The skating rink example is handy for politicians who are reflexively reluctant to reform and reduce spending,
Read MoreKeep looking: You still won't see any 'race to the bottom' on dropped tax rates.
Read MoreWinter has a bit more of an edge in Canada, even if we enjoy it.
Read MorePope Francis’s capitalism critique is too general but there is indeed a problem with crony capitalism.
Read MoreThe benefits of free trade are no longer championed by the political parties.
Read MoreWhy Jordan Peterson drives progressives nuts: Because he's liberal and they're not.
Read MorePeople afraid of debate or who lack confidence in their own ideas inevitably try to shut down the opinions and advocacy of others.
Read MoreCarbon emissions are down by a record amount in the Lone Star State. Here's why...
Read MoreGovernments often like to hide potentially embarrassing facts. They sometimes go to extraordinary lengths to do so.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court of Canada decision is welcome. It might not be enough.
Read MoreJack up Alberta’s tax rates to British Columbia’s levels and it becomes much easier to ignore Alberta as a place to live, work and invest.
Read MoreCanadian soldiers and others perished to protect people from just such unjustifiable interventions.
Read MoreWhen politicians run deficits 70 per cent of the time they are abusing their self-appointed privilege.
Read MoreTo permanently moderate taxes and fees requires getting civic spending under control. That requires short- and long-term policies.
Read MoreThe release of new documents related to the JFK assassination won't satisfy conspiracy theorists.
Read MoreThe lesson should be obvious: One comparative economic advantage for Canada is in natural resources.
Read MoreCivilizations and their ideas matter; skin colour doesn't.
Read MoreThe Bombardier-Airbus deal finally rips away the pretense that corporate welfare is about domestic job creation.
Read MoreHong Kong’s British governors and their more recent Chinese equivalents have long understood that a flourishing economy results from entrepreneur-friendly, moderate tax rates.
Read MoreA New Brunswick family earning $75,000 will yet pay double the income, sales and fuel tax bill when compared to the same family in Saskatchewan.
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