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John Robson: Compiling a Checklist of Failures Would Show Whether Government in Canada Is Broken

John Robson: Compiling a Checklist of Failures Would Show Whether Government in Canada Is Broken
Parliament Hill in Ottawa, in a file photo. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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Is government in Canada broken? Opinions seem divided between the Marie Antoinettes inside the palaces and the peasants who are revolting. But as an economist and a historian I respond: “Compared to what?”

John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
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