Publications
Freezing Government Wages is Prudent Cost-Control
– March 11, 2010
Manitoba’s decision to freeze wage growth for its highly paid public sector employees will help ensure the province’s fiscal health, and arguments that the policy will hurt the economy are based on weak economic arguments.
Fair Elections Strong Indicator of High Performing First Nations
– March 10, 2010
Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index reveals that First Nations with high Electoral rankings perform well overall.
Ottawa’s Peter Pan Budget
– March 8, 2010
The new federal budget was created on a wish and a prayer, on a hope the world economy recovers instead of soberly facing up to the possibility that Canada’s federal government should get our fiscal house in order.
Where Are Aboriginal Affairs in Canada Headed?
– March 8, 2010
PowerPoint slides which accompanied the Lunch on the Frontier speech by Doug Bland in Winnipeg March 5, 2010. Watch while listening to related audio below.
Why 'Have' Provinces are the New Have-Nots
– March 8, 2010
"Alberta people and companies send about $40 billion a year to Ottawa in taxes and other payments. The feds return just $19 billion. Annual net loss to Albertans: $21 billion."
Economic fallout upsets Canadian status quo, norms
– March 5, 2010
"As the economic crisis hit, Canada may have been the best prepared among developed nations when it came to the strength of its banking sector and government finances, but it seems ill-prepared to handle the global fallout."
Canada’s Cropland: Becoming Better Protected From Erosion
– March 5, 2010
Over the past 30 years, the percentage of Canada’s agricultural soil that is well-protected from soil erosion has steadily increased.
Where’s Aboriginal Leadership on Human Rights?
– March 4, 2010
A Mohawk decision to evict non-members for the community should be opposed by Aboriginal organizations and the federal government because it denies basic human rights.
The Myths of Photo Radar Exposed
– March 3, 2010
PowerPoint slides which accompanied the Breakfast on the Frontier speech by Nancy Thomas in Winnipeg January 27, 2010. Watch while listening to related audio (see below).
USA 15th in Property Rights Protections. Behind...Finland?
– March 2, 2010
"The U.S. is in the top 20 percent worldwide when it comes to protecting all sorts of property rights. But before we get all self-congratulatory, consider the chart on page 28, where you will find the good ol' USA ranks 15th...behind Finland, Singapore, Austria, Denmark, Canada and others."
Inequalities of Equalization Leave Ontarians Worse Off
– March 2, 2010
In a Toronto Star column, the Chair of the Ontario Institute for Public Policy points out equalization harms Ontario.
How Equalization Hammers Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia
– March 1, 2010
Equalization is a disaster for Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia as it funds richer services in have-not provinces compared to “have” provinces.
Health Insurance: Clear Diagnosis, Uncertain Remedy
– February 28, 2010
"Governments want to spur private insurance in the hope of solving three big problems bedevilling their national systems of health care: inadequate access to care; soaring costs; and a paucity of innovation. They hope thus to improve their citizens’ health without tearing more holes in tattered public finances."
Ontario Loses Out in Canada’s Wealth-Sharing Plan
– February 27, 2010
"Canada’s wealth-sharing program is so out of whack that Ontario residents are helping to fund better government services in so-called poor provinces than they enjoy at home, says a new study."
The Global Fiscal Crisis
– February 26, 2010
The Executive Director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable has some insightful thoughts for the world at large in a new Frontier Centre Backgrounder.
Reform Unprincipled Equalization System
– February 26, 2010
Equalization is a problem because it is one of the principal pillars of Canadian federalism—but unprincipled in its design and impact.
Labor in Denial as ETS Fairyland Fractures
– February 25, 2010
"Hale says the US confronts a dual crisis of economics and governance with climate change relegated to a minority issue. "America seems crippled by the fiscal crisis," he says."
The Real Have-Nots In Confederation: British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario
– February 24, 2010
British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario—the traditional “have” provinces—have fewer services than recipient "have-not" provinces.
Media Release - The Real Have-Nots in Confederation: Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia
– February 24, 2010
British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario—the traditional “have” provinces—have fewer doctors and nurses per 100,000 people, higher tuition rates, fewer child care spaces, less social service spending, and higher educator-student ratios in comparison with Quebec, the major equalization recipient.
Media Release - 2010 International Property Rights Index: Canada outranks USA; but Improvements Needed
– February 23, 2010
In 2010, Canada ranks as the highest country in the Western hemisphere for protection of property, according to a new international study. [Page 1 of 153] Next » Last »» |
