Frontier Centre for Public Policy

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Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award, 2002
Templeton Freed

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. The Frontier Centre employs a small, core group of staff and policy analysts who conduct research on a wide variety of issues at federal, provincial and municipal levels. We also seek out experts in specific fields to complete certain research projects, as well as invest in students through our internship program. Our respected Board and team of Expert Policy Advisors includes both experienced public policy innovators and prominent academic specialists from around Canada and the world. As an organization, we do not subscribe to any political ideology. Our Board of Directors, Expert Advisory Panel and staff includes people of a wide variety of political persuasions and we regularly publish research that praises some government policies and criticizes others. We have hosted speakers from across the political spectrum, including Prime Ministers Paul Martin and Stephen Harper, and former Premiers Mike Harris, Frank McKenna and Ed Schreyer. We also regularly invite to Canada experts like Russian President Vladimir Putin's chief economic advisor Andrei Illarionov, former Democratic Mayor of Milwaukee John Norquist, Nobel Laureate James Buchanan, Stockholm health reform advisor Johan Hjertqvist and Stefan Fantauzzo, president of America's most dynamic local union of public employees. Unlike political or lobby groups, which often represent only the narrow interests of their members, we aim to advance the interests of the public as a whole. As a think tank, we are free to explore new ideas and policy initiatives unconstrained by the pressures that political parties face to be popular at the polls. In order to protect our independence, and our reputation as a research group, the Frontier Centre neither seeks nor accepts any government funding whatsoever. Instead, we seek to diversify our funding base as much as possible to ensure that we are not beholden to any particular industry, interest or persons. This ensures that the Frontier Centre is insulated from the political pressures that often discourage publicly-funded research groups from exploring sensitive issues.

Christmas Time
12/29/2025

Christmas Time

Stay informed with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy's weekly roundup of timely policy commentary. Our independent Canadian think tank brings you the latest insights and analyses on pressing public policy issues.

William Brooks contrasts gratitude with resentment as two competing forces shaping society. Gratitude uplifts and unites...
12/28/2025

William Brooks contrasts gratitude with resentment as two competing forces shaping society. Gratitude uplifts and unites; resentment divides and corrodes. In an age of grievance, thanksgiving is more than tradition; it’s resistance.

12/28/2025

The virtue of gratitude and the vice of resentment are opposing orientations. One opens us to joy, generosity, and transcendence. The other imprisons us in bitterness, envy, and discontent. Author William Brooks says this choice determines our lives and society.

Two Choices For Humanity: One Embraces Gratitude, The Other Resentment
12/28/2025

Two Choices For Humanity: One Embraces Gratitude, The Other Resentment

Stay informed with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy's weekly roundup of timely policy commentary. Our independent Canadian think tank brings you the latest insights and analyses on pressing public policy issues.

Winnipeg’s North End School Children Face A Bleak Future
12/27/2025

Winnipeg’s North End School Children Face A Bleak Future

Stay informed with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy's weekly roundup of timely policy commentary. Our independent Canadian think tank brings you the latest insights and analyses on pressing public policy issues.

12/27/2025

Some teens in Winnipeg’s north end aren’t showing up for school. Officials claim a 6.7% truancy rate, while the documentary "Absent" claims 70%. The Minister of Education should examine the problem and tie school funding to attendance.

12/25/2025

Did you know the Bible never actually gives a date for Jesus’ birth? But December 25 wasn’t picked at random, it was chosen for deep symbolic reasons.

Check out this Christmas episode with Dr. Gerry Bowler on YouTube.

12/25/2025

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from Frontier Centre!
Thank you for being part of our community.
Enjoy a day of rest, joy, and celebration.

Most Canadians assume our oil and gas earn world prices.They don’t.What we actually receive is discounted—and the differ...
12/25/2025

Most Canadians assume our oil and gas earn world prices.
They don’t.

What we actually receive is discounted—and the difference isn’t abstract.
That gap is lost prosperity: fewer services, weaker public finances, and missed opportunities.

12/25/2025

Is Christmas quietly disappearing from public life?
Historian Gerry Bowler says an activist ideology now dominates schools, universities, government, and corporate culture, making even saying “Christmas” uncomfortable.
Watch the full conversation on YouTube.

A Holiday Greeting to the Frontier Family
12/24/2025

A Holiday Greeting to the Frontier Family

Stay informed with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy's weekly roundup of timely policy commentary. Our independent Canadian think tank brings you the latest insights and analyses on pressing public policy issues.

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