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Risk & Regulation Commentary Archive

Ford government should finally privatize liquor sales in Ontario
By Jake Fuss, Alex Whalen | May 30, 2023
Deregulation can help Canada avoid or shorten recessions
By Vincent Geloso | May 5, 2023
Mandatory ESG disclosures will impose substantial costs on companies in Canada
By Steven Globerman, Elmira Aliakbari | May 2, 2023
If politicians called the shots in business we’d probably all starve
By Matthew Lau | April 13, 2023
Competition Bureau should support actual competition in the market
By Steven Globerman | April 3, 2023
Government-mandated ESG disclosures—a reality check
By Steven Globerman | November 23, 2022
Costs of mandatory ESG disclosure likely would outweigh benefits
By Steven Globerman | August 31, 2022
Ottawa should stay out of food labelling business
By Matthew Lau | July 15, 2022
Policymakers must address Canada’s business investment crisis
By Steven Globerman | December 13, 2021
Food ‘self-sufficiency’—recipe for disaster
By Pierre Desrochers, Joanna Szurmak | August 18, 2021
Bill C-10 threatens freedom of expression in Canada
By Bruce Pardy | June 7, 2021
Three ways federal government can spur COVID recovery
By Jake Fuss | March 31, 2021
Rhetoric vs. reality—the Trudeau government’s dismal record on business investment
By Jason Clemens, Milagros Palacios, Niels Veldhuis | February 11, 2021
U.S. states more attractive to energy investors than most provinces—including Alberta
By Jairo Yunis, Elmira Aliakbari | January 20, 2021
Freer trade will benefit Atlantic provinces more than others
By Ben Eisen, Alex Whalen | December 17, 2020
Canadians paying implicit tax for ‘Canadian content’ entertainment
By Steven Globerman | November 18, 2020
Ottawa’s Clean Fuel Standard—overkill in your tank
By Ross McKitrick | November 18, 2020
Trudeau government deals another blow to Newfoundland and Labrador
By Alex Whalen, Elmira Aliakbari | October 8, 2020
Government should allow First Nations to freely compete in gaming industry
By Tom Flanagan | September 30, 2020
COVID crisis presents opportunity for trade reform in Atlantic Canada
By Alex Whalen, Ben Eisen | September 1, 2020
Trump’s TikTok move sends clear warning to Canadian companies
By Steven Globerman | August 12, 2020
Trudeau government move undermines COVID-19 response
By Kristina M.L. Acri, née Lybecker | August 6, 2020
Dubious Paris climate goals mean major economic pain for Canadians
By Robert P. Murphy | July 22, 2020
Kenney government eyes sweeping reforms of energy industry
By Jairo Yunis, Steven Globerman | July 13, 2020
‘Creative destruction’ can help Canada recover from COVID recession
By Russell S. Sobel, Jason Clemens | July 2, 2020