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U.K. budget brings back stealth taxation to attack deficit: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

De-indexing has bad economic effects. As inflation pushes up incomes, more people face higher marginal tax rates, which discourage work, investment and risk...

 

March 11, 2021 at 1:50 pm read more

Canada’s pandemic management and economic recovery: Shuvaloy Majumdar in ORF

Canada holds the dubious distinction of having the worst deficit, the worst unemployment and the worst vaccination rates in the G7, writes Shuvaloy...

 

March 11, 2021 at 1:34 pm read more

Does the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline hurt Indigenous people? Yes: Stephen Buffalo in the Toronto Star

While perhaps not setting out to hurt our communities, one of Joe Biden’s first actions as U.S. president may cause substantial damage to...

 

March 10, 2021 at 2:01 pm read more

Does Taiwan Have a Master Plan for War With a China? J. Michael Cole in the National Interest

Despite the relatively low probability of war in the Taiwan Strait in the immediate future, Taipei cannot afford to be complacent and must...

 

March 10, 2021 at 11:07 am read more

Canada needs a foreign agent registry to help it tackle China's influence: Charles Burton in the Ottawa Citizen

Beijing lures these people with lucrative board memberships, and other associations with the Chinese party-state, to put in a quiet word with our...

 

March 8, 2021 at 11:46 am read more

Celebrity meddling in Indian farmer protests distracts from the core issues: Vijay Sappani in the Toronto Star

The hypocrisy of social-media activists reduces governments’ efforts to meaningfully address issues and fails to address these issues ends up hurting the very...

 

March 5, 2021 at 7:43 pm read more

Israel-Iran peace deal: Why it's needed, what it could look like: Mariam Memarsadeghi and Shuvaloy Majumdar in The Jerusalem Post

If Abraham serves as inspiration for a new Arab-Israeli peace, then Cyrus serves as aspiration for an Israeli-Iranian one, write Mariam Memarsadeghi and...

 

March 3, 2021 at 3:59 pm read more

China must stop disrupting Taiwan's handling of COVID-19: J. Michael Cole in Nikkei Asia

When it comes to Beijing, politics motivates everything, writes J. Michael Cole in Nikkei Asia. By J. Michael Cole, March 3, 2021 Since...

 

March 3, 2021 at 3:03 pm read more

Canada’s Way Forward with Taiwan: Charles Burton for Inside Policy

Canada should no longer adopt a Taiwan policy informed by appeasement to the People’s Republic of China, writes Charles Burton. By Charles Burton,...

 

March 2, 2021 at 8:36 pm read more

Canada in the Indo-Pacific - Shifting Economic, Geographic and Technological Context: Dan Ciuriak for Inside Policy

Canada has to move towards the new centre of gravity both in terms of geography and technology, writes Dan Ciuriak. By Dan Ciuriak,...

 

March 2, 2021 at 8:00 pm read more
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    It's frustrating that Canada’s education sector prefers to impoverish Canada and its culture while bloating its own payrolls, writes Richard C. Owens in...

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  • If I were finance minister: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

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    This article is part of a series by the Financial Post Comment. With next week’s federal budget fast approaching, FP Comment asked its...

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    OTTAWA, ON (April 15, 2021): The world is waking up to the nature of a crony capitalist enterprise operating as a government in...

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  • Is the Canadian Government Prepared to Stand up to Beijing? Margaret McCuaig-Johnston for the Prospect Foundation

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EP. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · Ep. 63 - Where Hong Kong Stands Now with Sharon Hom, Alvin Y.H. Cheung, and Ai-Men Lau...

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