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By Brad Thomas: Carpe Diem, 5 Blue Chip REITs on Sale

The National Post re-imagines a week in the life of a newsmaker. Today, Tristin Hopper looks at the week through the eyes of former prime minister Jean Chrétien. Monday No helmet, no pads … no tomorrow. Out here it’s Carpe diem or bust, man. I told my boy Ty to give me everything he’s got on the motor until I was almost flying. I’ll tell you, when you get those waves just right, it’s better than sex.

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THE economics commentariat has been seized this week with a debate over the value of trade liberalisation, of all things, sparked by a Greg Mankiw column in the New York Times, but really by Uwe Reinhardt's response to it, in which he cites Alan Blinder:

By James Kwak Broken record alert: Another post on the deficit ahead. Wouldn’t you rather look at funny pictures of cats? Why do I keep writing these? (Hint: The other side keeps writing them.) You have been warned.

OTTAWA — The recent terror attacks in Paris have unleashed a barrage of anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant comments on the Facebook pages of federal politicians and their parties in Canada — much of it plainly visible to the public. Managing racist, sexist, homophobic and harassing material is just one of the new challenges facing parties who want to have an active social media presence, grounded in the concept of free speech and open dialogue.