The news that Canadian negotiators are demanding that the U.S. end right-to-work laws and provide a full year of paid family leave at first angered me.  If Canada wants to sap its competitiveness by forcing workers into unions and making full-time jobs a risky proposition for a business to offer, that's fine with me. Just stay out of our affairs. But a moment's reflection changed my mood.  I realized that this is a confession of the malign economic effects of the partnership between big government and big unions.  They can't compete, and they know it.  Think of it as a cry for help. But first, here is what we know, courtesy of Adrian Morrow of the Toronto Globe and Mail, who is in Mexico City covering the current round of talks in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.  Trade with the U.S. is far more important to Canada than vice versa, so Canadians are following the talks with interest. Morrow...(Read Full Post)