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1. Canada has lost its competitive advantage over the U.S.

   Say you are a store owner and your competitor across the street offers everything at lower price and higher quality, well, you’re in trouble. If your competitor was far on the other side of the city, things might be a bit better. But ...

2. Growing government, increased regulation primary threats to economic freedom in Canada

   Since comprehensive data for Economic Freedom became available in 1970, Canada’s had a secure place in the world’s top 10 jurisdictions. But could Canada be at the beginning of a long slow decline, like the one that has afflicted the ...

3. Government policies threaten economic freedom in Canada

   Appeared in the National Post, September 15, 2016 Canada ranks a remarkable fifth in the world in economic freedom, just behind Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand and Switzerland. The “land of the maple leaf” is far ahead of our southern neighbour, ...

4. Canada’s high level of economic freedom at risk

   Economic freedom, the ability of individuals and families to make their own economic decisions free of interference from overly ambitious government or crony capitalists—is a core “Canadian value.” Canada ranks fifth in the world in this ...

5. Greek government helping the rich, not ordinary Greeks

   Appeared in the Waterloo Region Record Greek fire terrified ancient mariners. Blazing liquid shot from a hose, dosing enemy vessels with flaming material that continued to burn after landing on ships, water and sailors. Fast forward to today. It’s just a ...