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Age of Eligibility for Public Retirement Programs in the OECD: 2022 Update is a new study that finds among 22 high-income countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 16 have already increased (or are in the process of increasing) the age of eligibility for government retirement programs above 65. Canada has not, and as a result, will see increased provincial and federal spending on health care and income support for seniors.
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In Theory, In Practice: rule of law and judicial activism in Canada
Professor of law at Queen's University and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, Bruce Pardy, joins me this week to talk discuss judicial activism, negative and positive rights, as well as law in theory vs. law in practice. We even get into the role of the Charter during COVID.
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| Commentary and Blog Posts |
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by Niels Veldhuis and Jason Clemens
The Act allows the government to, without a court order, freeze the bank accounts of Canadians.
by Paige MacPherson
Between 2006/07 to 2019/20, independent school enrolment increased from 6.7 per cent to 7.6 per cent of total K-12 enrolment.
(Appeared in Calgary Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
The costs of rare materials needed to create wind turbines and solar panels have risen steadily.
(Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Steven Globerman
There’s no evidence that active ESG management outperforms other types of active investment management.
(Appeared in Toronto Sun) by Matthew Lau
The goals of "stakeholder" capitalism include environmental concerns such as protecting forests.
by Kenneth P. Green
If governments rely on flawed models, they may overlook policies that could actually mitigate the consequences of our changing climate.
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