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3-minute read
Tasse-toi mononcle !
The City of Montreal and the carsharing industry.
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6-minute read
Le libre-échange au-delà de nos frontières… et à l’intérieur aussi!
The virtues of free trade.
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4-minute read
Canadian wood producers face 25 per-cent tariff in border fight
The widespread costs and concentrated benefits of softwood lumber protectionism.
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5-minute read
La crise du 2 X 4 coûte cher
Protectionism provides benefits for a limited group, all while harming a majority.
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6-minute read
Viewpoint – The Economic Costs of Protectionism: The Case of Softwood Lumber
Despite multiple legal setbacks before WTO and NAFTA tribunals, American softwood lumber producers are still calling for the imposition of limits and tariffs on Canadian imports, arguing that they represent unfair competition because they are subsidized. If no agreement is ratified before October 12, 2016, imports from Canada could be subject to tariffs of up to 25%. The case of softwood lumber is a good illustration of how protectionism provides benefits for a limited group, all while harming a majority.
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4-minute read
Postes Canada : cessons de tourner autour du pot
Privatize Canada Post.
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4-minute read
Les pays étrangers à la rescousse des consommateurs canadiens
Canadian protectionist policies denounced.
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5-minute read
Taxis : trop peu, trop tard
The taxi drivers' business model vs Uber.
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4-minute read
Private Options Could Only Make Canadian Health Care Better
Health care reforms.
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4-minute read
La gestion de l’offre appauvrit trop de Canadiens
Supply management hurts low-income Canadian households.