Genetically-modified foods are increasingly recognised as one of the indispensable tools in the world’s fight against starvation in the face of poplation growth that once again is outstripping food production….
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For my October 16th ROB column in the Globe and Mail I wrote about why Canadians in particular need a productivity revolution, where we are most likely to find it,…
Donald Trump isn’t just a bombastic windbag. He’s an economic crank, most obviously in his claim that America has weakened itself by allowing manufacturing to go to China. He promises…
John Kerry and Barack Obama are travelling the US and the world vaunting their nuclear deal with Iran. Yet while any sane person hopes that this agreement will do all…
In the so-called Great Game, in which Western powers seek through espionage as well as soft and hard power to counter the influence of disruptors and adversaries like Russia, Greece…
In my July 26th column for the ROB’s Economy Lab feature in the Globe I point out that in his recent encyclical on climate change Pope Francis wants to suck…
If abolition is the answer you get to about the Senate, you are not asking the right question. Only one parliamentary federation in the world doesn’t have an upper chamber…
All the data show that there is no alternative to road transport for getting people around, including in the big cities. Indeed the share of people travelling exclusively by car…
Incoming Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has confirmed her partyt’s intention to raise the minimum wage in the province to $15/hr. Like many things this sounds good but in fact isn’t,…
My latest column for the Ottawa Citizen deals with how friendship is changing, particularly for the rising generation, in an era where so many relationships are moving on-line. The ad…