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November 2014 / Society

Editor’s Note

October 15, 2014April 13, 2020 - by John Macfarlane

Earlier this year, the Fraser Institute, a Vancouver think tank, published a study that claims Canadians spend more on taxes than on all other household necessities combined. Its authors, economists …

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Business / July/August 2014

Editor’s Note

June 16, 2014April 14, 2020 - by John Macfarlane

The first fishermen to employ nets were soon followed by others, and likewise the first farmers to fertilize their fields. Humans are by nature copycats, driven by self-interest to emulate …

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October 2012 / Society

Civil Warrior

October 1, 2012April 14, 2020 - by Michael Harris

Vancouver lawyer Joseph Arvay is the best interpreter of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. No one, perhaps, has had more influence on contemporary Canadian life and values

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September 2012

The Harper Doctrine: Once a Criminal, Always a Criminal

September 12, 2012April 14, 2020 - by Edward L. Greenspan

Liberal and Conservatives have agreed that our criminal justice system should rehabilitate offenders—until now

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October 2012 / Politics

What Would Tommy Douglas Think?

September 11, 2012July 22, 2020 - by Tom Jokinen

New Democrats today promise to make your life better without subscribing to anything as old-fashioned as a system of beliefs. Inside the ranks of the party unfaithful

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Illustration by Dushan Milic
July/August 2011 / Politics

The Biggest Losers

July 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Warren Kinsella

A long-time Liberal strategist explains the defeat of the once-mighty Grits

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May 2011 / Politics

Subject to Change

May 12, 2011April 14, 2020 - by Grant Stoddard

A wannabe Canadian explains why we ought to curb our devotion to Her Majesty

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May 2011 / World

All for Uno

May 12, 2011April 19, 2020 - by Arno Kopecky

Union formation in Colombia

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Auditing the Auditor General
December 2010

Auditing the Auditor General

December 12, 2010April 17, 2020 - by John Gray

After almost ten years on the job, Sheila Fraser is preparing to step down. Her tenure was not without its controversy, but no one in Ottawa any longer questions her toughness

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June 2010

Immature Design

June 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Jennifer Welsh

Canadian foreign policy has become a mishmash of conflicting priorities and half-baked initiatives. Can it be fixed?

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