Category: Quots
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How Tariffs Drive Up Housing Costs in Canada
The new tariffs on Canadian energy products and exports will raise costs for businesses and consumers, worsening inflation and housing affordability, particularly in Northeastern Ontario. Short-term impacts include higher construction costs, while long-term effects may push companies to seek alternative trade partners, affecting productivity and job stability. A comprehensive policy response is essential.
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Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) is considered the father of modern science
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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Shatter belts
Modern geopolitics views geography as a set of opportunities and limitations that affect the decision-makers range of options rather than as an unchangeable destiny. This geographical factor, together with the political options chosen, can lead to very different outcomes from region to region. For instance, Cohen (1991) distinguished between “gateways” and “shatter belts.” Gateways are regions…
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Narrative Stories
Economics (and, by extension, finance) has focused too much on quantitative methods and forgotten something important in the process: We humans have evolved to be storytellers. The stories we tell each other bind us together as families, communities, nations, and religions. These narratives define what it means to be a mother, a German, or a…
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