June 8, 2021

June 7, 2021

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Canada needs less regulation and more collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry: MLI

The pharmaceutical industry, shown to be of overwhelming importance over the past year and the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, is floundering in Canada. And new federal drug pricing regulations set to be implemented this July will only exacerbate the situation and worsen outcomes for Canadians overall. This new report from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute recommends a more collaborative approach between government and pharma companies.

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IP is key to driving innovation in Canada — but it’s not the only factor: Innovation Economy Council

Canada gets a bad rap for our performance in areas of innovation and vital technologies due to our lack of patents and failure to harness intellectual property. But is that really fair? Barrie McKenna examines Canada’s intellectual property puzzle and what we can do to correct our failures and super-charge our economy in this report for the Innovation Economy Council.

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A Good Read

What Hayek really meant by ‘conservative’: Econlib

You may have heard that F.A. Hayek is not a conservative. But what did he really mean by that? Not what we might readily think using our contemporary usage of the term. Janet Bufton dissects the famous essay Why I Am Not a Conservative and outlines where a proper understanding of his thesis should leave our debates today.

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June 4, 2021

June 3, 2021

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COVID-19 job losses disproportionately affected women — what’s next?: Crisis Management

Women were hit particularly hard by COVID-19 job losses caused by pandemic induced lockdown measures. Alicja Siekierska of Yahoo Finance Canada discusses the issue with Sean Speer on the Crisis Management podcast. They examine the causes of this discrepancy and why there is a positive story to tell moving forward for female labour participation.

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Ideas

The digital revolution is reshaping society — how should policymakers respond?: American Compass

The digital revolution unfolding over the past few decades has been a transformational upheaval reshaping all corners of society. While there is certainly progress and opportunity emerging out of this, there are challenges distinct to our modern age that need to be grappled with. This collection of essays from American Compass seeks to explore these disruptions and how policymakers should respond.

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What would a Christian approach to innovation in education look like?: Cardus

Innovation is important, but even more necessary is a proper understanding of what it is and should be. It is not just new and shiny technologies, rather, argues this piece from Cardus by Dr. Beth Green, it is a posture that orients us towards a particular direction. She explores the ways in which Christian principles can inform this posture and improve our approach to education.

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June 2, 2021

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Calculating gross debt shows Canada’s debt position is worse than the government lets on: Fraser Institute

While the federal government likes to boast about Canada having the lowest debt in the G7, this obscures the true nature of Canada’s indebtedness, this Fraser Institute report explains. When measuring gross debt instead of net debt, Canada’s position falls drastically in the rankings compared to our advanced economy peers.

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