In November 2020, China and 14 Asia-Pacific countries (including Japan and South Korea) signed a free trade deal covering 2.2 billion people and nearly 30% of the international trade. This new treaty (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) shows that the Pacific...
Since the 1990s zombie firms have been on the rise; in fact, the Bank of Canada states that the number of zombie firms in the country is higher than in other countries. These zombies are anything but the fictional ones referred to in movies, these ones are very real!...
In October, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated that the United Kingdom was preparing to leave the European Union’s trading area without a deal by the end of the year, citing the unwillingness of Brussels diplomats and bureaucrats to negotiate in good...
The recent lobster fishery dispute shows us that, for the sake of the survival of Canada’s fish and lobster stocks, and to uphold the rule of law, Canadian governments must exercise their constitutional duty to prohibit illegal Indigenous fishing. Indigenous people...
Indigenous communities in Manitoba face some of the greatest obstacles. Over the years, when the UN Human Development Index was applied to First Nation communities across Canada, Manitoba First Nations often ranked lowest. So, it’s important to highlight some of the...
For a long time, nuclear fusion has been a sci-fi fantasy; the holy grail of energy production that involves the combination of multiple atomic nuclei to generate energy. It’s the same process used by the sun to create energy, and the opposite of nuclear fission,...
Sentimentality over the penny seems irrational, but perhaps it reflects underlying discomfort with inflation reducing the CAD’s purchasing power?
“Now, let’s see. According to the state treasurer, who should know, California (population 36.4 million) has sovereign debt of $60-billion (U.S.) – $1,650 per person. Investors rate California’s 10-year bonds as slightly less risky than Croatia’s.”
Listen to Maxime Bernier speak at Lunch on the Frontier on small limited government here. (43 minutes)
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Listen to David MacKinnon speak about costs of Public Industry in Canada here. (30 minutes)
All year long, the federal government has had spending options that could have reduced the now $56-billion deficit. But Ottawa has consistently avoided realistic spending cuts on non-essential–and superfluous- spending.
Listen to Reg Alcock speak at Lunch on the Frontier about the Treasury Board and Canada's Economy here. (64 minutes)
Listen to George Braguesl speak at the Institute for Liberal Studies on the panic of 2007-2008 here.
Listen to David Henderson speak about ideas for good economic policy in regards to 'war for oil' here. (41 minutes)