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A fairy tale of Canada doing good for the world has become a nightmare
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Joe Oliver: Ranting about climate isn’t good government policy, and isn’t convincing anyone
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William Watson: Thank the rich. They’re the ones paying for everything
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Canada could be about to make corporate 'crime' less criminal — and more lucrative
Terence Corcoran: Ontario PCs will only succeed if voters buy their carbon tax shell game
Ontario’s Conservatives are promising a 22% tax cut — but what voters might not know is it will be paid for by an 81% hike to the tax on a ...
Terence Corcoran: Wanna know how stupid 'net neutrality' is? Ask Loblaw. Yes Loblaw.
The Loblaw investigation should serve as a lesson for advocates of net neutrality
Rona Ambrose: Trump’s winning with NAFTA uncertainty—and Canada’s going to pay for it
The bad news for Canada is that every NAFTA scenario ends with continued economic uncertainty for us, and the U.S. coming out on top
How one city’s soda tax disastrously backfired on businesses and poor people
Peter Shawn Taylor: Despite eager claims from soda tax proponents, the impact on obesity is measurably zero in all cases
William Watson: Now let’s hear Ottawa offer an official apology to taxpayers
Since this government is in the regrets business, it should add Canadian taxpayers to its 'sorry' list
Jack Mintz: Heads up, Canada! America’s about to trounce us on tax reform
Canadians will have to wait and see whether the Republicans’ tax-reform plan for the U.S. succeeds, but certainly the big push is happening with breathtaking speed. The House of Representatives passed its bill on November 16
. The Senate’s finance committee recommended a bill to the Senate on the same day. From what I hear, the idea is for the Senate to pass legislation by December 1st. Both congressional bodies would then pass a bill after their reconciliation conference in December, perhaps before Alabama holds its Senate election on December 12
, where the Democrats are favoured to take away a Republican seat.
It’s now very possible that the
will accomplish a better tax structure that reduces distortions, minimizes complexity and is fair. Since tax reform ...
A whole new way to screw up hydro is underway in Ontario and B.C.
Terence Corcoran: Now we know Bill Morneau’s ‘conflicts’ were concocted by union activists
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Ignore Trump’s whining. It turns out U.S. manufacturing was surging all along
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William Watson: Get ready. Massive gains from Artificial Intelligence are about to explode
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Meet Catherine McKenna’s new 'job-creation plan': Endless costly climate rules
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The hard truth is that Sears pensioners don’t deserve special treatment in bankruptcy
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The CRTC uses anti-spam laws against legitimate businesses while ignoring real cyber threats
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WatchLawrence Solomon: Actually, Trump is right to ‘bully’ for bilateral free trade deals
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Businesses were overcharged $7 billion by workers’ compensation boards. So where’s their refund?
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Peter Foster: The CBC’s Michael Enright chortles his way through communism’s cruel terror
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Who knew? Turns out the Harper government was actually terrific for wage growth
William Watson
William Watson: Turns out things weren’t as gloomy in 2015 as Justin Trudeau kept sayingContinue Reading → -
Want access to the best new drugs? Health Canada’s latest brainwave means you won’t
Special to Financial Post
Mathieu Bédard: Whenever government aims to reduce the cost of new drugs, it is patients who have paid the steepest priceContinue Reading → -
Terence Corcoran: Canada’s pathetic, empty-headed crusade against coal
Terence Corcoran
Canada offers the UN one of its own empty-headed schemesContinue Reading → -
It won’t take 145 years to close the gender wage gap. It’s already happened
Special to Financial Post
Matthew Lau: Among single, childless workers under 30, women earn more than menContinue Reading → -
You can stop blaming the rich, since you're a tax avoider, too
Jack M. Mintz
Jack Mintz: Tax fairness cannot be the only goal for tax policy. Economic growth counts. Complexity mattersContinue Reading →
Who's the skunk that's stinking up the TPP party? Canada, of course
Neil Mohindra: Canada made itself the skunk at the party by scuttling a tentative agreementContinue Reading →
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Provincial finances are worse than they look as politicians hide their megaproject boondoggles
Brady Yauch: Political leaders are determined to bury the risk of pet megaprojects -
Trudeau’s mischief with the TPP isn’t just bizarre. It’s bad for Canada
Richard Owens: Given the opportunity to increase intellectual property protections, Canada decided to bail out at the last minute -
William Watson: Only fools and governments think they can predict our economic future
Things change. Big time. We may not see that day to day, but look far enough back and the changes knock you over
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