Rogers and Shaw and The Rent Seekers' Ball: William Watson in the Financial Post
Rogers’ announcement of the Shaw deal is all do-gooding, all the time — and it's only getting started, writes William Watson in the...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
