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1. Canada’s high level of economic freedom at risk

   Economic freedom, the ability of individuals and families to make their own economic decisions free of interference from overly ambitious government or crony capitalists—is a core “Canadian value.” Canada ranks fifth in the world in this ...

2. Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report

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

3. Poor policy choices eroding economic freedom in Alberta

   Alberta has for many years been an example for other provinces in Canada, showing how to provide liberty and economic opportunity by embracing a tax and regulatory approach that promotes freedom and is conducive to human flourishing. Due ...

4. Albertans and Americans are becoming less free

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, August 26, 2016 Just as the United States has long served as a global exemplar of economic freedom and prosperity, Alberta has for many years been an example for other provinces in Canada, showing how to provide liberty and ...

5. Venezuela’s tragedy spurred by crony capitalists and socialists who detest free markets

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, August 13, 2016 Imagine a city where menus don’t print prices because inflation drives them higher daily; where streets are ghostly empty after dark and the murder rate is the world’s highest; where people queue for hours ...

6. Changes in Economic Freedom in Venezuela, Ireland, and the United States

   Venezuela has experienced a lengthy decline in economic freedom that started long before Hugo Chavez assumed the presidency in 1999. But Chavez, his United Socialist Party of Venezuela, and successor, Nicolás Maduro, have presided over a continued ...

7. Tunisia’s democratic success has not lifted its economic malaise

   Appeared in the Huffington Post, June 8, 2016 Stunning developments in Tunisia just might enable it to continue as the only successful graduate of the Arab Spring and a beacon of hope across the Arab World. While other Arab nations descended into violence ...

8. Jordan remains remarkably tolerant and safe despite regional troubles

   Tunisia is usually credited as the single bright spot of the Arab Spring. It established a liberal constitution and functioning democracy with a peaceful hand-over from an Islamic party to a secular government, though economic and ...

9. Economic freedom and Canada’s public policy schizophrenia

     In international rankings of economic freedom, Canada has soared past the United States, so it should be no surprise that among sub-national jurisdictions in North America (which encompasses 10 Canadian provinces, 50 U.S. states and 32 Mexican states) ...

10. Sad news for Albertans on the Economic Freedom front

    Until recently, Alberta was the most economically free jurisdiction in North America. High levels of economic freedom fostered prosperity and growth, helping make Alberta one of the most affluent jurisdictions on the continent. However, ...