Senior Fellow Collin May questions Manitoba’s use of legal aid funds to bankroll public interest litigation for well-resourced Indigenous bands. Scarce dollars meant for low-income individuals should not underwrite efforts to restrict public access to shared land.
https://frontiercentre.org/
Alberta projects a $9.4B deficit in 2026-27. In the '90s, Premier Ralph Klein trimmed program expenses ~21% and turned a $3.4B deficit into a $1.1B surplus. He asked each department to present 20% to 40% cut scenarios. The Smith #UCP government needs the Klein approach. #ABpoli #ABbudget
On Jan 20, David Leis spoke with Dan McTeague about why U.S. diesel demand depends on Canadian heavy crude—yet policy bottlenecks keep our barrels discounted.
That gap costs Canadians billions.
See the tracker: https://frontiercentre.org/the-cost-of-discount-oil-and-gas/
#oilandgas
Budget 2026 predicts a $9.4B deficit, confirming Alberta’s spending problem. The #UCP government has far overspent its budget projections every year that Danielle Smith has been premier. Her government needs to find $6.9B in cuts to balance the budget by 2028/29. #ABgov #ABpoli #deficit #debt
David Leis speaks with Dan McTeague (Canadians for Affordable Energy) on Canada’s overreliance on the U.S. for oil sales.
To get full value for Canadian energy, market access must be a national priority.
See the Counter at https://frontiercentre.org/the-cost-of-discount-oil-and-gas/
#oilandgas
Vaccine mandates in schools risk eroding trust, driving school absences, and increasing vaccine hesitancy. Education and outreach is better than coercion. If this perspective resonates, please like and share to keep the conversation civil and informed. #Measles #VaccineMandate #PublicHealth #cdnpoli
Vaccine mandates for school attendance risk eroding trust, driving school absences, and increasing vaccine hesitancy. It's better to use education and outreach instead of coercion. A 60-second video. #Measles #VaccineMandate #PublicHealth #Parents
Canada wants to diversify trade beyond the United States. But uncertainty around renewing CUSMA could discourage investment and slow growth.
Should securing a stable CUSMA renewal be Ottawa’s top economic priority?
Let us know at https://frontiercentre.org/category/opinion-polls/
In 5 min, Frontier President David Leis explains why Canada’s productivity slump, capital outflows and record deficits trace back to broken #tax incentives. High marginal rates, complex compliance and reinvestment penalties undermine growth. #cdnpoli
Frontier Centre Research Fellow Lee Harding says Canada's health care system fails due to its poor incentives and lack of market forces. Governments treat health care as an expense and ration it, whereas entrepreneurs would treat it as opportunity. https://youtu.be/_OThOacLFQM #healthcare #cdnpoli
A #CBC article asked if #Manitoba should force students to be vaccinated. Ontario and New Brunswick carry such obligations, but allow exemptions. This video, based on a column by Frontier's Michael Zwaagstra, says a #vaxmandate would have counterproductive results.
The federal government threw money at universities that would hire with #equity, #diversity, and #inclusion in mind. #UAlberta may reverse course slightly, though not without a fight. A few other universities only did an #EDI rebrand on office doors. https://youtu.be/oooNnmjP2-M #ABpoli
The pain at the grocery store is real: not a mirage. Nobody wants to trade down on the quality of their food.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLSAqxuvVy8
Michael Zwaagstra warns against making vaccines mandatory for students—especially without religious or conscientious exemptions. He argues COVID-era mandates eroded trust, and new coercive rules could strain parent–school relationships, and create barriers to attendance.
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On Jan 20, David Leis and Dan McTeague dug into global oil dynamics.
If Venezuela’s return squeezes Canadian oil further, Ottawa’s policy choice could cost billions more.
Track the revenue loss: https://frontiercentre.org/the-cost-of-discount-oil-and-gas/
#oilandgas
David Leis speaks with Dan McTeague (Canadians for Affordable Energy) on Canada’s overreliance on the U.S. for oil sales.
To get full value for Canadian energy, market access must be a national priority.
See the Counter at https://frontiercentre.org/the-cost-of-discount-oil-and-gas/
#oilandgas
What are the mistakes related to rising food costs? Printing MONEY.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLSAqxuvVy8
Grant Havers’ The Medium is Still the Message offers a 21st Century look at #MarshallMcLuhan. His insight explains #socialmedia addiction and political polarization. This video is an abridged version of a #bookreview by Prof. Barry Cooper.
David Leis speaks with Dan McTeague on Canada’s overreliance on the U.S. for oil sales. To get full value for Canadian energy, market access must be priority.
Venezuela’s Leadership Change will impact Canada.
See the Counter at https://frontiercentre.org/the-cost-of-discount-oil-and-gas/
#oilandgas
Healthcare Opinion Poll:
Should reducing wait times matter more than resisting innovation simply to preserve a decaying system?
Let us know in the comments or online at https://fcpp.org/category/opinion-polls/
MPs who switch parties mid-term should face a by-election, argues fellow Jay Goldberg, citing public backlash and past legislative efforts.
With trust in politics eroding, it’s time voters, not backroom deals, decide who governs.
Marshall McLuhan foresaw our digital disorder. Reviewing Grant Havers’ new book, Barry Cooper reminds us how media shape perception before judgment, eroding debate, education, and civic life unless Canadians confront the environments they inhabit.
Read more at https://frontiercentre.org/
Ottawa's gun buyback is political, says Prof. Pierre Gilbert. In 4 min, he breaks down public safety claims, the $6B cost projection, provincial resistance, the impact on law‑abiding gun owners, and risks to property rights and the rule of law. https://youtu.be/0_-Evv2c2qk #firearms #cdnpoli
Frontier Centre for Public Policy Fellow Jay Goldberg argues that Mark Carney’s GST credit tweak won’t cut it.
With millions excluded and costs soaring, real relief means slashing income taxes and raising the basic personal amount.
Bold action is needed, not bureaucratic crumbs.
Research has solid suggestions for #teachers in complex classrooms. Direct whole-class instruction, arranging desks in rows facing the front, discerning which assignments need marking, and setting
#discipline expectations at the start of the year can all help. #Principals need to back teachers!
While previously law-abiding gun owners face lengthy prison terms for not complying with ineffective programs that won’t make Canadians safer, violent repeat offenders keep getting released on bail, exposing a glaring and unjust double standard.
Read more at https://f.mtr.cool/ywrjoekjef
If Canadian health care was a market for entrepreneurs to meet instead of an expense for governments to try to minimize, lineups for care would shrink dramatically. European countries have a far better mix of private and public care. Why not Canada? #healthcare #cdnpoli
Is green steel about as good an option as green cheese? Professor and Frontier Senior Fellow Joseph Fournier thinks so. Apart from its economic impracticalities, the process involved would make us more dependent on China and Russia. #Steel #GreenSteel #Decarbonization
The US National Security Strategy represents a shift from globalism to an “America First” approach. This 60-second YouTube Short highlights its core principles and says Canada needs a guiding strategy of its own. #NSS2025 #Trump #NationalSecurity #AmericaFirst #ForeignPolicy #Shorts
A government twice found by the courts to have illegally invoked the #EmergenciesAct is now asking Parliament for sweeping new powers under Bill C-15. This video—narrated by Frontier Vice President of Research and Policy Marco Navarro-Genie — explains. https://youtu.be/BUjB1nzSOZk #cdnpoli
