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Be nice to the price—be very nice to the price
In the Fraser Institute seminars I and some American friends do for Canadian journalists, introducing them to the basic concepts of economics in two-and-a-half days, we have a section called “Be nice to the price.” In it we show how ...
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Freedom takes a hit—we’re now tied with the Americans
Well, that didn’t last long! For July 1st’s 150th birthday of Confederation I posted a piece about this country’s most impressive achievements, including how last year we were in 5th spot on the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the ...
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Happy 150th to one of the world's most demonstrably successful societies
I was 15 when Canada turned 100. It was a very exciting time. Expo 67 was underway. The world seemed to be coming to Montreal, where I was growing up. There was background trepidation about the separatist movement in Quebec and the state ...
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William Watson: The bank will set you free?
I live in a town in which, if you want to change the colour of your front door, you have to get the colour approved by the town. So when Canada comes fifth in the entire world in terms of economic freedom, as it does in the latest issue ...