4-minute read
Canadian cell prices competitive
The Canadian wireless industry in comparison to other developed countries.
1-minute read
The Negative Consequences of Agricultural Marketing Boards
In order to promote a change of agricultural policy, we briefly review the cases of countries that have abolished or are in the process of abolishing quota systems: the buyback and abandonment of milk quotas in Australia, of tobacco and peanut quotas in the United States, the elimination of milk quotas in Switzerland and the beginnings of a process of abandonment of milk quotas in Europe. Canada could follow these examples by abandoning mandatory membership in marketing boards and by imposing a temporary tax to buy back farming quotas.
5-minute read
Self-publishing has made government assistance to publishing industry irrelevant
Does the Canadian book industry still need to be subsidized?
4-minute read
Let freedom reign for street-food vendors
Street food vendors in Montreal.
3-minute read
Party’s over for Euro welfare state
Why Europe is in such an economic mess.
5-minute read
Cessons de couper les ailes à Air Canada
The impact of a judicial appeal brought by the Quebec government against Air Canada.
3-minute read
Foreign investment in the oilsands a win-win
Foreign direct investment is a positive sum game.
4-minute read
Penser autrement, selon le fondateur de PayPal
Confusing capitalism with the idea of competition.
5-minute read
Communist Cuba’s Collapse (Really, Are You Surprised?)
Cuba has taken a series of increasingly bold steps to implement free market reforms.
1-minute read
The proposed alliance between Air Canada and United Continental
Traditional airlines have had a lot of trouble remaining profitable over the past decade. In order to cut costs, they formed partnerships to coordinate ticket sales, flight schedules and baggage handling among other things, while simplifying connections. This need to reduce costs has become even more crucial with recent increases and constant fluctuations in the price of oil and with the greater competition stemming from the arrival of a large number of "low-cost" carriers onto the market.