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Whether or not regulating the internet will even work is one thing, but the justifying premise behind the federal government’s Bill C-10 is fundamentally flawed. The Globe & Mail’s Andrew Coyne and YouTube’s Jeanette Patell lay out the case on the C.D. Howe Institute podcast hosted by Michael Hainsworth.
Read MoreA new research paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines how automation is affecting productivity and inequality in America from the period of 1980 and 2016. It finds that wage inequality is in fact being driven by technology-driven automation, and for only modest productivity gains overall.
Read MoreA new Fraser Institute study examines government interest costs and finds that they could increase nearly across the board if interest costs return to 2019-20 levels. All provinces except New Brunswick face increased costs, with the federal government seeing the sharpest increase of nearly 60 percent.
Read MoreNewfoundland & Labrador is facing a budget deficit exceeding $1.8 billion Nova Scotia’s deficit is at $585 million, New Brunswick’s is at $245 million, and Prince Edward Island’s is at…
Read MoreShould the Ontario government specifically try to create growth in the manufacturing sector, or should it simply focus on creating the best possible environment for business, and be indifferent to…
Read MoreFrom the recent discoveries of mass graves at historical residential school sites, to the murder of a Muslim family in Ontario, to a disturbing rise in hate crimes against Muslims,…
Read MoreMarriage is on the decline for young Canadians. A new report from Cardus highlights that an increasing proportion of young adults aged twenty to thirty-four are living unpartnered, and those…
Read MoreGovernment’s face a choice: respond to fears of automation through a variety of focused and effective policies, or, leave things open for those who would promote protectionism over action. Public…
Read MoreWith Canada’s vaccination efforts hitting full stride and rates steadily increasing, Canadians are anxious to reopen and return to some approximation of normal life. And while much of these calls…
Read MoreThe Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Quarterly Economic Report has been released and while Canada’s post-pandemic recovery is underway, two things are immediately apparent. As MLI Munk senior fellow Philip Cross outlines, the…
Read MoreThe Government of Canada and the Bank of Canada are set to renew their five-year inflation targeting agreement before it expires later this year. As they undertake extensive research and…
Read MoreWhat is required for a state to prosper? Adam Smith, over 260 years ago, offered this: “Little else is required to carry the state to the highest degree of opulence…
Read MoreAs the world grows ever more interconnected and dependent upon our digital systems and infrastructure, the threat of cyber attack grows exponentially important as well. Examples abound, from the recent…
Read MoreGrowing cooperation between First Nations and energy companies is on the rise, and this is a boon for both parties looking to prosper from the oil and gas industry in…
Read MoreIs Canada on the verge of an election? And what does that portend for each party’s prospects if so? Maclean’s senior political writer Paul Wells joins Intended Consequence, a StrategyCorp…
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