William Watson
Financial Post
Canada
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William Watson: ChatGPT is far too humble to take my job
Maybe ChatGPT has a future as a federal cabinet minister: what it says is all true, but vacuous, writes William Watson. Read more. → Read More
William Watson: What are the numbers on the Islamophobia office?
Canada's new anti-Islamophobia representative won't change the minds of true Islamophobes. Read more. → Read More
William Watson: Taxes also cause giant sucking sounds so let’s cut ours
Canada already has dozens of green gimmicks in its tax and subsidy systems, writes William Watson. Find out more. → Read More
William Watson: Health-care numbers suggest the system is the problem
Health care is underperforming despite new money and resources having gone into it. Read more. → Read More
William Watson: Roll-call votes. Still? In 2023?
We’re in the 21st-century now. There has to be an app for that! Find out more. → Read More
William Watson: Don’t copy the Americans on industrial policy
Does Canada really want to get into a subsidy war where it’s nine against one and the nine are 30% richer than the one? Read more. → Read More
FP Comment's 2022 scrapbook: November and December
Some notable snippets from FP Comment columns that ran in November and December. Find out more. → Read More
William Watson: 2022 was pleasantly surprising. Here's why
2022 passed the Canadian optimist test: It could have been worse, writes William Watson. Find out more. → Read More
FP Comment's 2022 scrapbook: July and August
From inflation to Tiff Macklem: FP Comment highlights snippets from its July and August 2022 scrapbook. Read more here. → Read More
William Watson: Poilievre and Anglo-Saxon words
How refreshing it is for a politician to be interested in words and able to discuss rather than simply fling them. Read on. → Read More
FP Comment's 2022 scrapbook: March and April
Here are some notable snippets from FP Comment columns that ran in March and April. Keep reading. → Read More
William Watson: Peace on earth requires that Ukraine win
If the Ukrainians remain willing to fight, we should help them defend their country, writes William Watson. Read on. → Read More
FP Comment's 2022 scrapbook: January-February
Here are some notable snippets from FP Comment columns that ran in January and February. Keep reading. → Read More
William Watson: Could China’s new COVID soft line be the result of trade?
Would the rebellion in China against COVID rules have taken place if not for exposure to democracies through trade and investment? Read on. → Read More
William Watson: The Economist notwithstanding, it’s a pretty good clause
“Wake up and scrap” the notwithstanding clause, The Economist magazine has urged calling it a "ticking time bomb" ripe for abuse. Read on → Read More
William Watson: The Liberals’ plan for woking up Asia
The Liberals are trying to impose their woke social policies on four billion people with Ottawa's Indo-Pacific strategy. Read more here. → Read More
William Watson: Solicitor-client privilege? How about people-truth privilege?
Canadians have a right to know the truth about what Ottawa was thinking when it invoked the Emergencies Act, writes William Watson. Read on. → Read More
William Watson: Sharm el-Shakedown. More money for the UN black hole
A sensible government would pass on singing onto a guilt-expiation climate fund with highly uncertain effect. Read on. → Read More
William Watson: At least Pierre Poilievre thinks about monetary policy
His plan for the Bank of Canada to control asset price inflation is a worthy idea, but not so easy to do with interest rates. Read on. → Read More
William Watson: For Republicans, dead heat in midterm U.S. elections means dump Trump
It will be hard not to conclude the problem for Republicans is the continuing political influence of Donald Trump. Read more. → Read More