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Fauci lies and makes mistakes—just like the rest of us
Fauci now admits that this coronavirus could have escaped from a lab in China. ...
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Canada’s COVID performance on key measures among worst in developed world
Canada has the seventh-worst “case fatality rate” among advanced countries. ...
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COVID-19 case counts, mortality rates vary widely across developed world
Each additional hospital bed (per 1,000 people) was associated with 31.5 fewer COVID-19 deaths per million. ...
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Eliminating patent rights for COVID vaccines will do more harm than good
Pharmaceutical companies heavily rely on patents as their main vehicle to protect intellectual property. ...
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B.C. government imposes travel restrictions while COVID numbers fall
The seven-day moving average of new daily positive COVID cases has been decreasing since April 12. ...
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Beware experts bearing consensus
Despite economic, climate and health models often being wildly inaccurate and unreliable, they are increasingly relied upon for policymaking. ...
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Three ways federal government can spur COVID recovery
Trade liberalization could increase Canada’s economic output by up to $130 billion annually. ...
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COVID will cast long shadow over future generations
An OECD study suggested a 3 per cent COVID-related lifetime loss in income. ...
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COVID-related spending increases threaten future economic growth
Appeared in the Edmonton Sun, November 4, 2020 The COVID pandemic has sparked increased government spending worldwide including here at home. Many countries have introduced substantial fiscal packages with direct household income supports, loans, ...
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Canada lags behind most industrialized countries on key economic, fiscal indicators
Appeared in the Financial Post, November 4, 2020 The Trudeau government has generally favoured relative comparisons of its performance (i.e. how we rate versus other countries) rather than historical comparisons. Recent data from the International ...