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1. China sets debt traps, threatens militarily

   China has already blocked 15 million of its citizens from train and airline travel. ...

2. Recall referendum may be only hope for Venezuela

   There comes a time when multilateral organizations that claim to promote democracy should, in fact, promote democracy. Now is the hour for the Organization of American States, and particularly for Canada as a prominent influential member ...

3. This Canada Day, remember our twin pillars— civil liberties and economic freedom

   Canada Day should always include reflection on how our great country came to be and the values and principles that helped shape it. The founders of the Canadian federation at their core had a vision of government based on civil liberties ...

4. Myanmar’s ‘hero’ holds anti-free market views

   Appeared in the Daily Caller, December 9, 2015 The Myanmar miracle marches on, but don’t stop holding your breath. Great hazards are emerging ahead. Still, the most recent shockingly good news is that former military dictator Than Shwe has declared the ...

5. Capitalism saved the world

   Appeared in the National Post, Calgary Herald and Vancouver Province In a recent column from a Toronto journalist on communism and capitalism, the writer made an astonishing claim: While “millions have been the tragic victims of communism,” he wrote, ...

6. Care about Cuba? Open up its markets

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald and Waterloo Region Record The pre-Christmas announcement by President Obama that the United States would re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba will reignite a number of debates. One will be about the cause of Cuban ...

7. Liberty in the crosshairs in Hong Kong

   Appeared in the National Post As pro-democracy demonstrations flare across Hong Kong, it continues to rank first in the world in economic freedom. Hong Kong has been at the top since 1970, according to the just-released Fraser Institute Economic Freedom ...

8. Economic Freedom of the World: 2013 Annual Report

   The index published in Economic Freedom of the World 2013 measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The cornerstones of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to ...

9. Freedom Democracy and Economic Welfare

   In 1962 Milton Friedman, with Rose Friedman, published Capitalism and Freedom. This book contained the conjecture that there was a fundamental relationship between political freedom and the reliance on markets for the conduct of economic activity. Without ...