Leaders on the Frontier
Since its inception in 1999, the Frontier Centre for Public Policy has been steadfast in its mission to foster Ideas for a Better Tomorrow. Through research, publications, educational events and policy analysis, Frontier has impacted dozens of governments and policy sectors. With Western Canadian roots and a drive to cultivate responsible citizenship, Leaders on the Frontier features discussions of common sense and good governance from this non-partisan, cutting-edge think tank.
Episodes
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Convoy and Coutts Trials & Mistrials with Ray McGinnis
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Is justice being served? Or are they political prisoners? Author Ray McGinnis has the very latest from the Tamara Lich and Chris Barber trials stemming from the Freedom Convoy as well as the latest from the Coutts Alberta border trials. Ray wrote a book called Unjustified: The Freedom Convoy, The Emergencies Act, and The Inquiry That Got it all Wrong.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Canada's Healthcare System is a Sinking Ship | Dr. Brian Day
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Dr. Brian Day, founder of the Cambie Clinic in Vancouver, reveals the shocking state of Canada's healthcare system. Is it really patient friendly? Why are our health outcomes so low? Is the system full of bureaucrats while Canadians die waiting for care? Dr. Day answers all these questions.
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Who is Pierre Poilievre? Canada's Next PM? | Andrew Lawton
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Who is Pierre Poilievre? Possibly Canada's next Prime Minister. Andrew Lawton wrote a book about this young politician that seemed to come out of nowhere with his funny one-liners and viral comments aimed at the Trudeau government. The polls show he could be the next PM, so what will Canada look like under his leadership? How will this affect you?
Get the book: Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
UK Shutting Down Gender Affirming Centres, Canada's Ignoring This | Barbara Kay
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Canadian columnist Barbara Kay have an important discussion surrounding gender identity and are these children getting the right treatment they need, or are they being guided by ideology. Barbara and David Leis unpack the Cass Report out of the UK that ultimately led to the closures of several gender affirming treatment centres. Why is Canada ignoring this information?
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Back to School Warnings LIVE with Caylan Ford
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Do you know what your child's school is teaching? Caylan Ford, founded her own classical charter school in Alberta after finding out what her kids were learning in school. The K-8 Calgary Classical Academy is now bursting at the seams. What does she warn parents need to be on the lookout for? And what can parents do if they are concerned?
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
NDP/Liberal Deal is Dead. Now What? | Dan McTeague
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
In a shocking turn of events, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced Wednesday his party would no longer be supporting the Liberal minority government. What now? Former Liberal MP Dan McTeague will unpack what happened and whether Canadians are going to polls this year? Some are calling this a stunt, and the real proof will come when Singh must vote in a non-confidence vote likely put forth by the Conservatives when the house sits in September. Was this the only way the NDP had a chance of winning two by-elections taking place in September? Do the repeated Liberal attacks on the oil and gas industry have anything to do with Singh's decision?
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
15-minute Cities Will Never Happen | Alain Bertaud
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Alain Bertaud, urban planning expert, says urban planners aren't doing the job they're supposed to do. He explains how and why they're trying to tell people were to live or enforce a way of life, like we're seeing in some cities across Canada. Bertaud says while urban planners are touting 15-minute cities, the idea is impossible and doesn't make a city work.
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Tyranny in Venezuela, Canada's Lessons with Ana Rizo
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Ana Rizo, President of Ladies for Liberty talks about the decline and tyranny of Venezuela. What's happening in Venezuela? Does its uprising hold an important lesson for us in Canada? She highlights why it's important to be an active and engaged citizen. You need to hear her story and how she made the difficult choice to leave Venezuela.
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Winnipeg Plan20-50, is it a 15-min. city plan? LIVE with Randal O'Toole
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
15-minute cities are just a conspiracy. Or is it? Urban planning expert Randal O'Toole explains what the controversial Winnipeg Metropolitan Region Plan20-50 is about. The goal is to reshape regional governance. What does this really look like? And should you be worried?
Recently, Manitoba residents packed out a public hearing in Niverville which surprised organizers and forced them reschedule it for late September to get a larger venue. Is Winnipeg following in the steps of Vancouver and other Canadian cities to turn areas into 15-minute cities?
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Still No Evidence of Mass Graves in Canada | Frances Widdowson
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Frances Widdowson, researcher and professor, has studied the issue of mass graves across Canada. In 2021, Canadians were shocked to hear that a mass grave had been found at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. After much investigation, it has since been determined that nothing was found. Why aren't the false claims being retracted? Does this have anything to do with money? And why is the mainstream media so quiet on righting this wrong?