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Want a better NAFTA? The Economist Says Endorse Free Movement of People
The Newspaper Talks Sense on Free and Open Migration Across the Americas By Yaël Ossowski | The Canal Blog of PanAm Post Last month I invoked the 21st anniversary of the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement by arguing that a Schengen-type agreement allowing free movement of people, now reigning in Europe, would be the best way…
What Has Government Done to Our Tips?
Desperate IRS on Mission to Squeeze Tip-Income Jobs By Yaël Ossowski | PanAm Post Waiting tables is hard work, but it’s especially hard when Uncle Sam is on your back. On January 1, the Internal Revenue Service of the United States began taxing automatic gratuities intended for employees in service jobs. This rule change mandates payroll withholding for the tips that…
Free Trade in North America Turns 21 Years Old. Is Free Travel next?
Embracing Free Trade and Movement Would Be a Bold Step Forward By Yaël Ossowski | PanAm Post For outsiders who visit the European continent, they’re quite amazed at the sight of impediment-free travel between countries. Traveling between Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, the Netherlands, and more, one can cross borders without papers and without the questioning of…
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Canada Should End Its Love of “Hate Speech” Bans
Censorship Contradicts One of the Most Fundamental Principles We Can Observe By Yaël Ossowski | PanAm Post Should it be a crime to believe an alternative version of history? What about publishing photos or writing articles that certain groups may deem offensive or downright hateful? At least in the United States, thanks in large part to the…
The Watchers of the Watchers Have Flipped
US Intel Oversight Committees Are Biggest Cheerleaders of Privacy Violations By Yaël Ossowski | PanAm Post In the months since revelations about mass surveillance programs deployed by US and foreign leaders came to the public’s attention, there has been formidable outrage at home and abroad. The practice has sowed the seeds of distrust in Germany, troubled relations between the United…
Cheaper Meat for Europeans and Affordable Cars for Canadians
By Yaël Ossowski and Fred Roeder | PanAm Post On October 18, the Canadian government signed a free trade agreement with the European Union. Though it still awaits ratification by EU member states and Canadian provinces, a quick peek into the historic document reveals exactly how reduced trade barriers will foster growth and boost prosperity…
Canada: The True North American Experiment in Decentralization
Putting Her Southern Neighbour to Shame Among the nations of North America, people often trumpet the United States as the true bastion of freedom and limited government. But as the US federal government hoards a US$17 trillion debt, polices the world with its sprawling number of military bases, and nurses a regulatory addiction on full display with 174,545…
Russia’s “Anti-Gay” Law Reveals US Media Misinformation and Hyperbole
By Yaël Ossowski | PanAm Post In the course of disseminating important news and information, words matter. The words describing the recent Russian law affecting “gay propaganda” matter because they reveal a type of hysteria not seen since the days of the Cold War. Allow me to explain. On June 29 of this year, Russian…
Canada’s War with the United Nations
For National Sovereignty and Against International Bureaucracy By Yaël Ossowski | PanAm Post The Canadian federation has always been a prime supporter of the United Nations (UN). In fact, John Peters Humphrey, a Canadian legal theorist from McGill University, authored the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the founding document for the premier international organization. In…