Joseph Steinberg

2 months ago | thehub.ca | Joseph Steinberg

Welcome to Need to Know, The Hub’s roundup of experts and insiders providing insights into the economic stories and developments Canadians need to be keeping an eye on this week. Let’s hope the tariffs are short-livedBy Joseph Steinberg, associate professor of economics at the University of Toronto. The United States is set to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico today following a month-long delay.

Feb 11, 2025 | independent.co.uk | Joseph Steinberg

CommentWhile politicians will have you believe that age verification measures are designed to protect children, they actually open them to more harm, warns cyber security expert Joseph Steinberg. Device-level controls are a much more effective way to curb any threatAs the Online Safety Act begins its phased implementation, the UK government claims the legislation will create a safer digital world for children. While well intended, in reality, the OSA will likely do the opposite.

Feb 11, 2025 | the-independent.com | Simon Calder |Joseph Steinberg

CommentWhile politicians will have you believe that age verification measures are designed to protect children, they actually open them to more harm, warns cyber security expert Joseph Steinberg. Device-level controls are a much more effective way to curb any threatAs the Online Safety Act begins its phased implementation, the UK government claims the legislation will create a safer digital world for children. While well intended, in reality, the OSA will likely do the opposite.

Feb 11, 2025 | thehub.ca | Joseph Steinberg |Jay Goldberg

Welcome to Need to Know, The Hub’s roundup of experts and insiders providing insights into the economic stories and developments Canadians need to be keeping an eye on this week. The hidden cost of “‘buy local” campaignsBy Trevor Tombe, professor of economics at the University of Calgary and a research fellow at The School of Public PolicyOver the past few days, there has been a surge in “buy local” campaigns across the country.

Feb 4, 2025 | thehub.ca | Joseph Steinberg

It seemed that U.S. President Donald Trump had made good on his threats to impose tariffs on Saturday, signing an executive order that would impose levies of 25 percent on all imports from Canada and Mexico, except for Canadian energy which would face a tariff of 10 percent. The order included a provision to trigger even higher tariffs if the targets of the order respond with tariffs of their own. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau then quickly responded by announcing a package of retaliatory tariffs.