Buzz Hargrove: Free trade isn’t free
Posted: January 19, 2010, 9:30 AM by NP Editor Buzz Hargrove Some people may charge me with protectionism, claiming that I want to erect trading walls between countries. Well, that’s a crock. Canada has built its wealth on trade — more, perhaps, than any other comparable nation. We’re much more of a trading country than [...]
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Facts from the Fringe – Get Ready for Canada-Bashing, Round Two
Like many Canadians, the debate over President Obama’s health care reforms left me both bemused and annoyed. Bemused that our neighbours can’t take even a timid step toward healthy common sense. But annoyed that Canada’s good name was caught in the crossfire. Canadians are healthier, and live longer, than Americans – and we pay considerably [...]
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