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March 1998

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bank? by Jason Clemens This article probes the criticisms associated with the proposed merger of the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal and argues why the merger is necessary.	March Graph by Joel Emes This graph compares employment growth in North America with that in Europe.
The Market Within the Public System: Canadian Business and Health Care by Brian Lindenberg Approximately 20.3 million Canadians are covered by health benefit programs provided by the private sector. This author explains some of the private sector's concerns.	Getting Past the Charter Law Roadblock: Can Canadian Schools Learn from the Maryland Experience? by Helen Raham School districts in Maryland are creating public charter schools without state charter laws. Perhaps we should imitate them.
In Defense of Free Trade by Marc Law Trade enables us to separate what we choose to consume from what we choose to produce. Protectionism can put a damper on the efficiencies of trade.	Spousal Support—Time to Consider Misconduct by Karen Selick Should the spouse who breaches the marriage agreement compensate the one who abided by it? That's not how it works now.
	Reflections on a Student Seminar by Lydia Miljan At a recent Student Seminar on Public Policy Issues, this author's talk on Canadian journalists turned into a debate.
Cover Stories
Shouldn't Canada's Judges Know Something About Economics? by Owen Lippert Should judges hold strictly to formal reasoning or should they refer to political or social considerations? If the latter is the case, shouldn't economics be included in the list?	Paying Your Own Way, Revisited by Chris Sarlo Students in Canada still pay less than half the cost of their own education. Canadian taxpayers continue to pay the lion's share of a university education. Is this right?
Canada's Criminal Code: One Law, Many Interpretations by Stephen Easton The Canadian criminal code is a single set of laws applicable to all Canadians, wherever they live in Canada, right? Wrong.	What Does Market Failure Mean? Part 1: Market Power by Marc Law and Jason Clemens This first of three articles detailing the nature of so-called market failures focuses on market power and monopolies.
What Has the Supreme Court Done? by John Howard, QC The Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the BC aboriginal lands case known as Delgamuukw could have extremely far-reaching consequences for BC's economy. Here's what can be done about it.	Thank Your Paper Carrier—She Just Saved the Canada Pension Plan by Jason Clemens and Joel Emes The recently enacted changes to the Canada Pension Plan may make the plan more solvent and intergenerationally fairer, but who is really bearing the cost?
It's Time Parliament Reviewed Supreme Court Appointments by Owen Lippert The federal court is often viewed as habitually partisan, often inept, and frequently indecisive. The solution could lie in the American-style legislative review of Supreme Court appointments.	Paying to Drive on City Streets by Filip Palda Privatizing city streets may be one way to solve ubiquitous, maddening traffic jams.
March Questions and Answers by Joel Emes Just how bad is our unemployment problem? In 1976 Canada's unemployment rate was the same as in the US. Today it is almost double.

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