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There’s one simple but important trick to reaping the rewards of free markets: the markets have to actually be free. Yet, judging by the actions of many politicians, this is not as obvious as it might seem. In Ontario, the government says it will legalize marijuana, but suggests the drug
As the constitutional challenge to New Brunswick’s protectionist limits on interprovincial alcohol imports continues, it is becoming clear that, in the effort to protect free trade within Canada, we have to be on guard nationwide. Alberta, long viewed as progressive in its alcohol regulations for at least allowing sales of
Even before the private Christian institution’s attempts to create a law school, Trinity Western University (TWU) was setting legal precedent on religious freedom. Whether or not appeals courts in Nova Scotia and Ontario allow their respective provincial law societies to withhold accreditation of TWU’s law school, they will have to
Toronto’s latest public-health fixation, this time on so-called “food swamps,” serves as a reminder that we are unlikely to realize the goal of creating a healthier population until we respect the autonomy of the individuals about whose health we’re so gallantly fretting. Just as the concept of “food deserts” —
Which do you think is worse: police officers who don’t know the law, or officers who know the law but deliberately ignore or even mock it? That question has been on my mind since I saw the video made by Mike Miller, who observed two police officers making an arrest
Is it too late to save the spirit of debate on university campuses, the very places where dissent is supposed to be valued for its contribution to fresh and vibrant thought? We’ve been worrying about the problem for decades. In the early 90s, my contribution to free speech in education
“Some animals are more equal than others,” said one of the pigs in Orwell’s cautionary tale Animal Farm. In that story, once the animals wrested control of the farm from the humans, the pigs in charge were soon drunk on power and became even more oppressive than previous management. The
We are told that the organ transplant rules in Ontario, which require six months of sobriety before a patient can be considered as a recipient for a liver transplant, are necessary to protect a scarce resource — and the organ donors who provide it. Yet if one believes an alcoholic
It’s the optimism — or the lack of negativity. That’s what is being credited for the Liberals’ federal election victory; that’s what Harper cabinet minister Jason Kenney says conservatism needs more of. I say, set politics aside for a bit. It was a long campaign. But hang on to the
