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Terence Corcoran: Tracing the leftist origins of the 'Trump Consensus'

Terence Corcoran: Tracing the leftist origins of the 'Trump Consensus'

Many of Trump's economic policies are the product of relentless attacks on the Washington Consensus You can save this article by registering for...

24.01.2025 10

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Terence Corcoran

Jack Mintz: Our strategy for dealing with the Trump tariffs needs to be negotiation

Jack Mintz: Our strategy for dealing with the Trump tariffs needs to be negotiation

We all want to stick it to the bully but we have to keep working hard toward a deal that can benefit both Canada and the U.S. You can save this...

24.01.2025 1

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Jack M. Mintz

Opinion: We should follow Trump out of the OECD corporate tax cartel

Opinion: We should follow Trump out of the OECD corporate tax cartel

The 15 per cent minimum corporate tax rate was a bad idea to begin with and is poorly framed. Trump is axing this tax. We should, too You can save...

24.01.2025 10

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Allan Lanthier

William Watson: Beggar-thy-customer is a lousy idea Mr. Trump

William Watson: Beggar-thy-customer is a lousy idea Mr. Trump

To eliminate its trade deficit, the U.S. needs us to buy more goods from it. How does impoverishing us with tariffs help us do that? You can save...

23.01.2025 2

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William Watson

Opinion: Hey, Greenland! Join us, not the United States

Opinion: Hey, Greenland! Join us, not the United States

Just next door, your island would be a good fit with the administrative structure and cultural makeup of our three northern territories You can...

23.01.2025 10

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Erin Weir

Opinion: Don’t let Liberals try the old switcheroo on climate policies

Opinion: Don’t let Liberals try the old switcheroo on climate policies

The carbon tax is dead. Liberals will try to replace it with policies that could be more costly. Canadians shouldn't let them You can save this...

23.01.2025 3

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Robert Lyman

Matthew Lau: Disaster #1 or Disaster #2 for Liberal leader?

Matthew Lau: Disaster #1 or Disaster #2 for Liberal leader?

Both Carney and Freeland were involved in the disaster that was Trudeau's government. Who wants more disaster? You can save this article by...

22.01.2025 1

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Matthew Lau

Terence Corcoran: Coming soon — maybe — to North America: A new Canada-U.S. trade deal

Terence Corcoran: Coming soon — maybe — to North America: A new Canada-U.S. trade deal

The success of 1965's auto pact provides hope for a reimagined and peaceful North American trade environment You can save this article by...

22.01.2025 1

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Terence Corcoran

Opinion: ‘Vasa syndrome’ is killing Ontario’s auto sector

Opinion: ‘Vasa syndrome’ is killing Ontario’s auto sector

The Vasa was an over-designed 17th-century Swedish warship that sank on launch. Politically-engineered EV cars risk being today's equivalent You...

22.01.2025 1

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Michael Nitefor

William Watson: Compared with the U.S., our ship of state is barnacled with ministries

William Watson: Compared with the U.S., our ship of state is barnacled with ministries

America has two-thirds the cabinet ministers we do for a population nine times and an economy 12 times ours You can save this article by...

21.01.2025 1

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William Watson

Bjorn Lomborg: Climate spending costs the world more than climate change does

Bjorn Lomborg: Climate spending costs the world more than climate change does

The economic damage climate change will do is dwarfed by the cost of addressing it. Voters are catching on You can save this article by registering...

21.01.2025 1

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Bjorn Lomborg

Opinion: Let’s keep the Canadian dollar and remain in control of our own policy choices

Opinion: Let’s keep the Canadian dollar and remain in control of our own policy choices

A floating loonie gives us the freedom to choose our inflation course. Joining the U.S. would mean the Fed calls the shots You can save this...

21.01.2025 1

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Jeremy Kronick And Mark Zelmer

Opinion: Get yourself better economists, Mr. Trump. Trade is mutually beneficial

The president's advisers seem to have forgotten the first rule of economics: people are better off by trading. If not, they don't trade You can...

20.01.2025 1

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Walter E. Block