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Has collectivism poisoned the well of American conservatism?
Donald Trump’s hostile takeover of the Republican Party, and the emergence of an intelligentsia justifying his movement, have changed significant portions of conservatism in ways we may not necessarily fully comprehend yet.

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Budget Québec: l’expansion du secteur public va plomber notre économie
S’il y a bien une constante que l’on peut observer depuis quelques années, c’est que plus le temps passe, plus le nombre d’employés au sein du gouvernement augmente.

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L’héritage intellectuel d’Adam Smith face aux idées reçues
Il n’y a pas d’opposition entre le Smith-économiste de la Richesse des nations et le Smith-philosophe moral de la Théorie des sentiments moraux.

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Don’t gamble with airport security
Canada’s model of highly trained private security professionals providing preboarding security screening and physical security at airports could serve as a concrete source of inspiration for the long-awaited changes for TSA.

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Critical thinking is critical for society—so why have we abandoned it?
In a time of political, social, and international uncertainty, finding a secure footing amongst the shifting ground is crucial. In this disturbing context, Answers for Life: Are You Thinking Critically? stands out as a positive, refreshing call to intellectual rigour and self-reflection.

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Auto insurance – Time to affirm consumer choice
Prohibiting companies from adjusting premiums based on claim volumes and other costs leads them to be more selective about their client base and stricter about reimbursing claims.

4-minute read
Quebec separatists push for “collective” freedoms, but have little regard for personal ones
Quebec separatists were, and still are, interested in a “Québec libre,” but, it seems to me, are all too rarely interested in the individual freedom of Quebecers themselves.

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Le Québec n’a pas le luxe de passer à côté du gaz naturel
Le projet de gazoduc et d’usine de liquéfaction de Marinvest Energy, situé à Baie-Comeau, montre bien comment le Québec pourrait tirer parti de sa localisation pour approvisionner nos alliés en énergie.

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Canada’s too-strict drug price controls are a health hazard
Without abandoning cost-effectiveness or writing blank cheques, we need to recognize the limits of a model that prioritizes the lowest possible price, regardless of the impact on access and innovation.

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Plus que jamais, nous avons besoin de pipelines
La récente intervention américaine au Venezuela a beau s’être déroulée bien loin de nos frontières, elle met néanmoins en lumière certains risques notables pour l’économie canadienne.