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Columns

Yes, Canada does have a culture: Philip Carl Salzman for Inside Policy

Canada is not a post-national state but rather a Western civilizational one, writes Philip Carl Salzman for Inside Policy. Mainstream Canadian culture is...

 

February 13, 2017 at 9:54 am read more
Alex Wilner

What comes after the defeat of ISIS?: Alex Wilner for iPolitics

Alex Wilner argues Western countries like Canada will face some tough work to contain the offshoots of ISIS following the terror group's imminent...

 

February 13, 2017 at 9:51 am read more
Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Universal basic income is an idea that is powerful, simple and wrong: Robert Colville for CapX

Once you get the past the theory and start dealing with reality, a universal basic income – an in-vogue policy proposal to replace...

 

February 9, 2017 at 10:00 am read more
Philip Cross

Why the US is getting it right by opposing minimum wage hikes: Philip Cross in the Post

Do minimum wage laws help achieve the goal of less poverty? Does it make sense to impose on businesses the cost of achieving...

 

February 8, 2017 at 11:17 am read more
Sean Speer, US deficit, deficit reduction

Five numbers that get to the bottom of Ottawa's deficit problem: Sean Speer in Sun papers

Sean Speer that lays out the depth of Ottawa's deficit issues in the Sun chain of newspapers. By Sean Speer, Feb. 7, 2017...

 

February 7, 2017 at 10:04 am read more
Ray Boisevert

Unprepared Canada vulnerable to crippling cyber attacks: Ray Boisvert in the Ottawa Citizen

Canada risks jeopardizing internet commerce and connectivity for Canadians without a stronger defence against cyber attacks, writes Ray Boisvert. Boisvert, a former assistant...

 

February 7, 2017 at 9:42 am read more
Brian Lee Crowley

How a lack of competition is squeezing workers’ wages: Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe

Wages for workers are being squeezed in Canada and other G20 countries across the world. Brian Lee Crowley, writing in the Globe and...

 

February 7, 2017 at 9:31 am read more
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Canada’s founding made us the diverse country we are today: Geoffrey Kellow in the Citizen

It’s time to recognize that the diversity and inclusiveness we are celebrating in 2017 is built on a foundation that was first laid...

 

February 3, 2017 at 2:18 pm read more
Sean Speer, US deficit, deficit reduction

Ottawa's balanced budget plans little more than wishful thinking: Sean Speer for Inside Policy

Skeptical about plans to balance the budget? You should be. By Sean Speer, Feb. 3, 2017 Fiscal policy debates are invariably about numbers. Two...

 

February 3, 2017 at 10:46 am read more
Sean Speer, US deficit, deficit reduction

Why Ottawa should worry over Canada's stagnant labour force participation rate: Sean Speer in the Globe

Ottawa needs to implement a plan for jobs and opportunity or risk sowing the seeds for a Donald Trump-like uprising in Canada, writes...

 

February 2, 2017 at 8:03 am read more
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