Monthly Archives: August 2024

Brian Mulroney, the conventional wisdom, and how yesterday’s solutions become today’s problems

Yesterday’s solutions (privatization, deregulation, free trade) are causing today’s problems. Yet old policy habits die hard. When we understand this dynamic, the past decade of Canadian policymaking makes a lot more sense. Continue reading

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New from me: What the Google monopoly finding tells us about the Canadian platform debate

The latest from me in the Globe and Mail: Google is a monopoly. So are Facebook and Xitter. Monopolies need comprehensive regulation. These should not be controversial statements. It’s high time to leave arguments against regulating these monopolies behind. Continue reading

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