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How Enhancing Productivity Can Shield Canada from Trump’s Tariff Threats
As the threat of Donald Trump’s tariffs looms (again), Canada’s governments have vowed to protect the country’s most affected industries. Doug Ford promised to protect auto jobs in Ontario. The Bank of Canada predicts that tariffs would reduce Canada’s GDP by 2-3% in the first year alone, with another 1.1% to 1.5% drop in the…
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Local zoning regulations are in desperate need of reform
“[T]he U.S. economy has lost out on nearly $1 trillion in economic growth as a result of zoning laws. The vast costs and convoluted process reduce investment and supply of housing, making the whole economy much less efficient and less mobile because new buildings take too long and suffer from too much red tape.”
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The consequences of a delay in COVID19 vaccine approval
In an unusal step, the European Medicines Agency chided the UK for a ‘hasty’ decision to approve Pfizer’s vaccine nearly a month before the EU expects to give approval. The UK, one of the worst hit European countries, has given emergency approval to the vaccine to help control the spread of COVID19. As early as…
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