The rising global threats to prosperity
Nationalistic politicians’ attacks on free markets and economic freedom driven primarily by the support and desires of rural voters
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Author: The Fraser Institute
Ontario reopens spending tap, exposing province to more risk
Despite tabling Ontario’s first balanced operating budget in a decade, there are signs the government plans to go right back to undisciplined spending
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Ontario’s basic income pilot won’t fly
An unconditional cash transfer may encourage dependency on government, and discourage people from finding work and improving their lives
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Vancouver can’t have both low-density and affordable housing
To take pressure off the cost of living in Vancouver, the city should build more housing units on its limited geographic footprint
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Income tax a wartime measure that haunts us still
In the first 50 years after Confederation, the ethos was that taxing incomes weakened Canada’s competitive position. That changed in 1917
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