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The story we tell ourselves about capitalism is that it’s a free market system in which firms slug it out for the privilege to sell us an apple or a mid-sized sport utility vehicle. Doesn’t it sound nice? In this fairy tale, competition is the stuff of magic. It has a disciplining function, keeping the sellers sleek, honest, and incentivized to innovate. Prices go down, quality goes up. Everybody wins.
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Companies throughout Canada use property controls to keep competing businesses from certain locations
By exercising this control, dominant firms shape both markets and the...
June 23, 2026 - 06:30 | David Moscrop | Walrus
Canada is moving toward stricter immigration and asylum rules. Bill C-12, passed in March, limits refugee claims, speeds up removals and case closures, and gives the government broader authority to pause or alter visa, study permit, and work permit processing. It builds on earlier measures, including the 2002 Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States—which was expanded in 2023 and requires asylum seekers to seek protection in the first safe country they reach, barring those who arrive from the US at official land crossings from claiming refugee status in Canada.
In other...
June 23, 2026 - 06:29 | Diary Marif | Walrus
Good morning. Keir Starmer is now Britain’s sixth prime minister in a decade to ditch Downing Street – more on that below, along with Lionel Messi’s World Cup record and tomato sticker shock. But first:
June 23, 2026 - 06:16 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
A new report from the C.D. Howe Institute is calling for the end of Canada Post's monopoly and deregulation of the postal market, but stops short of advocating for outright privatization. Read More
June 23, 2026 - 05:01 | Matteo Cimellaro | Ottawa Citizen
June 23, 2026 - 05:00 | Lindsay Jones, Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
After more than a decade without fluoridated water in Saint John, the dental community is seeing a surge in tooth decay among young people.
June 23, 2026 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
