Steven Globerman
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| Pharmacies fret over McKesson takeover of Rexall | A U.S. healthcare services company is poised to become the single largest player in the Canadian retail pharmacy sector, both supplying and selling drugs at retail, a move competitors say will put them at a disadvantage. “The supplier who supplies me with medicine now competes with me… |
2016-03-07 | |
| Cost sharing the norm for universal health care countries throughout the developed world; Canada is the outlier | Canada remains one of the few developed countries with a universal-access health care system that doesn’t require patients to participate in paying for care through some form of user fees, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public… |
2016-01-22 | |
| Screening foreign acquisitions may discourage Canadian entrepreneurship, economic growth | The Investment Canada Act, which screens foreign acquisitions of Canadian companies, does not serve the interests of Canadians, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. |
2015-05-13 | |
| Fraser Institute: Does the Investment Canada Act Do More Harm Than Good? New Study Coming Wednesday, May 13 | On Wednesday, May 13, the Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting the economic impact of the Investment Canada Act, which screens foreign acquisitions of Canadian companies. The study, An Economic Assessment of the Investment Act, specifically examines the effects of the… |
2015-05-12 | |
| Opposition to terminal expansions harms agriculture, trade | As forecasted, Washington state has seen an uptick in the shipment and export of all types of commodities. Washington state produces many goods that require transport to the marketplace, both domestically and internationally. Suppliers rely on rail mobility and port capacity to stay competitive… |
2015-01-23 | |
| U.S. regulatory system becoming an international business bully | Since I have not and have never been an American, and due to circumstances within my control have not set foot in the United States in this century, I’m unable to explain why I am immensely moved by Kate Smith – a sunny and large lady with a wineglass-shattering voice – singing “God Bless… |
2014-10-21 | |
| Fraser Institute: Netflix CRTC standoff is chance to open Canadian TV system | A senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, Steven Globerman, says existing regulatory and legal barriers could be dismantled to relieve conventional broadcasters, cable and satellite companies of their Canadian content obligations. He also advocates lifting restrictions on foreign… |
2014-10-08 | |
| Canada's cultural policies antiquated | While the CRTC's recent reprimand of three Toronto X-rated channels for failing to meet the required 35 per cent threshold for Canadian content became fodder for Internet humour, Canadian content regulations are no laughing matter for cultural nationalists. |
2014-03-17 | |
| False arguments fuel government assistance to Canada’s entertainment industry | The CRTC’s recent crackdown on a trio of X-rated channels for not showing enough Canadian content is a classic example of how government policies supporting Canada’s entertainment industry are costly and inefficient, says Steven Globerman, author of a new Fraser Institute study on the government… |
2014-03-12 | |
| End restrictions on foreign telecoms in Canada, study says | 2013-08-26 |