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European Lawmakers Take Action to Protect People from Veggie Burgers
The European Parliament Agriculture Committee advanced a proposal that would ban calling a veggie burger a “burger.” “Consumer Protection” The European Parliament Agriculture Committee (AGRI) supported compromise Amendment Number 41 on April 1. The amendment calls for a ban on denominations of plant-based food products as containing meat or dairy products. In essence, names such […]
Are excise taxes killing Canada’s cannabis market?
David Clement is the North American Affairs Manager at the Consumer Choice Center. Much has been said about Canada’s roll-out of legal cannabis. The system thus far has been riddled with hiccups, supply shortages, prohibition-style penalties and significant limitations on consumer access. All of that aside, one of the most glaring issues with Canada’s cannabis […]
Arrêtons les polémiques stériles sur la fourrure
Beaucoup de choses sont dites sur la question de la fourrure, mais la réalité est que beaucoup d’activistes anti-fourrure vendent des mythes au nom d’une idéologie et ne s’intéressent guère aux faits et aux conséquences inattendues d’une éventuelle interdiction. La fourrure est devenue plus qu’une mode : elle est de plus en plus polémique, avec […]
End North Carolina’s archaic monopoly on liquor sales
When it comes to alcohol policy, North Carolina is more an outlier than exemplar. Though ours is among 17 states with an alcohol control system, where the state retains monopoly control of part of the alcohol trade, it stands out as one of the most restrictive. Private liquor stores are banned, prices are fixed, and […]
The Food Nannies Are Coming to Protect You from Hamburgers and Soda
Dehumanizing market decisions is key to patronizing nanny-state policies. The Lancet Recommendation In a report published in The Lancet at the end of January, lead author Boyd Swinburn makes the case for greater government intervention in order to reduce the public health effects of malnutrition. The 56-page report is a long list of known policy prescriptions to increase public health, […]
