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Des voitures abordables pour les Canadiens, de la viande moins chère pour les Européens
Par Yaël Ossowski et Fred Roeder | Huffington Post Québec Le 18 octobre, le gouvernement canadien a signé un accord de libre-échange avec l’Union européenne (UE). Quoiqu’il attende d’être ratifié par les États membres de l’UE et les provinces canadiennes, un coup d’œil à cet accord nous montre comment la suppression d’obstacles au commerce pourra…
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…
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…
L’Oligopole Mobile Canadien
Le ‘Grand 3’ s’attire le soutien des syndicats pour garder des forfaits plus élevés Par Yaël Ossowski | PanAm Post Le drame canadien de l’été a vu sa fin. L’effort de l’oligopole mobile pour restreindre la compétition et maintenir des forfaits plus chers a réussi. Pour ceux qui ont manqué le récit, ça commence avec…
The Canadian Mobile Oligopoly
“Big 3” Team With Unions to Keep Cell Phone Bills Sky High By Yaël Ossowski | PanAm Post Canada’s summer drama has finally come to an end. The effort by the nation’s telecommunications oligopoly to restrict competition and maintain Canada’s record-high cell phone bills proved successful. For those who missed the action, it began with…
La liberté d’expression vue comme «la liberté de haïr»?
Dès que j’y retourne au Canada, on propose de modifier la Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne au nom de « libéraliser » la liberté d’expression. Le député conservateur Brian Storseth a soumis une loi l’année passée proposant la suppression de l’article 13 sur la « propagande haineuse ». Le Senat l’a approuvée…
When Alberta’s Opposition Leader is a Hayekian…
…we know the voters of the Energy Province made the wrong decision in the April 24th legislative election. Most were well aware that Danielle Smith, the leader of Alberta’s Wildrose Party and the official Opposition Leader in the provincial legislative assembly, was a libertarian, but now we have confirmation that she be might Austrian as…
Lessons in Federalism
Imagine the local sheriff or police chief issuing an arrest warrant for the President of the United States. Imagine that the majority of the citizens in that local jurisdiction agree with the arrest warrant, and in fact take to the streets to support its issuance. Imagine that other local sheriffs and police chiefs band together to push…