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Jack Mintz: Canada's 'Maple Model' for pensions loses some of its lustre

Jack Mintz: Canada's 'Maple Model' for pensions loses some of its lustre

Even as the U.K. considers adopting it, the Canadian approach to pension fund management may be showing signs of diseconomies of scale You can save...

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Jack M. Mintz

Opinion: The Conservatives should apply common sense to cannabis policy

Opinion: The Conservatives should apply common sense to cannabis policy

Canada's cannabis industry needs smarter, precise regulation and a lighter touch consistent with the freedom Tories favour You can save this...

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Shane Morris

William Watson: Trudeau was a consequential prime minister, alas

William Watson: Trudeau was a consequential prime minister, alas

On taxes, spending, climate and social relations, he marched the country leftward. Like the 1980s, the next decade has to be a period of repair You...

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William Watson

William Watson: Make the states provinces, Donald, and be PM for life

William Watson: Make the states provinces, Donald, and be PM for life

There would be huge advantages for the U.S. president if Canada did a leveraged buy-out and made the states provinces in our Confederation You can...

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William Watson

Matthew Lau: Let the market, not competition bureaucrats, police 'greenwashing'

Matthew Lau: Let the market, not competition bureaucrats, police 'greenwashing'

New rules open the door for frivolous litigation and represents a serious threat to freedom of communication You can save this article by...

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Matthew Lau

Opinion: Trudeau’s legacy includes larger tax burden for the middle-class

Opinion: Trudeau’s legacy includes larger tax burden for the middle-class

The PM said Monday that he's proud of having lowered taxes on the middle class. The only problem is that he didn't You can save this article by...

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Jake Fuss And Grady Munro

Philip Cross: Justin Trudeau’s failed vision for Canada

Philip Cross: Justin Trudeau’s failed vision for Canada

The Liberal leader leaves office with a vague legacy and little impact either domestically or abroad You can save this article by registering for...

thursday 10

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Philip Cross

William Watson: Liberal GST holiday fiasco may lead to tax sanity

William Watson: Liberal GST holiday fiasco may lead to tax sanity

A change of leader, eventually of government, is the right time to shift the tax system toward simpler rules, broader bases and lower rates You can...

07.01.2025 7

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William Watson

Opinion: Manitoba is regulating machetes. Could national knife control be next?

Opinion: Manitoba is regulating machetes. Could national knife control be next?

New rules for sale just came into effect, but the real problem are not weapons, but lack of consequences for using them You can save this article...

07.01.2025 5

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Peter Shawn Taylor

Opinion: Don’t panic about the unemployment rate

Opinion: Don’t panic about the unemployment rate

The labour market is pumping out jobs. The problem is too many would-be workers, which immigration policy is pivoting to try to address You can...

07.01.2025 5

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Don Drummond And Parisa Mahboubi

Terence Corcoran: Democratic decline? No, it's Election Rebellion

Terence Corcoran: Democratic decline? No, it's Election Rebellion

What the left calls a far-right attack on democracy is just voters pushing back against years of progressive authoritarianism You can save this...

07.01.2025 1

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Terence Corcoran

Jack Mintz: A sinking dollar is Trudeau’s latest legacy

Jack Mintz: A sinking dollar is Trudeau’s latest legacy

Slow growth, Trump tariffs and low interest rates are causing the loonie to fall, which helps our exporters but hardly anyone else You can save...

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Jack M. Mintz

Matthew Lau: Lessons for Canada in Argentina's newly freed markets

Matthew Lau: Lessons for Canada in Argentina's newly freed markets

Javier Milei's radical liberalization of large parts of Argentina's economy is bearing fruit, with prices stabilized and supplies rising You can...

03.01.2025 1

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Matthew Lau

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