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  1. The folly of protectionism

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald Years ago when I lived in Victoria and manned a small office, a salesman wandered in and tried to sell me his particular photocopier. He noted my current machine was Japanese but his was Canadian. So obviously, I should ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. Memo to politicians: Imitate the Fathers of Confederation

    Back in Canada’s pre-Confederation days, one selling point for uniting the then-disparate British provinces was to drop existing barriers to commerce. The hope was for a country with a free-flow of trade and services in which all could potentially prosper ...

  4. A $13 billion reason for consumers to support the South Korean free trade agreement

    Appeared in the Victoria Times Colonist and Calgary Herald If Canadians need a reason to support the just-announced free trade agreement with South Korea, here are a few hundred million: every year, Canadians pay hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden ...

  5. Here's a consumer angle- dump triple-digit sales taxes on food

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald and Winnipeg Free Press In the recent Speech from the Throne, the federal government announced a variety of initiatives but the one that drew much attention was its ostensible consumer-friendly tack. On some consumer issues, ...

  6. When setting policy, governments too often ignore consumers

    Appeared in Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, and Huffington Post The ongoing debate over the three Canadian telecommunications giants and the possibility of U.S-based Verizon entering the Canadian market has once again brought consumer issues to the fore. ...

  7. Think global, not local

    Appeared in Calgary Herald When I lived in the idyllic city of Victoria, a photocopier salesman once tried to lease me one of his machines by noting mine was made in Japan (while his was manufactured in Canada). He told me I should lease the latter and ...

  8. Layton's policies would have made Canada poorer

    Appeared in the Calgary Herald The one-year anniversary of Jack Layton’s passing has inspired numerous memorials and tributes, making it clear the late federal NDP leader inspired affection. But given the public fondness for Layton, it’s important to ...