Canada

Canada is now one of the world’s most economically free nations thanks to relatively sensible policies involving spending restraint, corporate tax reform, bank bailouts, regulatory budgeting, the tax treatment of saving, and…
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By Mark J. Perry There are a lot of news reports today about Trump’s decision to impose stiff tariffs on American companies (home builders) who buy Canadian lumber, here is a sample: “Trump slaps first tariffs on Canadian lumber,”…
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By Pierre-Guy Veer When speaking of Canada, conservatives laugh at our “socialist neighbor to the north” with its lavish social programs. The main point of contention is, of course, Canada's infamous “socialized healthcare," which…
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By David Clement Religious leaders in the United States are in agreement that the country should not halt its Syrian refugee admissions program after the terrorist attacks in Paris. Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and interfaith leaders have…
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By David Clement EspañolThe suicide bombings, mass shootings, and hostage-taking situation that gripped Paris on November 13 have caused many in Canada to rethink Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees.…
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EspañolThis week, the Canadian Liberal Party swept to victory, returning a progressive government to power after about a decade of conservative rule. The Liberals, compared to their counterparts across the Anglosphere, have a pretty solid…
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By Marco Navarro-Genie Canada’s premiers have a critical role to play in keeping Canada’s economy moving forward, while abiding by our excellent environmental standards and ensuring that radical environmentalists do not impair Atlantic…
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By Marco Navarro-Génie Premier Stephen McNeil recently chastised a local company about the pricing of bandwidth in rural Nova Scotia, claiming the company should not charge for services based on usage. Notwithstanding the peculiarities…
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EspañolJust a few days ago the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled to make an amendment to the criminal ban on physician-assisted suicide. The strong presence of pro-life activists and groups such as the Catholic Civil Rights League…
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Español "Canadians want to live in peace," declared Prime Minister John Diefenbaker to the nation in 1960 in the midst of the ongoing Cold War. Those were difficult times. The United States and the Soviet Union were divvying up the…
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Español FrançaisDepending on whom you listen to, the people of Quebec are living in dark days. Huffington Post bloggers are unanimous: “unbridled” austerity imposed by the Liberal government is destroying hard-won “entitlements” acquired in…
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This week I published a review of Broken Bonds, which examines the decline of familial relationships in the United States. While my focus was on dismissing the book as junk, the problem of broken families remains, and that goes for Canada…
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