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Janvier 31, 2018 4:29AM

Cryptocurrency investors eye provinces with low electricity rates
Kenneth P. Green, Elmira Aliakbari, Ashley Stedman
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Bitcoin mining is a computer process that consumes a considerable amount of power.

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bitcoin, cryptocurrency, electricity bills, electricity, electricity rates, power costs, ontario hydro, quebec, energy, kathleen wynne, philippe couillard, business investment
Janvier 26, 2018 11:18AM

Ban golf and the economy would get along just fine
William Watson
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In a $19 trillion economy, the loss of a $70 billion industry just isn’t that big a deal.

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golf, economic principles, industry, protectionism, government subsidies
Janvier 23, 2018 5:00AM

Police numbers in Canada have dropped
Livio Di Matteo
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From 2013 to 2016, police officers per 100,000 in Canada fell by nearly 4 per cent.

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police costs, police services, police staffing, municipal budgets, municipal government spending, crime rate, crime, costs of crime
Janvier 19, 2018 1:40PM

The dangers of nudging—the use of state coercion to affect behaviour
Aeon J. Skoble
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Politicians are as self-interested as anyone else.

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nudges, nudging, state, government, libertarian, behaviour, paternalism, Ottawa
Janvier 19, 2018 5:00AM

Not fake, but misleading news on minimum wages
William Watson
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Minimum wage workers typically aren’t middle-aged.

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minimum wage, minimum wage hikes, minimum wage workers, low-skilled workers, ontario economy, labour, cbc, employment
Janvier 16, 2018 5:00AM

If Toronto millennials want more density, there’s plenty of room to grow
Josef Filipowicz
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Brooklyn is as populous as Toronto but less than a third as large geographically.

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housing affordability, real estate, urban density, density, john tory, kathleen wynne, condos, rental units, housing supply, Toronto, toronto city hall
Janvier 12, 2018 4:02PM

If Premier Wynne wants to boost low-wage worker pay, she should cut Ontario’s corporate tax rate
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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The Wynne government increased Ontario’s minimum wage sharply by 21 per cent.

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minimum wage, minimum wage hikes, kathleen wynne, ontario economy, unemployment, low-wage workers, low-skilled workers
Janvier 12, 2018 5:28AM

Is Canada’s latest NAFTA strategy too ‘insidious and crafty?’
William Watson
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Canada invented contingent protectionism back in 1904, so we’re not exactly innocents in this area.

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NAFTA, north american free trade agreement, barriers to trade, protectionism, adam smith, donald trump, Justin Trudeau, canada us relations
Janvier 5, 2018 3:43PM

Rather than name-calling, Premier Wynne should take responsibility for her government’s minimum wage policy
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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Advisory panel warned the Wynne government that businesses would do exactly what they’re doing now.

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minimum wage, minimum wage hikes, kathleen wynne, low-skilled workers, employment, employers, ontario economy
Janvier 4, 2018 5:00AM

Canada must increase business investment
Livio Di Matteo
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Capital formation in plant, machinery and equipment remains a major factor in growing our productivity and competitiveness.

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gross capital formation, business investment, capital formation, manufacturing, taxes, business tax

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