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Matthew Lau

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As seen in: Financial Post, Yahoo Finance Canada, Flipboard, Regina Leader-Post, Hoover Institution, The Kingston Whig-Standard, Sudbury Star, The Sarnia Observer, Brantford Expositor, Chatham Daily News, North Bay Nugget and
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Matthew Lau: Europhile Carney should cut licensing to European levels Original

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By Matthew Lau
| Financial Post Verified
Skip to Content The more a country requires occupational licenses, the slower it grows. Surprisingly, a new study suggests Europe outsmarts us that way Prime Minister Mark Carney at the 2026 NATO Leaders Summit on July 8 in Ankara, Turkey. Mark Carney has called Canada “the most European of non-European countries.” Is being more European good or bad?
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Matthew Lau: Happy Birthday to two great free-market economists

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By Matthew Lau
| Yahoo Finance Canada Verified
Two of the greatest free-market economists who ever lived share a June 30th birthday: Frédéric Bastiat (1801-50) and Thomas Sowell (1930-). Their birthdays and ideas are worth celebrating. Start with Bastiat.
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Matthew Lau: Why are food prices so high? Ottawa, investigate thyself Original

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By Matthew Lau
| Financial Post Verified
The Competition Bureau wants to know why food prices keep rising. It should start with policies that raise costs and restrict supply A person shops at a grocery store in Montreal, Que.
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