Ottawa has the big telcos’ back: Peter Menzies in the Financial Post
The CRTC has the power to stand its ground based on the evidence before it. It should do so, writes ...
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With Morneau gone, it’s now up to Tiff Macklem: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Choosing Macklem may prove Morneau’s most important move, the one time he was able to effectively put fiscal shackles on ...
It will be a ‘huge challenge’ for any finance minister to control federal spending: Jack Mintz on the BNN Bloomberg
With the now former Finance Minister Bill Morneau passing the torch to Chrystia Freeland, the new Minister is left with ...
Our not-so-pure trade policy – Canada plays the same protectionist game as everyone else: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Canada’s anti-tariff stance on aluminum is not just about free trade. It’s also about job protection in Quebec, writes Jack ...
Restore market forces to end Ontario’s hydro morass: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
The only way to cut the Gordian knot of Ontario’s electricity mess is to restore competition and market pricing writes ...
A lot of businesses will be in deep trouble this fall: Philip Cross on BNN Bloomberg
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that he would be seeking the advice of former Governor of Bank of Canada ...
What Canada’s Response to the Pandemic Says about Canada — and the US: Philip Cross in the National Review
Canada’s response to the pandemic helped it contain the virus in the short run but it is a sign of ...
Beware powerful narratives that contradict the facts: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Nobel-price winner Robert Shiller argues that economists need to pay more attention to the narratives that are shaping our behavior, ...
The Challenge of Co-Existing With COVID-19 While Rebuilding the Economy: Philip Cross in the Epoch Times
The massive challenge of finding how the economy and COVID-19 can co-exist still waits to be fully addressed, writes Philip Cross. ...
Canada’s economy continues to feel the effects of COVID-19 lockdown measures: MLI’s Leading Economic Indicator
OTTAWA, ON (August 6, 2020): According to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI), the Canadian economy continues to slowdown, despite ...
When are volunteers not volunteers? When they get paid: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
Most Canadians would think students are not 'volunteering' if they expect to be paid $10 per hour, writes Jack Mintz ...
Locking down again is not an option: Rob Wildeboer for Inside Policy
In dealing with a crisis, we need the correct facts, we need to do a rational cost-benefit analysis, and we ...
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Time for an intervention – an urgent call to end “gender-affirming” treatments for children: J. Edward Les for Inside Policy
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The Governor General deserves better, but we deserve impartiality: Philippe Lagassé for Inside Policy
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Conservatives can reject destructive left-wing policies and still take climate change seriously: Brian Lee Crowley in the National Post
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Success assured? Appraising the Canadian-led Enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup in Latvia
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Widespread shortages, skyrocketing costs: the growing calamity that is government-controlled child care
