Tasha Kheiriddin: Citizen of the one, citizen of the hole?
June 22, 2010 – 12:00 pm
No, that’s not a typo. In the midst of a $49-billion deficit, a $1-billion G8/G20 security tab, a fake lake, and MPs allergic to expense reviews, it feels like Ottawa is a great black hole, sucking our tax money ever inward. So one might question anyone who suggests the federal government have more power, not less, over our economic well-being.
But, actually, the idea is not as crazy as it sounds. A new report by the MacDonald-Laurier Institute entitled Citizen of the one, citizen of the whole, proposes not to increase Ottawa’s take, but to reduce the burden of provincial regulations, estimated to cost Canadians $8 billion a year. These interprovincial barriers to the free trade of goods and services run the gamut from “silly to serious”, such as being unable to legally order wine from another province, or buy a bottle and carry it back with you. Read More
But, actually, the idea is not as crazy as it sounds. A new report by the MacDonald-Laurier Institute entitled Citizen of the one, citizen of the whole, proposes not to increase Ottawa’s take, but to reduce the burden of provincial regulations, estimated to cost Canadians $8 billion a year. These interprovincial barriers to the free trade of goods and services run the gamut from “silly to serious”, such as being unable to legally order wine from another province, or buy a bottle and carry it back with you. Read More
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