3-minute read
Should Netflix Be Regulated as a Traditional Canadian Broadcaster?
Regulating the Internet.
5-minute read
One Solution to Illegal Immigration Problems in the US
The ongoing debate over illegal immigration.
3-minute read
Don’t Let International Bureaucrats Control Canada’s Tobacco Taxes
Taxing tobacco in order to reduce consumption.
5-minute read
Après les cigarettes, les barres de chocolat?
The tendency for governments to regulate the advertising industry.
4-minute read
Keep Health Warnings Off Junk Food
The tendency for governments to regulate the advertising industry.
2-minute read
Ces lois idiotes vite contournées
France's 'anti-Amazon' law.
1-minute read
How Pharmaceutical Innovation Has Revolutionized Health Care
Never before in the history of humanity has there been as rapid an increase in longevity as there was during the 20th century. In industrialized countries, life expectancy at birth has risen from an average of about 50 years in 1900 to a little over 80 years today. A growing number of people can now live not only longer but also healthier than ever before. Indeed, substantial gains in terms of quality-adjusted life expectancy have been recorded for decades in many countries.
3-minute read
Canada, Let’s Tear Down These Trade Walls
Interprovincial trade in Canada.
4-minute read
Give the currency simple rules
The legal and regulatory modifications required to clarify Bitcoin's status.
1-minute read
How Should Bitcoin Be Regulated?
In order for Bitcoin to develop and grow, its legal status will have to be clarified. As it happens, this digital currency is attracting more and more attention from governments around the world. Several of them are currently studying the phenomenon in order to better understand it and find ways of regulating its use. This Economic Note presents an analysis of the situation in Canada and in other countries that have adopted regulatory frameworks for Bitcoin.