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Prime minister rejects ‘austerity’ despite massive debt and dismal economic growth
Nearly a decade of uninterrupted deficits has increased the federal debt by $941.9 billion.

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Sweden’s much more ‘free market’ than you think

The country deregulated markets in the 1990s, privatized state-owned companies, cut spending and reduced taxes.


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Canada should rethink its carbon-pricing policies

The introduction of carbon-pricing should trigger the repeal of emissions-related regulations.


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Trudeau government move undermines COVID-19 response

Strong intellectual property rights are crucial for expediting clinical trials for preventive vaccines.


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Canada’s environmental record provides some good news during troubling times

Where Canada’s ranking is low, it’s sometimes unavoidable due to factors beyond our control such as geography and climate.


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Tax gap growing between Canada and the U.S.

Canada had an overall tax-to-GDP ratio of 33 per cent.


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Foreign investment in Canada—nothing to celebrate

Canada’s share of inward FDI to the OECD in 2018 was 1.6 percentage points below its average annual share for 2012-2014.