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The National Interest Part 4: Price-Fixing, Petro-Politics & Petro-Propaganda

The astonishing story of how oil companies collude with OPEC to drive up prices and profits, while blaming everyone else. In just two years, it cost…

May 9 •

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Prices aren't just about supply and demand. They're about control over supply and demand

Nov 13, 2023 • Dougald Lamont

Canada's Courts rule on Jordan Peterson: "As close to 'junk science' as anything that I have ever been asked to consider"

Feb 5 • Dougald Lamont

The History of Hyperinflation in Germany after WWI is Dangerously Wrong. Here's Why That Matters.

Oct 18, 2023 • Dougald Lamont

Our governments are a form of court, and they make life and death decisions. Poilievre's abusive contempt for parliament is toxic for…

If Pierre Poilievre Doesn't Like Alex Jones' Endorsement, He Shouldn't Act Like Him

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It’s the Private Economy that’s Broken, not the Federal Government

There is a two-word reason why we are in this colossal mess: fiscal conservatism.

Apr 25 •

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Canada's Capital Gains Tax Hike Closes a Loophole Being Used to Fleece Canadians on Debt, Housing and Rent

There is no question: lots of people who don't want to pay taxes on capital gains are folks who have been profiting from driving up the price of real…

Apr 24 •

It’s the Private Economy that’s Broken, not the Federal Government

The quality of debate and coverage of economics and economic policy in Canada is atrocious. Fiscal conservatism isn't fiscally responsible: it's…

Apr 20 •

The National Interest Part 3: Norway, Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Oil Price Crash of 2014

For decades, Western Politicians have stoked grievances about missing out. The reality: the fallout from the Oil Crash of 2014 has been an unrecognized…

Apr 16 •

This One Chart DESTROYS Conservative Theories About Inflation

Yes, this is a shameful clickbait headline. It's also true.

Apr 15 •

The National Interest, Part 2: Tomorrow Country: Booms and Busts in the Canadian Prairies

The oil price crash of 2014 had a devastating impact we're not close to recognizing

Apr 11 •

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