5-minute read
Trump, Merkel et les déficits commerciaux
Should we be concerned about the trade deficits of countries?
4-minute read
Trump Gets Trade Balance Wrong, Very Wrong
Should we be concerned about the trade deficits of countries?
6-minute read
Abolir la gestion de l’offre a un coût, et il faut le payer
Proposing $13 billion of compensation to farmers to end supply management.
4-minute read
A small price to pay for free milk
Proposing $13 billion of compensation to farmers to end supply management.
8-minute read
Viewpoint – Ending Supply Management with a Quota Buyback
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.
3-minute read
Le Fonds vert doit disparaître
Cost versus effectiveness of Quebec's Green Fund.
5-minute read
SAQ : avant de privatiser, libéraliser !
Small retailers should be allowed to import and sell wine freely, without going through the SAQ.
6-minute read
Les taxes sur les vices et la guerre aux pauvres
The impact of taxes on the poor.
5-minute read
L’Ontario se lance dans le revenu minimum garanti
Ontario is moving forward with a pilot project for a basic income program.
4-minute read
Y aurait-il du vélo sans BIXI?
Is Bixi worth $60 million?