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Milton Friedman Was Wrong

By Policy Wonks
3 weeks ago
In Economics
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By Bernard F. Miller KC, ICD.D  On September 13, 1970, Milton Friedman, then professor of economics at the University of Chicago and later a Nobel laureate, published an essay in The New York Times Magazine under the headline “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits.” It became one of the most consequential opinion pieces in the history of capitalism. It supplied the...

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Is Equal Opportunity for Well-Being of Canadians a Constitutional Value?

By Policy Wonks
4 months ago
In Society
39 Min read
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A Field Guide for Public Servants By Bernard F. Miller KC, ICD.D   |   Restorative Change Lab Section 36(1)(a) of the Constitution Act, 1982 commits Canadian governments to promoting equal opportunities for the well-being of Canadians. Courts cannot enforce it. But it is not for that reason constitutionally inert. This article argues that it is a genuine constitutional value and that achieving it...

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