Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Avril 1, 2016 3:00AM

William Watson: The case against compulsory voting—why conscript the uninformed?

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Part of being free is being free not to participate in the democratic process if you don’t want to.

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Étiquettes:

donald trump, hillary clinton, Justin Trudeau, democracy, voting, mandatory voting, us politics

Mars 31, 2016 10:26AM

The reality of U.S. and Canadian health-care spending

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American presidential candidates who want to emulate elements of the Canadian model invite significant negative unintended consequences.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes, Health Care

Étiquettes:

donald trump, hillary clinton, bernie sanders, american health care, Canada health care system, cost of health care, health care spending

Mars 31, 2016 3:00AM

Furniture and the free economy

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Jonathan Fortier

Today, with the comfort and leisure of modern open markets, we can scarcely imagine the back-breaking work of yore.

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Étiquettes:

the arts, innovation, labour, technological innovation

Mars 30, 2016 9:55AM

Budget 2016—A missed opportunity to reform senior benefits

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Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre

Reforming OAS so that high-income seniors receive fewer benefits could produce cost-savings to pay for increased benefits to vulnerable seniors.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

OAS benefits, OAS reform, federal budget, Justin Trudeau, canadian seniors, retirement income

Mars 30, 2016 3:00AM

Infrastructure spending OK, but that’s not what the Liberals proposed

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Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis

It’s fairly clear that most of the budget's ‘infrastructure’ spending is not aimed at improving Canada’s roads, bridges and highways.

Sujet:

Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

federal budget, Justin Trudeau, bill morneau, infrastructure spending, first nations spending

Mars 29, 2016 12:06PM

First Nations support LNG development in B.C.

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More than 25 First Nation communities in the province have signed LNG development agreements with project proponents.

Sujet:

Aboriginal Policy, Natural Resources

Étiquettes:

LNG exports, bc oil and gas, first nations communities, aboriginal economy, aboriginal unemployment

Mars 29, 2016 3:00AM

Trump, Clinton, Cruz, Canada, and the battle for brainpower

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Steven Globerman

An expansion in the number of H-1B visas available in the U.S. could affect the supply of skilled immigrants available to other countries, including Canada.

Sujet:

Canadian Perspectives on the U.S.

Étiquettes:

visa program, ted cruz, hillary clinton, donald trump, canadas immigrant selection process

Mars 25, 2016 3:00AM

William Watson: budget numbers we really need—benefit per dollar spent at the margin

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The whole country (except Nunavut) will be encouraged to over-invest in public transit since, under the cost-sharing formula, new dollars will only cost 50 cents.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

federal budget, Justin Trudeau, bill morneau, infrastructure spending, deficit spending

Mars 24, 2016 9:35AM

Budget 2016—spending is driving the deficits

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Charles Lammam, Ben Eisen

By 2017/18 spending will be up by $50 billion from 2014/15, representing a jump of 20 per cent.

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Government Spending & Taxes

Étiquettes:

federal budget, federal spending, Justin Trudeau, liberal party, bill morneau, debt and deficit

Mars 24, 2016 3:00AM

From Daredevil to Babycenter, bartering is alive and well

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The barter economy exists parallel to the monetary economy all around us.

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bartering, daredevil, the arts, netflix

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