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Canada today not what the fathers of Confederation envisioned
Appeared in the Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun and Huffington Post Canada is a superb creation and initial credit for that must, obviously, go to Canada's fathers of Confederation. How we came about is a fascinating tale of seemingly intractable ...
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The Harper government's multi-billion dollar transparency problem
Appeared in the Calgary Herald Canadians who dont regularly track how governments spend money might be surprised to find how myths crop up about government expenditures. Exhibit A is a new report that claims Canada needs even more industrial policy, ...
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Crony capitalism the enemy of free enterprise
Appeared in the Calgary Herald If business leaders ever wonder why a chunk of the public disdain business and call for higher corporate taxes or sector-specific increases (higher royalty rates for energy and mining, higher stumpage fees in forestry) or ...
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Canada's $6.4 billion corporate welfare budget
Appeared in the National Post, Calgary Herald and New Glasgow News If there was a theme in the recent federal budget, it was how chock full it was with new corporate welfare. The underlying refrain was how big government will help big business with your ...