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Tag Archives: William Watson

1,000,000,000,000: William Watson in the Financial Post

Will Ottawa borrowing $100 million more produce more benefits than leaving the money with Canadians to spend? writes William Watson in the Financial...

 

March 1, 2021 at 8:08 pm read more

The ESG/CSR/oligopoly complex: William Watson in the Financial Post

Dirty little secret of ESG/CSR is that most forceful advocates of good corporate behaviour are implicitly most ardent supporters of putting screws to...

 

February 22, 2021 at 1:34 pm read more

Pandemic inequality angst: William Watson in the Financial Post

What we should focus on is poverty, not inequality, writes William Watson in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt from the article,...

 

February 11, 2021 at 4:00 pm read more

Maoism's disasters show why Canada should ignore even kindly economic planners: William Watson in the Financial Post

In a rich country like Canada, wrong choices won’t destroy the whole economy, just parts of it and the lives of the people...

 

February 10, 2021 at 2:28 pm read more

The yellow badge of Canadian courage: William Watson in the Financial Post

For Canadian politicians no profiles in courage are involved in slamming the departing bully Trump. What’s in play instead are easy political points,...

 

January 20, 2021 at 2:18 pm read more

The ghost of Trudeau père: William Watson in the Financial Post

Pierre Trudeau’s ghost must sleep uneasily this Christmas as his son toys with a reset of official bilingualism, writes William Watson in the...

 

January 5, 2021 at 8:33 pm read more

Get ready for the ‘Roaring-back Twenties’: William Watson in the Financial Post

Some think the 2020s could be a repeat of the rapid technological diffusion and rising living standards of the 'Roaring Twenties', writes William...

 

December 23, 2020 at 8:24 pm read more

Dialling down COVID guilt: William Watson in the Financial Post

Things happen. Empathy, sympathy and appreciation serve better now than guilt, writes William Watson in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt from...

 

December 17, 2020 at 2:05 pm read more

Globalization Had A Really Good Weekend: William Watson in the Financial Post

Globalization brought us a world-saving vaccine made in Belgium by Americans and Germans just 36 hours after leaving the factory, writes William Watson...

 

December 15, 2020 at 4:26 pm read more

Money heists do real damage: William Watson in the Financial Post

It's not so much the inflation itself that's painful, writes William Watson in the Financial Post. Below is an excerpt from the article,...

 

December 11, 2020 at 3:20 pm read more
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