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As the minimum wage rises, so will costs. People who used to earn more than the minimum wage will now be earning closer to the new minimum wage along with the inflation. Higher nominal wages will mean more people in higher tax brackets. It doesn't take a genius to realize that labour unions...

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/8/cristina-garcia-metoo-advocate-investigated-sexual/ When will men finally learn to respect women's boundaries? Oops.

Alberta premier announces immediate boycott on B.C. wines - Edmonton - CBC News A sad day for free-trade advocates. Nationalists must be cheering. Then again, dippers have a history of economic protectionism.

Canada now has a gender neutral national anthem after Senate passes bill - Politics - CBC News Why not just deofficialize it and then let people sing what they want while the government of the day could use the version of its choice too?

For me: 1. inflation. 2. the Bank lending rate. 3. The debt. 4. Overall economic efficiency (meaning the employment rate, minimal bureaucracy, cost of doing business, easy access to an educated workforce, efficient infrastructure, etc.) 5. Economic stability. I don't hold the government...

We often read about the need to fill gender quotas in desirable jobs like CEOs for example (but never less desirable ones like plumbers or miners, interestingly enough). We also don't hear anyone clamouring for quotas in higher education either (probably because it's majority women). So, when...

To end 'whining and moaning' over Brexit, Nigel Farage proposes referendum re-do | CBC News Interesting.

Sweden brings back military conscription amid Baltic tensions - BBC News What's going on in our world today? It seems as if the sabres rattle more every year.

Should we revise the Constitution to require the Prime Minister to hold an economics degree? Let's include premiers in this too.

Minister acknowledges 'challenges' to families as daycares raise costs due to minimum wage hike | CBC News Who didn't see that coming?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDF30ll9L4s What I found impressive was the quietness in the House. As the Prime Minister speaks, the room is dead silent. He doesn't just attack the opposition but rather shares collaborative words for the opposition, treating it as a partner to build Singapore. In...

Germany's and Singapore's foreign-affairs ministers seem to be doing a good job of promoting their passports: https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php Why does Canada's rank so far behind them? What's our foreign-affairs minister doing to promote the Canadian passport?

With governments stupidly raising the minimum wage, what would you recommend as practical ways to help the poor, ways that would be economical and that would not cause too much harm to the market? Some that I could come up with: 1. Toughen advertising laws for any business that sells any...

Minimum wage hikes could cost Canada's economy 60,000 jobs by 2019 - Business - CBC News I opposed the minimum wage hike. But, if we insist on it, then basic human compassion and justice requires the state that will have legislated so many people out of work will provide adequate trades and...

Tax-free no more: Saudi Arabia, UAE to roll out VAT in 2018 - ABC News Saudi Arabia used to fund itself through gas royalties. Either its budget has increased or it can't sell royalties at the same price it used to, or both. Imagine if Canada could reduce its budget enough to live off of...

Sexsomnia: My boyfriend raped his ex 'in his sleep' - BBC News While I can empathize with a man raping a woman in his sleep, you'd think at the very least that a judge should legally be allowed to ban him from consuming alcohol other than as prescribed by a physician ever again. That he should...

World leaders are always flying around to this meeting, that conference, those summits, etc. I can only imagine the flight, hotel, security, and other costs associated with this while people are starving homeless in the world. Would it really be that difficult for world leaders to agree to meet...

There's been much talk about Canadian wanting Canada to impose a human-rights clause in any trade deal we sign with certain countries, but that forces Canada to make a choice between its moral position and its economic interests. How can Canada best find the balance between these competing...

Canada should establish deeper trade with Singapore. Singapore is not only wealthy, but its strict laws also make it one of the safest countries in the world to live in... except for criminals of course! :) Freer trade between our countries could allow Canadians to learn more about Singapore's...

Liberals want to limit prosecutions of people who don't reveal HIV status to sex partners - Politics - CBC News I'm sorry, but if a person asks a potential sex partner if that person has HIV, I think he'd expect that potential partner to be legally bound to truthfully answer: 'I'd rather not...