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Let’s not kill small business in the name of ESG
Small businesses in Canada have had a rough few years. If regulators tack on extra costs from ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting criteria, it may be the final nail in the coffin for many.
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Mobilité sociale: privilégions la liberté économique à la redistribution
Un lien direct existe entre la liberté économique et la mobilité absolue, avec lequel s’enchaîne la mobilité relative.
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Small business should not suffer from new federal climate standards
Ottawa has been the latest to jump on the ESG bandwagon, committing in its latest budget to mandatory reporting of climate-related financial risk across a wide range of Canadian industries.
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When Ottawa wants to micromanage cybersecurity
Imagine a referee who, during a Leafs game, took a player aside to explain how to put the puck in the net. This is what Ottawa is trying to do with Bill C-26 in the field of digital security.
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Cybersécurité – Quand Ottawa veut jouer au gérant d’estrade
Imaginez un arbitre qui, lors d’un match du Canadien, va voir un joueur pour lui expliquer comment envoyer la rondelle au filet. C’est ce qu’Ottawa tente de faire avec le projet de loi C-26 dans le domaine de la sécurité numérique.
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L’électricité avant l’étatisation
Mieux comprendre l’histoire ne nous donne pas de marche à suivre pour l’avenir. Cela nous indique par contre que le mythe national entourant Hydro-Québec n’est pas aussi noir ou blanc qu’on aime le croire.
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What does Ottawa get for killing the golden goose of Alberta’s energy production?
By capping our oil and gas sector’s emissions, Ottawa risks killing the golden goose while getting nothing in return.
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Capping energy industry emissions is all pain, no gain
Ottawa’s oil and gas emissions cap proposal amounts to nothing more than political greenwashing, where we get to feel like we did something, but we really just paid through the nose for something with little to no positive effect.
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Large cost for little upside: Why the government’s digital services tax is not worth the trouble
The Trudeau government has plans to impose a tax on digital services. The case for the targeted tax is weak. The consequences could be significant.
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Aging at home is not an impossible dream
Given the choice, people prefer to live out their days in their homes, among their loved ones. We have the means to respect those preferences.