News Release: Fewer than 1 in 4 students feel free to discuss their views in university classrooms, new study finds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CALGARY: As Canadian university students arrive back to campus, a new study from the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy explores the degree to which students are willing to express their views in the classroom. Freedom of Expression on Campus: A Survey of Students’ Perceptions of Free Speech at Canadian Universities asked 760 […]
News Release: New study uncovers the truth about slavery in Canada, ahead of Emancipation Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CALGARY: A new research report from the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy by historian and author Marjorie Gann uncovers the complex and overlooked history of slavery in Canada. Filled with surprising insights, Slavery in Canada: The facts rarely told, presents hard data and powerful stories that debunk widely-held myths. In early Canada, […]
News Release: Western separatist sentiment is nearing historic Quebec levels
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CALGARY: Underestimating Western frustrations would be a mistake cautions a new report from the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy. “In at least two provinces, support for separation exceeds current Quebec support for separation and is nearing percentages achieved in the 1976 election of the Parti Quebecois and support for separatism in the […]
New Study: How to repair Canada’s frayed immigration system
May 21, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CALGARY—Recent polls show that the widespread, bipartisan consensus on immigration being in the Canadian public’s interest has lost substantial support. A majority of Canadians now believe that immigration harms the country, by increasing scarcity of resources, especially supply and affordability of housing, healthcare, education, and social services. Policy changes […]
Freedom Fighter: Best-selling author Bob Plamondon pens timely and revealing book on John Diefenbaker – Foreword by Jean Chrétien. NEWS RELEASE
March 13, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ———- CALGARY: The Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy has published a new book on Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker. Written by acclaimed historian and political biographer Bob Plamondon, Freedom Fighter: John Diefenbaker’s Battle for Canadian Liberties and Independence also features a foreword from former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Freedom […]
New Study: Too Much of a Good Thing? The ratio of immigrant arrivals to housing starts hit 5-to-1 in 2023 – Press Release
March 6, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ———- CALGARY: A new research report from the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy, authored by Mark Milke, PhD and Ven Venkatachalam, PhD, offers a deep look at Canada’s immigration and housing crises. Notably, a like-to-like comparison of the numbers of new arrivals to Canada with the number of housing completions demonstrates […]
A right to unequal treatment: New report debunks the myth of equality under the law in Canada – Press Release
October 16, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ———- CALGARY: Many Canadians believe that they have similar constitutional rights to Americans. In some cases, they do, but many will be surprised by the facts about unequal treatment allowed and even encouraged in Canada by governments and the courts. A new report from the Aristotle Foundation for Public […]
Student essay contest: $2,500 first prize
$6,000 in prize money available for students and more The Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy is pleased to join together with The Manning Foundation, C2C Journal, Institute for Liberal Studies, True North, and Generation Screwed, to sponsor the 2nd Annual Patricia Trottier and Gwyn Morgan Student Essay Contest. Undergraduate Canadian students are invited to submit […]
Comparing Gender Transition Policy for Minors in Canada, the United States, and Europe – Press release July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ———- CALGARY: A new study from the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and Do No Harm compares Canada and the United States’ gender-transition policies for minors with those of Northern and Western Europe. The North American approach to transgender medical treatment for minors is known as “gender affirmation.” It assumes gender incongruence can […]
“Indian” Tax Exemptions: Is there a better way? – Press release March 19, 2024
March 19, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ———- CALGARY: A new research report authored by political scientist Tom Flanagan (Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary) and published by the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy analyzes Indian Act tax exemptions and their impact. It determines which exemptions are and are not justified, and how refining existing public policy […]
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training: What does the research tell us? – Press release February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ———- CALGARY: A new research report authored by social scientist David Millard Haskell (Associate Professor Wilfrid Laurier University) and published by the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy reviews the existing scholarship in the field of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI). It determines whether DEI instruction leads to greater harmony […]
New study on conspiracy theories by Canadian JFK conspiracy theory expert – Press release Nov. 20, 2023
November 20, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ———- CALGARY: Conspiracy theories have long been part of human affairs, but the rise of the Internet and the decline of trust in institutions have made conspiracy theories much more widespread. Near to the 60th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy assassination and the numerous conspiracy theories that surround […]
Is Canada systemically racist? – Press release Oct. 30, 2023
October 30, 2023 NEWS RELEASE OTTAWA AND CALGARY: A new study authored by financial analyst Matthew Lau for the new think tank, the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy, evaluates claims of systemic racism relative to the incomes and success of ethnic minorities. The results are surprising. In Systemic racism claims in Canada: A fact-based analysis, […]
