Octobre 26, 2015 4:00AM

Where red tape grows, growth in housing development may suffer

Kenneth P. Green, Josef Filipowicz, Ian Herzog

Ontario cities like Brampton and Milton rank better than most of their peers in terms of regulation—and share some of Canada’s largest jumps in population.

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Other Topics

Étiquettes:

homebuilding, population growth, ontario, Toronto, city of vancouver

Octobre 23, 2015 11:59AM

‘Fair trade’ coercion clashes with university’s core philosophy

John Chant

The push for fair trade at Simon Fraser University has gone so far as to hound Tim Horton’s off campus for non-compliance.

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Other Topics

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fair trade, universities

Octobre 23, 2015 4:00AM

William Watson: the common sense questions about infrastructure spending in Canada

William Watson

Before we buy boatloads of new infrastructure in Canada, we should ask why current infrastructure is crumbling.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

infrastructure spending, bridges, roads, Ottawa

Octobre 22, 2015 9:19AM

Alberta’s income tax hikes may generate less revenue than expected

Steve Lafleur

When tax rates are increased, tax filers—especially upper-income earners—are able to find legal means to mitigate those tax increases.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

alberta deficit, alberta income tax rate

Octobre 22, 2015 4:00AM

Free expression vs. expression for free

Jonathan Fortier

What should be challenged is public funding of all art, especially when taxpayers must foot the bill for works of art that they may find ideologically flawed, morally depraved or aesthetically worthless.

Sujet:

The Arts

Étiquettes:

arts, public arts funding, canada

Octobre 21, 2015 11:07AM

Fraser Institute wins prestigious international award

Niels Veldhuis

Award-winning book examines role entrepreneurs play in growing an economy, how high levels of economic freedom increase the quantity and quality of entrepreneurship, and the decline of economic freedom in the U.S.

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Economic Freedom, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

economic freedom, american entrepreneur, fraser institute

Octobre 21, 2015 4:00AM

Poor policies largely drive Ontario’s lagging labour market performance

Jason Clemens, Philip Cross

Ontario’s unemployment rate has been above the national average every year since 2007.

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Other Topics

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unemployment, labour market, ontario

Octobre 20, 2015 1:33PM

Government cuts spur budget triumphs in Canada and U.S.

David R. Henderson

In the 1990s and early 2000s, Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Finance Minister Paul Martin cut federal government spending as a per cent of GDP and raised the employment insurance threshold to between 12 and 20 weeks.

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Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

budget cuts, employment insurance, GDP growth

Octobre 19, 2015 1:44PM