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The Frontier Centre for Public Policy is an independent, Winnipeg-based "think tank". Our mission is to develop and popularize policy choices that will help Canada's prairie region live up to its vast but unrealized economic potential. The Centre was founded by a group of individuals interested in making the prairie region a good place to live, work and prosper. Our advisory board includes both experienced community leaders and academic specialists. Charitable status as a registered educational organization was granted by Revenue Canada in April 1999. WHAT IS A THINK TANK? Think tanks are a growing world-wide phenomena and their influence is growing locally and worldwide. As ?intellectual entrepreneurs?, think tanks are free to explore new ideas and policy initiatives unconstrained by the pressures political parties face to be popular at the polls. And unlike lobby groups, who often represent only the narrow interests of their members, think tanks advance policies for the good of the whole country. For these reasons, think tanks enrich public debate and strengthen democracy. WHY AN INDEPENDENT THINK TANK? The Frontier Centre addresses the prairie region's economic and social challenges and actively explores new solutions. The goal of our research and educational outreach is to broaden the scope of discussion in this region's stagnant public policy environment-to create a dialogue about ideas for the future. ...