The victory reprieves rather than reverses the march of big spending government with accumulating environmental regulations
The conservative Liberal-National Coalition went to the Australian election on May 18 as a minority government. All opinion polls saw the Labor Party gaining a majority in the 151-seat lower house. But the coalition was returned with a firm majority under Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who was recently installed after bitter leadership battles. The Labor…
The dangerous, violent seeds of the communist revolution were being sown in Canada
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike, the most dramatic moment in our nation’s labour history and one highly romanticized ever since 1919. All of this romance seems to have caused people to forget what was really at stake. In 1919, the communist movement was gaining ground in Europe and elsewhere.…
That means we need corporate tax reductions and we must ease the regulatory path for businesses
There has been a lot of concern over the slow increase in living standards of the average Canadian over the past few decades. In the long run, economists say that the key to increasing real – corrected for inflation – wages is to increase productivity of those in the labour force. How to actually do…
People with gender dysphoria must be treated with respect and acceptance. But privacy and safety should not be sacrificed
The transgender movement has made great strides in recent years in advancing the cause of a marginalized minority. However, the movement’s claim to the absolute right of people to choose their gender, and have that choice legally enforced, is resulting in unfairness. Gender dysphoria is a condition involving an anatomical male who believes he is…
The opportunity to augment your income is appealing in an economy that has left so many people far behind
Taxis have been commonplace in our cities for decades and – in some cases – centuries. We need to apply the lessons we’ve learned to the ride-sharing revolution. The first documented coach for hire was in 1621, in London, England. It only took 33 years for there to be enough issues that parliament passed a…
Lower tax rates, with more capital investment, are crucial to increasing productivity, wages and living standards – and boosting the loonie
Canadians’ standard of living isn’t growing as quickly as per capita gross domestic product (GDP). The reason: our dollar has been declining against the currency of our biggest trading partner, the United States. While some of that is because the U.S. dollar has risen against most currencies around the world, a lot of it is…
Trudeau and his government are complicit in interference of the worst kind in India’s internal affairs
French President Charles de Gaulle travelled to Quebec, ostensibly to visit Canada’s Expo 67, on July 24, 1967. But the old rascal had something entirely different in mind. He had come to Canada for one reason: to stir up trouble. Leaning over a balcony before a large Montreal crowd, he uttered a carefully rehearsed phrase…
GDP also ignores work without pay, the underground economy and plenty of other factors that contribute to our well-being
The ubiquitous use of gross domestic product (GDP), along with its per capita derivative, means we often get away with writing the abbreviation alone. Yet this widespread social proof offers a false sense of accuracy for a fragile measurement overdue for an update. Economists have long been aware of the vulnerabilities to GDP and other…
As workers get older and become eligible for more pay, they often lose their jobs. That means the overall wage floor is too high
During the recent Alberta election campaign, with the province’s unemployment rate remaining stubbornly high, the now-governing United Conservative Party proposed reducing the minimum wage from $15 to $13 for workers below the age of 18. And now the government has introduced legislation to make that change, along with changes to overtime pay requirements. The benefits…
From such a hollow declaration playing to a general anxiety about the future will come ill-considered actions with real consequences
“If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be…
The conservative Liberal-National Coalition went to the Australian election on May 18 as a minority government. All opinion polls saw the Labor Party gaining a majority in the 151-seat lower house. But the coalition was returned with a firm majority under Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who was recently installed after bitter leadership battles. The Labor…
