Frontier Centre for Public Policy
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP) is an independent Canadian public policy think tank. Founded in Winnipeg in 1997, the Frontier Centre received charitable status in 1999 and currently has offices in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Our research aims to analyze current affairs and public policies and develop effective and meaningful ideas for good governance and reform. We provide a platform for public debate and engage with the public through our numerous publications and events.
Most Recent Articles by Frontier Centre for Public Policy:
The Donald Trump Effect on Canada
November 22, 2024
Leaders on the Frontier: LIVE with Leighton Grey
Emotions are going to be as intense as the sun, with each side pitching this election as a ‘fight to save democracy’. It will mostly be theatre--except for what happens in the bond markets--consequences are going to be immense
The Post-Ideological Age
November 17, 2024
These are exciting times to be alive and active, an opportunity for all of us to make a difference for the future
Why Don’t Canadians Care About Politics?
November 17, 2024
Leaders on the Frontier – with Cory Morgan
Prioritize Energy Reliability Over Unrealistic Net-Zero Goals
October 11, 2024
The Manitoba Metis Federation is playing into this dangerous gamble by offering to build wind power capacity without cost projection
Edward’s deposition and murder were part of a long chain of events leading to today’s constitutional British and Commonwealth monarchy
Has The TRC Report Pushed Canada Into A Post-Truth Nose-Dive?
October 11, 2024
From Truth Comes Reconciliation: An Assessment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report--This book attempts to stop our country’s nosedive into a post-truth downward spiral on this sensitive and critical issue
Will We Fall For The Same Old PCR Tricks Again?
October 11, 2024
The omission of relevant facts, combined with a blind and erroneous faith in the accuracy of PCR testing, is what government-funded media used in 2020 to spread unfounded fear. They are trying to do the same thing now. Will we fall for it again?
Dietvorst started the non-profit Canadian Child Protection from Alienation Foundation to try to deal with the problem
Canada’s Healthcare System is a Sinking Ship
September 28, 2024
Leaders on the Frontier with Dr. Brian Day
Timeless Wisdom – The Politics of Successful Structural Reform
September 28, 2024
The voting public wants most from politicians the guts and vision to make decisions of real benefit to them and their children. Their future depends on it
How Do You Like Multiculturalism Now?
September 28, 2024
Yes, multiculturalism has brought us a humanistic utopia! Congratulations, Canada
Why the Rising Sea Levels Crisis Doesn’t Hold Water
September 28, 2024
To sum up: the current slow sea level rise is a very manageable issue.
Diversity of Thought Among Teachers is a Good Thing
September 28, 2024
We should be glad that teachers don’t all think the same way. This diversity ensures that students receive a better education than if we all thought alike. That is, after all, what we are paid to do.
It’s time for our leaders to prioritize pragmatic solutions over virtue signalling. Because if Alberta goes down, the rest of Canada won’t be far behind.
Airports in Canada Serve Nobody Well in Current Nebulous Status
September 28, 2024
. The payoff could nonetheless be massive, for airports, air passengers, taxpayers, cargo customers, and airlines – and for economic growth and market dynamism. Dithering, timidity and short-sightedness are not a strategy
The study’s policy recommendations set Canada toward “apolitical and autonomous” policing
UK Shutting Down Gender Affirming Centres, Canada’s Ignoring This
September 22, 2024
Leaders on the Frontier -- with Barbara Kay
Erasing History or Preserving It? Regina’s Controversial Name Game
September 22, 2024
The takeaway from these two outcomes is clear: rushed decisions can lead to unintended consequences, while a more thoughtful, measured approach ensures that choices are better informed and more beneficial to the community
This Is Not Capitalism
September 22, 2024
I’m not sure that such a system has a precise name--corporatism or just plain old fascism. But not even those terms fully fit with this new mode of surveillance-based and digitized despotism that has descended on the United States and the world
Of Kings and Taxes: Behind the Arrest of Pope Boniface in 1303
September 22, 2024
Western Christendom saw two, then three, then four rival popes before eventually the schism ended. The ambitions of the papacy had been thwarted and the supremacy of national kings was established
Virtues, Values, and Lessons From the Past
September 22, 2024
If and when serious cultural leaders succeed in liberating our formative institutions from the iron grip of the “values revolution,” closer attention to the virtues of Margaret Thatcher’s grandmother might be well worth considering.
Auto/Transit Job Access Ratios: 50 Large Metro Areas
September 22, 2024
Investing billions more to coax middle class commuters off the roads seems a daft approach given the realities
Healthcare Innovation Isn’t ‘Scary.’ Canada’s Broken System Is
September 22, 2024
A system that is no longer delivering the care Canadians need. The future of healthcare depends on embracing innovation, not clinging to outdated models and misplaced fears
Farm For Food Not Fear
September 22, 2024
If every animal and human in Canada died, leaving the country an unused wasteland, the drop in world greenhouse gas emissions would be only 1.4 percent. Any talk of reducing capping fertilizer inputs for the greater good is nonsense
Schools Should Educate Rather Than Indoctrinate
September 21, 2024
Teachers have enough to do without getting into the business of indoctrinating students in woke ideology. Education rather than indoctrination should be the focus of every school
RTD is Sinking
September 16, 2024
The RTD ship is sinking and Colorado legislators want to fix it by rearranging the deck chairs. According to U.S. Department of Transportation data, RTD carried less than 64 percent
After 140-Odd Years, Can’t We Figure Rail Out Yet?
September 16, 2024
How many more decades, nay, centuries do we need to figure out how to run a railroad?
Wind Power is an Unreliable Alternative Energy Source
September 16, 2024
Wind turbines are far less safe and durable than solar panels, and they can cause even more environmental damage
Coutts Two’ Verdict: Bail and Mischief
September 15, 2024
The Coutts Two were found not guilty of conspiracy to commit murder.