Commentary After Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the U.S. Senate on March 22 that federal bank regulators were not considering “guarantee of all deposits,” the stock market—and bank stocks more specifically—fell precipitously. The very next day, Yellen seemed to have walked back her comments. In a speech to the U.S. House, Yellen said that regarding…
US Needs to Support Comprehensive Deposit Insurance
Commentary After Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the U.S. Senate on March 22 that federal bank regulators were not considering “guarantee of all deposits,” the stock market—and bank stocks more specifically—fell precipitously. The very next day, Yellen seemed to have walked back her comments. In a speech to the U.S. House, Yellen said that regarding…
CCP on a Diplomatic Offensive
Commentary The takeaway from a flurry of high-level meetings is that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping is happy to work with any country willing to let Beijing rewrite the international order. Since consolidating power last October, Xi has met with more than 25 heads of state. His recent negotiation of a peace deal…
Study Confirms Physical Exercise Should Be First Choice for Mental Health Treatment
March 26, 2023
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In a funk? Do you: a) reach for a bag of potato chips, b) call a friend, c) pop an extra anti-depressant, or d) head for the gym to sweat out the sadness? For years, studies have shown that exercise is one of the best ways to treat a range of mental health issues. A…
Vietnam Seizes Opportunity for Rapid Rise as China at Odds With the West
March 26, 2023
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News Analysis Entering 2023, as the United States continues to impose various sanctions on China and American companies are accelerating their withdrawal from the country, Vietnam—a former foe during the Vietnam War—is receiving favorable gestures from the United States. A huge American business delegation that is about to visit Vietnam has attracted worldwide attention, making…
Spot the (Military) Poser
March 25, 2023
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Commentary I’ve mentioned before that I really enjoy observing human behavior and one of my favorite scenarios is group interactions. Some of the best and most fruitful locations are military and civilian staff meetings. It’s great fun picking out the players and the posers and classifying them into their respective categories. Let’s just look at…
Cory Morgan: Nothing Less Than a Full, Independent Public Inquiry Into CCP Interference Will Satisfy Canadians
Commentary It’s only going to be a matter of time before an independent public inquiry is held to investigate alleged Chinese Communist Party interference in Canada’s democratic system. The longer the Trudeau Liberals continue to kick the can down the road, the more the leaks of damning security agency documents indicating CCP interference will pile…
Michael Zwaagstra: Government Monopoly on Curriculum Limits School Choice
Commentary Suppose you lived in a neighbourhood with several different grocery stores. If you don’t like what one store has to offer, you can just shop elsewhere. At first glance, it sounds like you have many choices. But let’s also suppose that each grocery store is required by the government to have an identical layout…
Commercial Real Estate Faces Perfect Storm: The Demise of Downtown Office Buildings
Commentary In the mid-1970s I was a struggling business and economics student. I paid for my tuition and personal expenses with physically demanding summer and part-time jobs and some student debt. I dreamed of one day working on Canada’s version of Wall Street, which was located in Toronto at the corner of King and Bay…
New Study Shows Women Empowered by Home Birth
March 25, 2023
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How do women who have given birth in both a hospital and a homebirth setting perceive their experiences giving birth? In a February 2023 study published in the journal, Women and Birth, three Irish researchers sought to answer this question. The study, “‘It could not have been more different.’ Comparing experiences of hospital-based birth and…
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