Is a carbon tax the best way to combat emissions in Canada? Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics at the University of Guelph, joins me to discuss environmental policy in Canada and the oft-ignored economic impact. We also discuss various models of the carbon tax and the limitations of the technology involved.

Is a carbon tax the best way to combat emissions in Canada? Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics at the University of Guelph, joins me to discuss environmental policy in Canada and the oft-ignored economic impact. We also discuss various models of the carbon tax and the limitations of the technology involved.

Danielle Smith is back in the saddle hosting Canada's premier public policy podcast. An initiative of the Fraser Institute, Canada's top think tank, Danielle explores the economy, the environment, health care, government policy, and lots more with in-depth interviews with leading experts from around the world.

Danielle Smith is back in the saddle hosting Canada's premier public policy podcast. An initiative of the Fraser Institute, Canada's top think tank, Danielle explores the economy, the environment, health care, government policy, and lots more with in-depth interviews with leading experts from around the world.

Danielle Smith's Fraser Forum

Danielle Smith is back in the saddle hosting Canada's premier public policy podcast. An initiative of the Fraser Institute, Canada's top think tank, Danielle explores the economy, the environment, health care, government policy, and more with in-depth interviews with leading experts from around the world.

Danielle Smith is back in the saddle hosting Canada's premier public policy podcast. An initiative of the Fraser Institute, Canada's top think tank, Danielle explores the economy, the environment, health care, government policy, and more with in-depth interviews with leading experts from around the world.

What's the Best Foot Forward: the economics of climate change in Canada

Professor at Claremont Graduate University, economics and neuroscience expert and senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, Paul Zak, joins me this week to discuss the relationship between empathy and brain chemistry, which proves Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, and how as a consequence these ideas are embedded in civilizations. We even get into how exactly morality is measured in the brain, and how it connects to operating in society.

Professor at Claremont Graduate University, economics and neuroscience expert and senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, Paul Zak, joins me this week to discuss the relationship between empathy and brain chemistry, which proves Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, and how as a consequence these ideas are embedded in civilizations. We even get into how exactly morality is measured in the brain, and how it connects to operating in society.

Measuring Morality: how brain chemistry proves natural empathy

Best-selling author of 100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, from Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith, founder of 100 Plus Capital, Chair of the Alliance for Longevity Initiatives, and senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, Sonia Arrison, joins me this week to discuss maintaining health with technological advancements, and the policy implications that naturally follow. We even get into what the future holds for the convergence of biology and technology.

Best-selling author of&nbsp;100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, from Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith, founder of 100 Plus Capital, Chair of the Alliance for Longevity Initiatives,&nbsp;and senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, Sonia Arrison,&nbsp;joins me this week to discuss&nbsp;maintaining health with technological advancements, and the policy implications that naturally follow. We even get into what the future holds for the convergence of biology and technology.

What's On the Horizon: how society can maintain health with technology

Former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the last surviving signatory of the Charter, the Hon. Brian Peckford, joins me this week to discuss the history of the province, his now third trip to the Supreme Court of Canada, and the potential fallout from vaccine mandates. We even get into the nuances of the Constitution of Canada and what COVID has meant for charter rights.

Former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the last surviving signatory of the Charter, the Hon.&nbsp;Brian Peckford, joins me this week to discuss the history of the province, his now third trip to the Supreme Court of Canada,&nbsp;and the potential fallout from vaccine mandates. We even get into&nbsp;the&nbsp;nuances of the Constitution&nbsp;of&nbsp;Canada&nbsp;and what&nbsp;COVID has&nbsp;meant for&nbsp;charter rights.

What's the Best Foot Forward: the economics of climate change in Canada

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