Reading Time: 4 minutes The opposition to fossil fuels such as natural gas is driven by magical thinking and is against all empirical evidence
Tag: Trade
Nationalism should be at the core of Canada’s identity
Reading Time: 3 minutes As the COVID-19 crisis has shown, open borders mean diseases travel more rapidly and supply chains are endangered
Bold action needed to repair Canada’s economy
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the post-COVID-19 era, government needs to invest in game-changing projects. Here are some good places to start
Reaching into the past for a better pandemic supply plan
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some vital economic sectors require government support and protection in order to grow and mature and not be held hostage to foreign influence
The Year 1000: a look at globalization’s roots
Reading Time: 4 minutes Author Valerie Hansen demonstrates that the concept of international trading networks and linkages goes back a very long way
Covid-19 has ended the era of single-source suppliers
Reading Time: 4 minutes Just as it’s dangerous for a business to rely on one customer, traders shouldn’t rely on just one supplier
Recalibrating globalization in a pandemic age
Reading Time: 4 minutes Who defines what’s essential and should thus be sourced domestically, even if it’s more expensive to do so?
COVID-19 will prompt a rethink of globalization
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the wake of COVID-19, we need to reconfigure our economy and society so they are less vulnerable to external shocks
No food shortage yet, but …
Reading Time: 3 minutes We’re entering a crucial period in the pandemic. So far, governments have kept trade borders open. Cooler heads must prevail
How do we shake China’s firm grasp after COVID-19?
Reading Time: 3 minutes We have surrendered far too much control of the economy to the Chinese, from sports equipment to broader supply chains