Frontier Centre in the Media

Test Often, Raise Standards, Manitoba Educator Urges – August 24, 2010
"Zwaagstra believes that curriculum content isn't specific enough, academic standards in schools are not strong enough and that schools shouldn't possess a no-fail policy. He went on to say that our school system has an anti-testing bias and that there isn't a balance of standardized testing and teacher-created assessment."

Corporate Welfare Unrepaid, Bureaucrats Unrepentent – August 23, 2010
So where does this leave Canadian taxpayers? Playing angel investor to businesses that don't pay back money, while bureaucrats crow about their "success" - and the government turns a blind eye.

Look What's Coming Down The Road – August 16, 2010
Noting that traffic congestion is costing the Canadian economy billions, the report asserts that building more road capacity is not the answer, as it often promotes more traffic: "Accurate transport pricing aims to ensure that people face the true costs of their travel decisions."

As traffic congestion grows, are peak-hour fees the only answer? – August 13, 2010
Donovan's report details the Swedish experience. Stockholm first experimented with accurate transport pricing in 2006, after which it held a referendum on implementation: 53 per cent approved. Peak traffic volumes in Stockholm declined by about 25 per cent.

Our Traffic Problems Solved -- Simply – August 12, 2010
Public planners tend to look for big, dramatic solutions -- social engineering, infrastructure construction and so on -- when small economic signals might have the same desired effect.

Horrific And Protected By Political Correctness – August 6, 2010
"Rona Ambrose, minister for the status of women, recently announced that the government is considering creating a special section in the Criminal Code for honour killings."

Honour Killings Must Be Confronted Here At Home – July 19, 2010
"Papp’s stated purposes in writing the paper are to urge government policies that would “blunt the effect of these detrimental and destructive cultural traditions” and to 'encourage a systemic acceleration of Canadianization with regard to values of gender equality.'"

Manitoba First Nations falling behind, survey says – July 13, 2010
"Indian bands in Manitoba are falling behind those in Saskatchewan and Alberta when it comes to improving governance institutions, a new survey has found."

This Shouldn't Fly With Canadians – July 6, 2010
"The Frontier Centre for Public Policy compared airline fares on similar-distance flights in all three jurisdictions and found that fares were the most expensive in Canada."

'Open Skies' Policy Unlikely To Take Off In Canada, U.S.; – July 3, 2010
"A study from the Winnipeg-based Frontier Centre For Public Policy surveyed five cheapest-fare 3,300-mile flights and found: Canadian passengers pay an average fare per mile of 45 cents, Americans pay 28 cents, Europeans pay 16 cents."

Study Calls For Canada To Open Skies To Competition; Affordable Flying; – June 30, 2010
"Consumers pay more for air travel in Canada than in the U.S. or Europe, says a new study that calls on Ottawa to open the market to more competition."

Sask. First Nations Governed Well: FCPP – June 27, 2010
"The fourth annual Aboriginal Governance Index by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP) found that several First Nations in Saskatchewan are well-governed."

User Fees Really Work – June 13, 2010
"With much controversy, the Charest government in Quebec has proposed a user fee of $25 per doctor's visit, one that would be waived for low-income earners."

Schwartz Concerned – June 10, 2010
"The Saskatchewan Party government's move to strip 100 per cent of the profits from all but one of the Crowns is "not sustainable'' and not good business practice, says a former senior government official."

Don't Shy From Health Debate – June 7, 2010
"It's not just unwise to promise all things to all people in health care: given the tenuous state of the province's finances, it's irresponsible."

'Lack of climate change consensus' puts feds, Alta. on collision course; – May 17, 2010
"Equalization and climate change policy are two areas of increasing federal-provincial tension. Albertans want their province to play a leadership role in finding solutions."

We Pay For World-Leading Care But Don't Get It; – May 12, 2010
"The survey, done for the third year running by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, spurns the usual measures of health care -- money spent and resources available."

European Health Care Bests Canada: Expert – May 12, 2010
"Health Consumer Powerhouse and Frontier Centre for Public Policy recently released a report outlining how Canada's health-care system matches up to European systems."

We Should Embrace the Real Risk-Takers – April 24, 2010
"What kind of entrepreneur should we embrace and who should be shooed away? I would choose to give a bear hug to those business folks who try to meet consumer needs without fleecing taxpayers and dismiss "entrepreneurs" who use the power of the state to get a slice of the pie and pig out on taxpayer subsidies."

Nova Scotia's Public Sector Excesses Borne by Other Canadians – April 20, 2010
In his recent attack on a study on equalization by the Frontier Centre or Public Policy (Weekend Feedback: Attack on Equalization Off Base, March 27), John Malcom, chief executive officer of the Cape Breton District Health Authority makes a number of errors.