Novembre 2, 2016 7:09AM

Algorithmic observation—we eagerly buy books about other people doing their jobs

Sarah Skwire

Sex doesn’t sell particularly well—violence does a lot better.

Sujet:

The Arts

Étiquettes:

the arts, consumers, literature, books

Novembre 1, 2016 12:48PM

AT&T bid for Time Warner may help inform Canadian broadcasting policy

Steven Globerman

The CRTC is holding hearings this week on the data-pricing of Internet providers.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

television broadcasting sector, internet broadcasting, canadian broadcasting, AT&T, CRTC, netflix

Novembre 1, 2016 3:00AM

Today’s federal fiscal update—that '70s show

Livio Di Matteo

Reports in advance of Ottawa’s federal fiscal update suggest the deficit may reach $34 billion.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

bill morneau, Justin Trudeau, fiscal update, liberal party, debt and deficits, Ottawa

Octobre 31, 2016 11:05AM

Free speech on campus—modern constructs inevitably spur conflict

Todd Gabel

The term "political correctness" is a means to welcome new values while punishing old ones.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

free speech, freedom of expression, campus speech, college professors, university professors

Octobre 31, 2016 3:05AM

Be cautious about Ontario’s ‘basic income’ plan

Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

First, it has to be a replacement to existing programs and not an add-on.

Sujet:

William Watson: War with Wallonia averted! National treatment survives! (maybe)

William Watson

Thanks to last minute negotiations, trade deal with EU seems saved.

Sujet:

Green groups, First Nations sue federal government over proposed B.C. LNG plant

Kenneth P. Green

Canadian natural gas, sold to markets in India and Asia, could displace some of their need to generate power with coal.

Sujet:

Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

oil and gas, LNG exports, liquified natural gas, bc economy, christy clark, first nations, canada's environmental record, Justin Trudeau, energy exports, environmental activism

Octobre 27, 2016 8:25AM

Ontario and Michigan promoting crony capitalism together

Charles Lammam, Michael LaFaive

Ontario had to write-off $1 billion of taxpayer money from the General Motors/Chrysler bailout.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

kathleen wynne, ontario economy, crony capitalism, corporate welfare, auto bailout, ontario manufacturing, general motors

Octobre 26, 2016 12:11PM

Spending by stealth through tax expenditures in Canada

John Chant

Amazingly, the federal government offers no cost estimates of more than 90 tax expenditures.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

taxes, tax expenditures, tax credits, Ottawa, costs of tax compliance, canadian income tax

Octobre 26, 2016 3:15AM

White House urges deregulation to boost housing supply—Canadian policymakers should take note

Steve Lafleur, Josef Filipowicz

Cities such as Vancouver and Toronto, with longer and less certain approval timelines, tended to see less growth in housing stock.

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Algorithmic observation—we eagerly buy books about other people doing their jobs

AT&T bid for Time Warner may help inform Canadian broadcasting policy

Today’s federal fiscal update—that '70s show

Free speech on campus—modern constructs inevitably spur conflict

Be cautious about Ontario’s ‘basic income’ plan

William Watson: War with Wallonia averted! National treatment survives! (maybe)

Green groups, First Nations sue federal government over proposed B.C. LNG plant

Ontario and Michigan promoting crony capitalism together

Spending by stealth through tax expenditures in Canada

White House urges deregulation to boost housing supply—Canadian policymakers should take note

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