Should we be concerned about the trade deficits of countries?

Should we be concerned about the trade deficits of countries?

Proposing $13 billion of compensation to farmers to end supply management.

Proposing $13 billion of compensation to farmers to end supply management.

Since the 1970s, farms in the dairy, poultry, and egg sectors have been subject to supply management, a system which combines production quotas, price controls, and import barriers to increase the prices of goods produced by these farms. The negative effects of this system for consumers have been studied in depth, and there is now a broad consensus regarding their existence and amplitude. The question of compensating farmers in order to abolish this regime remains an open one.

Cost versus effectiveness of Quebec's Green Fund.

Small retailers should be allowed to import and sell wine freely, without going through the SAQ.

The impact of taxes on the poor.

Ontario is moving forward with a pilot project for a basic income program.

Is Bixi worth $60 million?