Affordability Matters – January 24, 2011
"Uber Geographer" Joel Kotkin weighs in on the housing affordability debate, arguing that limits imposed on housing supply by housing ethoses such as "smart growth" are taking us to a paradigm of neo-feudalism.
Manitoba: The Supplicant Society (Part 1 of 8) – January 22, 2011
Manitoba has evolved into a supplicant society based on equalization payments that have the unintentional effect of limiting the province's freedom and prosperity.
Calvin Helin, Author 'The Economic Dependency Trap' – January 21, 2011
Calvin Helin worked his way up from an impoverished boyhood in a remote First Nations village in northern British Columbia to become a successful lawyer and international businessman. He has dedicated his life to helping others break the bonds of economic dependency and emerge with newfound confidence and self-worth.
To the Scrap Heap – January 10, 2011
Manitoba’s Public Insurance’s arbitrary policy to destroy cheap used cars made before 1995 has dire unintended consequences for unemployed poor looking for jobs, and for the environment that the policy claims to protect.
Cheer Up –The World is a Wonderful Place – December 27, 2010
This Christmas, it’s worth putting the troubles of our time into context; two centuries of continuous improvement in human welfare and better environmental custodianship.
UNICEF’s Guilt Trip – December 20, 2010
Putting Canada at the bottom of the list for housing poor children is absurd. As with all statistical arguments, understanding the UNICEF report requires a careful eye and a healthy dose of skepticism. The study focuses on relative differences; that is, the gap between children in the middle of the income distribution and the average below that line. Exclusively relying on relative indicators is a highly contentious, and generally misleading, way to examine poverty. The UNICEF report is no exception.

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