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Laissons le chaos avoir raison des droits de douane

Laissons le chaos avoir raison des droits de douane

Il est naturel pour le Canada de répondre aux droits de douane américains de 25 % sur les automobiles, l’acier et l’aluminium par des menaces...

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Philip Cross: Does Canada need a DOGE?

Philip Cross: Does Canada need a DOGE?
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Philip Cross: We should call Trump’s bluff on tariffs

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Philip Cross: Mining rebounds as Canada’s surprising new growth engine

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Philip Cross: There are smart ways to diversify our exports

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Philip Cross: Justin Trudeau’s failed vision for Canada

09.01.2025 10

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Philip Cross: Ottawa proves it again: Human is as stupid does

Albert Einstein once said “two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the universe" You can save this...

19.12.2024 2

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Philip Cross: An unhelpful analysis of income inequality in Canada

A new book says rising inequality threatens the social fabric. But the income share of the top one per cent has been falling since 2007 You can...

10.12.2024 5

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Philip Cross: Understanding the necessity of economic growth

When growth fails, politics revert to zero-sum games, where some people can gain only if others lose You can save this article by registering for...

22.11.2024 3

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Philip Cross: How big things could get done, even in Canada

A recent book on big projects that go bad has uncomfortably many examples from Canada. We need to downsize ambitions, processes and costs You can...

07.11.2024 3

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Philip Cross: Young people are embracing conservatism. What does that mean for the future?

Part is reaction to an economy that's not providing the jobs and income they want. But part may by a cyclical swing against the left You can save...

29.10.2024 4

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Philip Cross: Our downward interventionist economic spiral

Government meddling in the marketplace reduces competition and slows the creative destruction — capitalism’s secret sauce You can save this...

11.10.2024 2

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Philip Cross: R.I.P., Canadian carbon tax

With both the federal and B.C. NDP backing away from carbon taxation, it's clear the tax is dead politically You can save this article by...

20.09.2024 2

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Philip Cross: Russia’s moral bankruptcy means capitalism won't take root

Capitalism's core is empathy, not greed. Businesses need to care what people want. Eight decades of communism have destroyed that in Russia You can...

13.09.2024 3

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Philip Cross: China’s growth model is faltering. Canada best look to the U.S. again

Like the old Soviet Union, Japan, and Brazil, China seemed to have discovered a different growth model. But that growth has waned You can save this...

30.08.2024 3

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Philip Cross: What Pierre Poilievre can learn from Liz Truss

The former British PM ran into heavy opposition from the civil service and the Bank of England. A prime minister Poilievre likely would, too You...

20.08.2024 1

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Philip Cross: Objections notwithstanding, the constitutional clause is OK

Use of the notwithstanding clause to override court judgments was originally meant to be infrequent. But then judicial activism exploded You can...

09.08.2024 1

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Philip Cross: Flawed emissions data in means flawed emissions policy out

How you count emissions affects whether you reach true 'net zero' sooner or later and what the best energy sources are for getting there You can...

30.07.2024 9

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