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Report
More than a year into the pandemic and the immense burdens this has brought, public consensus on COVID-19 and the government response to it remains consistent. Canadians broadly agree on the risks of the disease, which measures should be implemented, and how much income support should be provide, this report from Public Policy Forum finds.
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Chinese People Liberation Army escalations in the Taiwan Strait have elicited a joint statement from the United States and Japan reaffirming the two allies’ support for the democratic independence of Japan. An important step, writes J. Michael Cole for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Inside Policy, as Taiwan independence is a crucial bulwark for Japan’s (and other regional allies’) national security as China becomes ever-more aggressive.
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The Biden administration’s new proposal for a global minimum tax is bold, and all the more troubling for it, writes Daniel Mitchell for the Fraser Forum blog. A minimum tax threshold implemented across the G20 would certainly serve American interests, but at the cost of growth and competitiveness for other smaller countries who opt for lower corporate taxes.
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