Danielle Smith's Fraser Forum

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Danielle Smith's Fraser Forum

Danielle Smith is back in the saddle hosting Canada's premier public policy podcast. An initiative of the Fraser Institute, Canada's top think tank, Danielle explores the economy, the environment, health care, government policy, and lots more with in-depth interviews with leading experts from around the world.

05/07/2022

Measuring Morality: how brain chemistry proves natural empathy

Professor at Claremont Graduate University, economics and neuroscience expert and senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, Paul Zak, joins me this week to discuss the relationship between empathy and brain chemistry, which proves Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, and how as a consequence these ideas are embedded in civilizations. We even get into how exactly morality is measured in the brain, and how it connects to operating in society. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 h y 17 min
17/06/2022

What's On the Horizon: how society can maintain health with technology

Best-selling author of 100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, from Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith, founder of 100 Plus Capital, Chair of the Alliance for Longevity Initiatives, and senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, Sonia Arrison, joins me this week to discuss maintaining health with technological advancements, and the policy implications that naturally follow. We even get into what the future holds for the convergence of biology and technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

57 min
03/06/2022

Justifying the Means?: Brian Peckford on Mandates in Canada

Former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the last surviving signatory of the Charter, the Hon. Brian Peckford, joins me this week to discuss the history of the province, his now third trip to the Supreme Court of Canada, and the potential fallout from vaccine mandates. We even get into the nuances of the Constitution of Canada and what COVID has meant for charter rights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 h y 45 min
20/05/2022

The Non-Compete Cause: Supply Management in Canada

Associate professor of economics at the University of Lethbridge and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Danny Le Roy, joins me this week to discuss the politics and economics of the dairy industry and agriculture in Canada, specifically how supply management works. We even get into who the real winners and losers are under this model. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 h y 31 min
06/05/2022

Start ups & Hang ups: Crowdsourcing in Canada

De Santis Distinguished Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at Florida Atlantic University and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Douglas Cumming, joins me this week to discuss all the different means of crowdsourcing and entrepreneurship. We even get into how Canada differs from the States in this department. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 h y 11 min
22/04/2022

Conservation, Preservation, and Motivation: Earth Day and Free-Market Approaches to the Environment

Research fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Holly Fretwell, joins me this week in honour of Earth Day to discuss free market approaches to conservation. We even get into the surprising but effective ways property rights and the environment work hand-in-hand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 h y 39 min
01/04/2022

More Markets, Fewer Problems: The Economics of the Soviet Union

Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University, the director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism at the Mercatus Center, and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Peter J. Boettke, joins me this week to discuss the politics and economics of the Soviet Union, and how they eventually shifted to more open markets. We even get into the more tragic realities of living under socialism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 h y 44 min
18/03/2022

Don't Retreat, Reload: The Fundamental Problem with Ottawa's 'Buy-Back' Program

Professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Gary Mauser, joins me this week to discuss gun policy in Canada, specifically Ottawa's 'buy-back' program. We even get into different firearm classifications and what exactly is meant by 'assault-style' weapons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 h y 40 min

Danielle Smith is back in the saddle hosting Canada's premier public policy podcast. An initiative of the Fraser Institute, Canada's top think tank, Danielle explores the economy, the environment, health care, government policy, and lots more with in-depth interviews with leading experts from around the world.

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Danielle Smith's Fraser Forum
Años de actividad

2021 - 2022
Episodios

29
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