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1. Trade war with U.S. states would hurt Ontario economy

   Last week, Texas lawmakers passed a protectionist “Buy American” bill, which would require public construction projects in the state to use iron and steel manufactured in the U.S. The bill, which now only requires the signature of the ...

2. Memo to the White House—if it matters, measure it

   The Fraser Institute’s motto is that “if it matters, measure it.” Our motto is a constant reminder of the importance of measuring the effect of government policy interventions on people’s lives, and it guides our work every day. Of ...

3. Facts should defuse 'fair share’ rhetoric on taxes

   There’s a lot of talk right now in the U.S. presidential race about the wealthy not paying their “fair share” of taxes. There are similar concerns in Canada. Although the term “fair share” is rarely defined, clearly some Canadians ...

4. Trump and Clinton ignore economic freedom during first presidential debate

   On Monday, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton squared off in perhaps the most highly anticipated presidential debate in history. As the candidates went back and forth for 90 minutes, a major theme of past presidential debates and indeed of ...

5. Dear Mr. Trump, please don’t undersell Michigan’s economic turnaround

   Recently, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump made headlines in Michigan by claiming that the state’s “manufacturing sector is a disaster,” and predicting that a great deal of the automobile manufacturing industry would relocate ...