Lost in the angst about income inequality is the fundamental point that the poor’s purchasing power is increasing all the time. Innovation is the chief explanation, as I lay out…
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On his first visit to Canada, President Obama proclaimed “I love this country.” He failed to specify his love was of the tough variety. Ever since Canada’s relationship with the…
Energy East, TransCanada Pipeline’s proposal to bring Alberta crude to the east coast, has a lot to be said for it. Unfortunately, a lot of it is not true! Don’t…
This month we celebrate 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. That world-shaking event occurred in part in response to Ronald Reagan’s calling out of Mikhail Gorbatchev: “Mr…
In the rush for everyone to prove how intolerant they are of powerful people using their power to hide sexual abuse of the innocent here in Canada, they seem to…
My friends at the Embassy of Korea have kindly asked me to be the November speaker at their lecture series. Accordingly on Tuesday, November 4th at 5.30 pm I will…
Nobody loves America as Canada does, but you know how the saying goes, to get a friend, be a friend. And in this week’s column for the Globe’s Economy Lab…
Two soldiers dead within a week, killed by lone wolves professing to be inspired by jihadist Islamism. Many Canadians are stunned that other Canadians, people born and raised in Canada,…
In 2006 Nokia was making 40% of the smartphones in the world. Today it makes none, having sold its failing business to Microsoft. Nokia’s home country, Finland, has been reeling…
Passengers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your dirty, expensive and surly taxi experience–at least that’s what I argued in my column today for the Ottawa…