Yaël Ossowski

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  • Interview: Justin Trudeau & JD Vance Lay Out Different Views on AI

    On News Forum, I was interviewed on the differing views between US Vice President JD Vance and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when it comes to AI. Is it permissionless innovation or global guardrails?

  • Plan de Trudeau pour le logement : Grignoter au lieu de mordre

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    par Yaël Ossowski et David Clement | La Presse (lien permanent) Pour ceux et celles qui souhaitent un meilleur avenir, être propriétaire d’une maison a toujours été un but principal à atteindre, surtout pour la génération des millénariaux. Mais quand on regarde les prix des maisons qui gonflent, la concurrence massive dans l’achat des maisons…

  • Consumer Choice Radio EP68: Budget Bonanza (w/ Franco Terrazzano)

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    -The Derek Chauvin trial and aftermath -Are consumers getting the short stick on data and consumer privacy? -Make it closing time for Ontario’s beer monopoly and the Beer Store https://financialpost.com/opinion/david-clement-make-it-closing-time-for-ontarios-beer-monopoly INTERVIEW: Franco Terrazzano (@franco_nomics) -The crushing federal budget, its deficits, and its cost on future Canadians https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-federal-budget-spend-spend-more-then-spend-more-than-that -The COVID lockdown bust -Nationalization of finances and…

  • Eyesore Marijuana Packaging Isn’t Healthy For Canadians Or Competition

    Recently proposed restrictions on branding and logos, as well as exhaustive warning requirements, won’t benefit legal cannabis users. By Yaël Ossowski Deputy director at Consumer Choice Center. Last Monday, Health Canada unveiled its proposed guidance on how cannabis should be regulated, marketed and sold once it is fully legalized in later this year, likely in July or…

  • Trudeau Should See NAFTA Renegotiation As His Biggest Priority

    By Yaël Ossowski | Huffington Post Trump needs to be shown that protectionism south of the border hurts American and Canadian consumers as much as it helps hand-picked American producers. At this point in the Donald Trump presidency, it’s become clear that protectionism is become the ruling mantra. Whether it’s tariffs slapped on Bombardier jets…

  • Consumers Lose No Matter Who Wins The U.S.-Canada Jet Subsidy War

    Putting into action the protectionist rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Tuesday a tariff of more than 200 per cent on Bombardier’s C-Series regional jet. The initial complaint was lodged by Chicago-based aerospace company and defence contractor Boeing, the largest U.S. exporter of goods and the top recipient…

  • The Failed Promise Of Transparency In The Age Of Trudeau

    As citizens of a democracy, it is imperative that our governmental institutions remain open and free to the public. That’s essential for every Canadian, and it continues to be. In 2015, Justin Trudeau promised Canadians a more open and transparent government. At the time, the Liberal Party said the previous Conservative government had “grown secretive…

  • Trump Has Given Canada’s Oil Industry A Fighting Chance

    Consumed by news from south of the border, Canadians have been fixated on the ascendency of a Trump presidency. But it could spell much more benefit for Canadians than they’re willing to admit. True, president-elect Donald Trump’s plan to renegotiate NAFTA will be a tough pill for Canada to swallow, especially with the likelihood of…