Reading Time: 4 minutes People have a right to defend themselves, their family and their property. The Crown may not understand that but two juries have shown they did
Month: July 2018
Protectionism on the rise as NAFTA talks stall
Reading Time: 3 minutes Against the backdrop of an increasingly fraught political relationship between the U.S. and Mexico, what should Canada do?
The high-stakes battle between Doug Ford and Toronto city council
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s entirely possible that the federal government could wade into the pitched fight between the new Ontario premier and Canada’s largest city
Psst … want to buy a pipeline?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pierre Trudeau would be proud. His son, – albeit unwillingly – has achieved a measure of nationalization the old man never could
Canada can eliminate supply management by following Australia’s lead
Reading Time: 3 minutes The opening of the dairy market was done systematically over eight years to allow time for farmers to transition
Harley-Davidson announces massive product, retail overhaul
Reading Time: 3 minutes As its traditional customer base ages, Harley is shifting its focus to providing electric motorcycles and small-displacement and lighter machines
We need to start putting a value on intangible assets
Reading Time: 4 minutes The new economy relies on outputs like software, social media networks and apps. But very few of these new intangible value drivers fit into the existing accounting framework
Ontario can spur entrepreneurship by cutting personal income taxes
Reading Time: 3 minutes To stop the decline in entrepreneurship in the province, Ontario must refrain from further increases in the province’s top income tax rate
B.C. can spur entrepreneurship by cutting personal income taxes
Reading Time: 3 minutes The downward trend in entrepreneurship could have negative and widespread effects on B.C.’s economic well-being
An old white man awakes to his privilege – and its power for good
Reading Time: 3 minutes I’ve become much more prone to analyze daily social situations on the grounds of age, ethnicity and gender